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Gary Greenfield is a speaker, author, trainer and business coach/consultant who helps people and their organizations “Profit Through Performance.” His areas of expertise are performance improvement and inspirational leadership skills. He provides expert solutions for ten business challenges:

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As an author, he is very excited about his recently published book, Life’s Ride or Fall…You Make the Call. He describes the book as being a series of thoughts, stories, lessons learned and actionable ideas to help people create the ride of their life. It provides a focused, multi-dimensional approach to help people searching for motivation and direction so they can connect where they have been and where they are to where they want to go in life. Available at AuthorHouse.com, Amazon.com and other fine booksellers.

Began career in the financial services business in Billings, Montana, as an agent with MassMutual Life Insurance Company.

Appointed Staff Supervisor for Denver, Colorado agency, responsible for agent recruiting, selection, training and supervision.

Promoted to Home Office Career Development Consultant for MassMutual; later to Superintendent of Agent Development and then Regional Director of Agent Development —responsibilities included the design and implementation of sales and management training programs. In addition, Gary built a strong reputation as a speaker on recruiting, selection, training, supervision and sales methods.

Promoted to Superintendent of Agencies for MassMutual’s Midwestern Region; transferred to the Eastern Region where he was responsible for development and growth in premium productivity of the agencies.

Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Vice President of Field Development—responsibilities included agent development, management development, product implementation, marketing communications, advanced sales and agent prospecting support programs.

Pioneer Financial Services, Inc., Executive Vice President of Marketing—responsibilities included agent and management training programs, field communications and recognition programs, lead programs, marketing administrative support, leadership of the national brokerage sales operation, special products/advanced sales support and product development.

MassMutual Financial Group Agency Vice President for the Central Region of USA—responsibilities included the growth and development of 21 sales offices and 1100 sales representatives within the region.

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Bachelor of Science, Montana State University at Billings
Chartered Life Underwriter designation
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LIMRA Leadership Institute Fellow
National Association of Securities Dealers examinations, Series 6, 63, 26, 7 & 24.
President of the Florida Speakers Association

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Executive Club Member of The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce

Gary and his wife, Carolyn, live in Naples, Florida and have two married children.
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Performance Alliance Blog: Missing the Point

Missing the Point

Posted by Gary Greenfield at 5/13/2010 4:08 PM

Categories: Success
Tags: joy peace of mind fulfilling life

We've all heard the statement, "Success is a journey not a destination." So, what's the point?

Well, if you think achieving success in life is your destination, you will miss the point of living your life to the fullest. Life isn't about focusing on the future in a myopic way. Life is about progressing along its path gaining understanding and broadening perspective along the way. In other words, if you only open your eyes to the wonder of life at its destination you will miss the beauty of the journey along the way.

If you miss the journey, you are missing the point (the essence) of life. Come on! Another overused but powerful statement: "Stop and smell the roses." You can't smell much as you ride a bullet train to success. And, even if you could, the view of the passing beauty would be blurred, at best.

Get my point?

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