A few years ago—not long after the arduous process of studying for and obtaining my licenses to act as a financial adviser had ended—I encountered something my training hadn’t prepared me for. I had just taken a leap from a steady consulting career with a reliable paycheck to a path with greater long-term potential, and eventual work-life balance, too—if I could slog through the initial years of long hours and slim wages. It was a risk. My wife and I discussed it for weeks, going back and forth on the pros and cons. The biggest question was whether I had what it takes to “make it.” When you’re starting out in financial advising, as with any entrepreneurial role, your first few years on the job are all about building a pipeline of clients as quickly as possible, establishing and maintaining relationships with them. It’s very much a sink or swim situation.
POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and
