Working From Home - The Lighter Side

Important Points from Penny Watt

AIC resumes exams May 4 in Calgary and Edmonton. For more information, visit the AIC website.
gift of 5 CE credits from AIC for each class of license. 10 needed for renewal.
anyone needing free CE, or currently enrolled in a course or wishing to start a new course but has financial constraints please contact Penny at 1 877 934 5577 or penny@businesscareercollege.com
Andrew Barber-Starkey: I have been working with Andrew for many years as my coach and he has agreed to give our clients a special offer to help during these trying times. Please see in Our Community Section.

“Usual” has become pretty Unusual these days. So this month we have opted to embrace the difference, and added a space for a lighter side. The section we titled Work From Home is meant to give you a mental break.

Jason & his family celebrated Easter with an Easter Egg Hunt that we could all watch using Teams technology. Was eggcellent! See our ideas on how to celebrate Mother's Day in our community section.

Be Kind

Penny Watt

Director, Business Development

Our Community

BCC's Group Insurance Symposium

This course has been an annual fixture since 2011. This was the first time we offered it via live webinar. I was pleased to see many repeat registrations. Even some of the old guards came on. This gave me hope that no matter what, our industry is resilient, and we will find ways to cope. We would like to give our many thanks to the participants for their patience, support, and willingness to learn outside their comfort zones.

Please give a virtual round of applause to all our speakers for presenting for us. We appreciate all the great topics and discussions.

Dawn Hawley Scholarship Spring 2020

This scholarship was inaugurated in Dawn’s name as she was a recipient of the Donald J. Johnston award. The Donald J. Johnston Award recognizes a recipient’s lifetime contribution and positive impact on FP Canada’s certifications and on the financial planning profession as a whole. Dawn encourages women in the financial services field. Dawn has been for many years and remains a practicing CFP® professional.

Nicole Galbraith, from the Breton/Thorsby Co-operators offices is our spring 2020 recipient. Congratulations to Nicole and best of luck on your CFP® journey!

Andrew Barber-Starkey - ProCoach

“How to Generate Leads and Customer Loyalty during COVID-19”

Working at Home “Lunch & Learn” event! One hour online workshop for CFP professionals and CFP students with Master Coach Andrew Barber-Starkey of ProCoach International.

One shift in your perspective or strategy can INSTANTLY create a breakthrough that transforms your results. Date will be scheduled at a time convenient for those interested. A $20 donation to the Food Bank will be made for each participant.

Limited spaces are available. Email Karen@ProcoachSystem.com to reserve your spot now.

Course Information

Online Continuing Education

New Podcast Episodes & Online CE

Available on all the streaming platforms listed below.

CE Courses | Videos | Podcasts | CE Credits!

Life License Qualification Program

LLQP Review Sessions - FREE

My, how quickly the world changes. Everyone has had to step up and adjust the way business is done to the extent that no one would have ever imagined. What a great time to embark on those education goals that you have not had the time or other resources to pursue, such as CFP, CLU or EPC.

Bob Watt, EPC™

Director of Instruction Services

Working From Home

COVID-19 Lingo

This pandemic has been a global event that no living human experienced anything like it before. The language needed to catch up. And while we reached out to our linguistic archive and dusted off some old words (quarantine and isolation), a slew of new words have popped up to describe our new reality. Some were technical, and jumped from academic textbooks into everyday use (flatten the curve, social distancing), other were freshly minted like The Rona (no not the store), Essential Jobs, Elbow Bump, Quaranteaming, Quarantini, and let’s not forget our prime minister’s off the cuff “Speaking-Moistly” which now ended up with its own song and an urban dictionary definition which considers it a Canadianism.

Our staff have sourced their social media feeds and compiled a list of the latest words. Head here for the list.

Celebrate Mother's Day #stayhome #staysafe

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, grandmothers, mothers-to-be & mother figures!

Help them feel special using some of the ideas in this link: the best video chatting apps and some activities to help you connect with the entire family this holiday.

Things You Didn't Know

But Might Want to Know

Need a break to clear your mind. Check out this Buzz Feed articles: 38 Super Useful & Fun Websites You Never Knew You Needed In Your Life .

Some of my favorites are:

3.What Should I Make For Dinner?

6.Do Nothing for 2 Minutes.

33.Muscle Wiki

... And more!

The Daily Meditation Podcast

Need a moment to relax? Mary Meckley created The Daily Meditation Podcast. Take a breather and reset, this will help you to clear mind! It is less than 15 mins long!

100 Activities to do While Quarantined

Are you bored? Here are 100 activities that should keep you and your loved ones busy for a little while at least! Click here .

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Study Tips to Keep You Engaged

Struggling to get through your studies? Here are a few tips to get you started:

For tips click here.

Do not forget to make an appointment with me, your Student Advisor. Together we can find a plan that will work for you and we can set up regular calls to help keep you accountable.

Kelsey McGuinty

Student Advisor

Sharpe Ratio: Why Does a Financial Planner Care?

Since the fall of 2019, BCC’s financial planning Core Curriculum classes have adjusted to include all content from the FP Canada Institute™ Financial Planning Body of Knowledge (FP-BoK). The FP-BoK is a robust attempt to describe all the technical knowledge required of a financial planning professional.