Outlook from Kunle

OUTLOOK Fr Kun

Taking a moment to reflect As we approach the end of year, it feels like a natural time to take stock and reflect on what we’ve achieved, what’s to come and what’s important to us. Here are a few things I have been mulling over.

Good people I am very proud of how we, as a team, have looked out for each other. We have managed to add two new team members and watching the way that every person has encouraged and assisted Beth and Jade into the SK Team reminded me that I work with really good people.

A bit of a faceli Having placed a large focus on improving the way SK looks this year, with our new website, marketing documents and communications, we are now looking at other ways to enhance our services to you. This will include: • a new client portal, making it safer and easier for you and us to share personal and sensitive information; • a new look to the client review documents.

Financial reassurance We are also developing our so ware to make sure we can identify if you are on track with your finances or not. No one wants any hidden surprises, which is why we want to provide you with reassurance and make sure that your requirements are realistic and achievable.

Food for thought Through SKQ and the SK Invest podcasts, we are aiming to provide a balance of technical, personal and inspirational themes and stories to help build on your understanding of finances, learning from others and to help with motivation. Anything that you would like us to mention or if there is anyone that you would like us to interview, please do say.

The joy of down time We live in a digital age. And I still believe that technology should be used to carry out a variety of tasks in a more efficient and faster way, so that we can free up time to do more of the things that we love and enjoy. For me, this is reading and I have enjoyed spending my spare time reading more books. The last book that I read was the compelling “Snow Falling On Cedars”… It tells the tale of a Japanese – American fisherman accused of killing his neighbour at sea on San Perdo, where the a ermath of the 2nd World War has le an immeasurable strain on the local community.

Empathy, always On my travels this year, I came across two things that I have deeply connected with. The first was this quote - “There is no memory in our head that doesn’t have an emotion attached to it”. And the second was the emotional wheel:

“There is no memory in our head that doesn’t have an emotion attached to it.”

It reminded me of the myriad of emotions that we can feel at any one time. With this in mind, I am now making a concerted effort to always be conscious of how the person I am talking to may be feeling and of having the emotional intelligence to understand how this may impact their current state of mind.

I wish you a happy Christmas and a healthy 2022.

PLUTCHIK’S WHEEL OF EMOTIONS Two-dimensional circumplex model