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Don’t Get Too Comfortable

Comfort breeds complacency. Whether in business, sales, or life, staying in the safe zone can hold us back from real success. In insurance, that mindset can mean outdated coverage, unexpected gaps, and missed opportunities. Taking the time to ask the right questions—no matter how uncomfortable—can make all the difference. Here’s why pushing past the easy route leads to better outcomes.

Your Data

How all of our data is used today is vastly different then it was not very long ago. Virtually everyone has cell phones, even people like my 74 year mom (who swore less then a decade or so ago she’d never touch one!). Now she regularly spends time on it and uses it for a variety of things. Something unthinkable to me happened in a pretty short time frame.

Little Johnny

Winter sports seasons are here and my wife and I’s non-work lives involve running a couple boys backand forth to the hockey rinks in Eagle River and beyond. I love sports. Hockey can be a different animalat times but overall I truly think sports can be as beneficial in development of a young person asacademics, music, and social situations. Sports can teach teamwork, sportsmanship, gratitude, theresults of hard work and effort, and learning how to both win and lose. It can also help one be part ofsomething bigger than themselves.

Short-Term Rentals: A Vacation Perk or a Housing Problem?

Short-term rentals have transformed travel, giving us full homes instead of hotel rooms. But in Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula, they’re also driving up housing prices and squeezing out options for local residents and first-time homebuyers.

Dale Kleffman

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January 11, 2025