Personal Development – The Broken Dealer

Investing in Yourself: The Advisor’s Greatest Asset (Ep. 17)

By The Broken Dealer | November 7, 2025

Growth as an advisor begins with growth as a person.

In this episode, Carmine Corino and Daren Blonski discuss how self-development, health, and discipline directly impact your capacity to lead and grow your business. They share how tracking a personal development budget, joining masterminds, and committing to daily habits have transformed their lives and leadership.

Key takeaways:

How Carmine and Daren allocate 10% of their annual budgets to personal development
The link between physical discipline and business growth
How a personal development (PD) budget fuels leadership capacity
The importance of asking, “Who do you need to become to achieve your vision?”
Why breaking barriers in health and mindset makes business challenges easier to overcome
And more!

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The Power of “Why”: Finding Purpose in Financial Advising (Ep. 6)

By The Broken Dealer | May 9, 2025

What drives a financial advisor to step into an independent realm? Is it the passion for client impact, a dissatisfaction with industry constraints, or something else entirely?

Join Carmine Corino and Daren Blonski in this episode of The Broken Dealer as they explore the fundamental question of an advisor’s “why.”

Through candid stories and insights, they delve deep into the motivations that fuel financial advisors to break free from bureaucratic shackles and embrace independence.

Carmine and Daren discuss:

Understanding the difference between the suitability standard and fiduciary duty
The power of defining and knowing your “why”
How independent advisors can serve with no hidden agenda
The influence of culture and organizational impact
And more!