Medicare Plans for Kentucky - First Edition

Agents For Life

SIERRA AND KEVIN BENNETT Meet Your Agents for Life

MEDICARE PLANS FOR KENTUCKY

We’re excited to welcome everyone to our first newsletter. We’ve enjoyed speaking with you and simplifying the complex process of finding the right Medicare plan. We think of ourselves as your Agents for Life, which allows us to get to know you and your families as we serve you year after year. Now, we want to tell you a little more about us. We’ve known each other since kindergarten! We both grew up in the San Diego area and were friends for many, many years before we started dating and got married in 2008. We were still living in California back then, and Kevin was working in the film industry, helping to create popular blockbuster movies while Sierra stayed at home with our kids. We had two at the time — Malakai, who’s now 11, and Ashera, who’s now 9. When an opportunity arose for Kevin in Louisville, we took the leap, packed up our Ford F-150, and drove across the country to make a new home for ourselves in Louisville. In the following years, our family continued to grow as we welcomed

Gideon (now 7) and Seth (now 5) to the Bennett clan!

We’ve been in Louisville for eight years now, and as our family changed and grew, so did our priorities. Kevin’s work required him to travel often and work long hours, so a few years ago, we decided to make a career change. Kevin’s mom and dad are Medicare agents in Hawaii, and they suggested we look into it because it provided great flexibility to work from home while also providing a meaningful service for people in the community who were 65 or older. Sierra was instantly hooked! She’d previously worked in dental insurance and knew firsthand how confusing insurance of any kind can be for patients. And through our own experience, we knew the importance of an insurance plan that fits your unique needs ( maternity coverage, obviously! ). We loved the idea of helping people understand and have confidence in their health plan. So, excited to start a new venture

Kevin Bennett (502) 966-7810 [email protected]

Sierra Bennett (502) 966-7804 [email protected]

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each of you, hear your stories, and learn about your families, you start to feel like a member of the family, too! These days, when we aren’t helping our clients or homeschooling our brood of four, we love cooking together, gardening, and getting out for neighborhood walks and bike rides as a family. We’ll be back in your mailboxes soon. In the meantime, don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

together, we made the move to become certified Medicare agents.

It’s been incredibly rewarding to take a complicated issue and break it down in a way that is easy to understand and gives you peace of mind. We love seeing the stress disappear as we guide each of you through the process of choosing the best plan for you. And when we say we’re your Agent for Life, we mean it. Though we operate independently, with Kevin’s parents in the same line of work, it feels a bit like a family business. And as we get to know

–Sierra & Kevin Bennett

One at a Time A SIMPLE WAY TO TURN NEGATIVE THOUGHTS INTO POSITIVE ONES

Did you know you can only think one thought at a time? Thousands of thoughts arise in the mind each day, but at any given moment, you can only think one thing. And research has shown that those thoughts have consequences for our physical and mental health. Positive thinking keeps us healthy and helps us live longer, happier lives. Negative thinking, however, can lead to health issues and even decrease our life span. After years of working hard, raising a family, and dealing with whatever has come your way, you deserve to enjoy this season of your life. If that’s been difficult to do lately, the

good news is your brain is adaptable, and you can even use a simple strategy to bring more positive thoughts to mind. If you find yourself thinking a negative thought, simply replace it with a more positive one. That’s it! Since you can only think one thought at a time, this helps shift your mood and build the habit of positive thinking. And it’s not as hard as you might imagine. For example, if you miss connecting with your extended family, instead of thinking, “It’s terrible we haven’t been able to get together lately,” replace that thought with, “I’m

grateful technology allows me to see my family on video calls.” Another trick is to call a favorite memory to mind! So, what do you think? Use this simple technique to bring more positivity into your life today.

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GET YOUR TRAIN OF THOUGHT BACK ON TRACK

RECOVERY HACKS

Have you ever been in the middle of a conversation, presentation, or debate, stringing together thoughts in a way you hope is coherent and insightful when — poof! — you lose your train of thought? It’s frustrating. You just want to make yourself understood, but your brain has other plans. What if there were a way to keep your train of thought on track? Well, the good news is that recovering your train of thought is easy with the following hacks in mind. Repeat, repeat, repeat yourself. Paraphrasing your last few thoughts out loud can help you remember where you were going. Think of it as retracing your steps: You go back to the last words

you remember saying, and more often than not, you’ll find your direction again. Take a short pause. Pausing briefly is a great way to make recovering your train of thought seem natural. This hack works really well if you’re answering a question and you need time to think, and you also don’t want to be bogged down by a chorus of “ums” escaping from your mouth. Write it all down. This hack works well when you know beforehand that you’ll be speaking with someone or in front of people. Even if you never refer to your notes while speaking,

simply writing down a road map for your train of thought can help you recover from a detour and speak more confidently. Remember your overall point. The easiest way to drive your train of thought into the weeds is to forget your overall point — or not to have an overriding point at all. Always have a short, overarching point you can use to recenter yourself and get back on track. With these hacks, your brain will have to work a lot harder to make you lose your train of thought! Now you’ll be more prepared to tackle any subject matter, no matter how deep or technical, that comes your way.

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

Plant-Based Blueberry Muffins

• 1 cup soy milk • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar • 2 cups flour • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder • 1/4 tsp baking soda • 1/2 tsp salt • 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp canola oil • 1 tsp vanilla extract • Zest of 1 lemon • 2 cups fresh blueberries

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease a muffin tin and set aside. 2. In a bowl, combine soy milk and apple cider vinegar. Set aside. 3. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. 4. In a third bowl, combine sugar, oil, vanilla extract, and lemon zest. Add milk mixture and stir, then add flour mixture. Stir to combine until well-incorporated but not smooth. Fold in the blueberries. 5. Spoon batter into muffin tin, filling each well 3/4 full. Bake 20–25 minutes, cool, and enjoy!

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Inside This Issue 2 A Simple Technique to Think More Positively 3 Life Hack: How to Recover Your Train of Thought 3 Plant-Based Blueberry Muffins 4 HowWe Can Help 1 Meet Sierra and Kevin, Your Agents for Life MEDICARE PLANS FOR KENTUCKY

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HowWe Can Help As Your Medicare Agent for Life

Plain and simple, we’re here to help you with your Medicare insurance. Year after year, we’ll take care of your needs and keep you safe, and there is never any cost for our expertise and service! That’s what it means to have an Agent for Life. Why do you need an Agent for Life? Everyone’s situation is different. While there is no one “best” Medicare plan for everyone, there is a best plan for you! Plus, life is always changing. And with those changes, sometimes your insurance needs change, too. That’s why we’re here to help you ...

• Review plan options and choose the best fit for you • Navigate provider lists for a primary care physician, specialists, and vision and dental providers • Determine if you qualify for financial assistance programs • Understand letters you get from Medicare or Social Security • Understand advertising claims • Navigate big life changes including retirement or changing jobs, changes to your income, or changes to your health needs Finally, we’re here to answer any question you have about Medicare. We give all our clients our personal

cell phone numbers, and we’re happy to answer your call anytime questions arise. P.S. If you know others that may be having a hard time finding a trusted advisor, we would love to assist them as well. We promise to give them the same expertise and personal attention we give you.

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