Shenglin Financial does not rest on its laurels after achieving a record high sales growth of 50 percent in 2012 amid a global economic recession. Right after the new year, the company held a “work mobilization meeting” to prepare itself for the daunting challenges in 2013, which is the “Year of the Snake” according to China’s lunar calendar but is often called euphemistically as the “Year of Little Dragon.”

President Xian Shenglin said at the meeting on Jan. 8 that he was upbeat about the “Year of Little Dragon” and he envisaged a booming year in which his company’s east and west coast offices will soar high up the sky like twin little dragons in business expansion.

Mr. Xian pointed out that it has been the corporate culture of London Life, to which Shenglin Financial is affiliated, to hold “work mobilization meeting” at the beginning of each new year to energize their sales personnel and to boost their morale. Shenglin Financial, which sells London Life marquee products as a member of the company’s Wealth and Estate Planning Group, was ranked No. 1 last year among London Life’s affiliated firms.

Taking part in the meeting were the company’s sales staff and customer service personnel in Toronto’s head office, plus the financial advisers in Ottawa and Vancouver who attended the discussion through video conferencing for the first time in the company’s history.

Mr. Ted Onceanu, director of corporate development, spoke on behalf of London Life to laud Shenglin Financial’s brilliant sales achievements in 2012. He said not only five of the company’s financial advisers have reached the industry’s MDRT (million-dollar-round-table) sales standards, but also Mr. Xian’s personal sales performance has exceeded that standard by an incredible 24 times. “It’s nothing short of a miracle,” Mr. Onceanu gushed.

But no good deed should go unrewarded. Vice President Wallace Wang announced that Shenglin Financial will hold its 2014 summit meeting at Cancun, the world renowned, picturesque resort by the Gulf of Mexico, to reward outstanding achievers. It goes without saying that the good news was a tremendous incentive for those who are ambitious to realize their Canadian Dream. Wang also told the meeting that year 2013 will be the year the company places emphasis on cooperation, learning, and insistence in the training of financial advisers.

An animated discussion followed the inspiring reports by the three top executives. General Manager Liberal Wang of the Vancouver branch office shared his successful marketing and managerial experiences with the conferees through video communication that made his presence look as if he were on the scene. True enough, “well begun is half done.” You don’t have to wait until December to know what is in store for the 12 months ahead.

Mr. Ted Onceanu speaks on behalf of London Life

President Xian Shenglin gives a pep talk to colleagues

Vancouver Branch General Manager Liberal Wang speaks via video conferencing