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Dec 24, 2025

#502 | Why "The Customer is Always Right" Doesn't Work in Estate Planning

๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ: Walking into an estate planning conversation already convinced you know exactly what you need can quietly work against you.
 
Many people call an attorney asking for โ€œjust a willโ€ or one specific document, without realizing how easily that choice can leave real gaps in protection. We're talking real lifetime risks. Incapacity. Family consequences no one intended.
 
In this short episode, I share a real conversation that shows why the most important part of planning probabnly isnโ€™t the document you request, but the information you havenโ€™t considered yet.
 
โœจGood planning isnโ€™t about checking a box. Itโ€™s about understanding the full picture ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ decisions are locked in.
 
๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ.
 
โ–ถ๏ธ Please listen with an open mind.
 
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