In The Pursuit Of Absolute Engagement

She said she sees “a different kind of energy in the industry lately’’ regarding women in financial advising.

“There is more talking to one another (among women), and the creating of mastermind groups, study groups, doing these specialized conferences—something is going on there that will have an impact. Even though I didn’t write this book for women, I think it really resonates with women a lot. I meet so many women who are running a great business, and trying to do all the rest of these great things. But they are also trying to re-jig things,’’ Littlechild said.

Littlechild said her research and her interviews with financial advisors dramatically influenced the models and principles of Absolute Engagement.

“So really, the book’s ideas and principles are based on the reality of being a financial advisor. It’s a layering in of their experience, based on what we have seen, and then, how can I break it down into a model.’’

The Pursuit of Absolute Engagement. Intentionally Design a Business That Supports the Life You (Really) Want to Live, by Julie Littlechild.  258 pages. $23.95.

Eleanor O’Sullivan is an award-winning freelance journalist who writes for Financial Advisor magazine.