I am so proud of myself. Hahaha...This is becoming a more common phenomenon. LOL.
I sat through 3 days of a programme for new insurance agents called the Fast Start Programme. In actual fact, I'm not even new if you consider when I got my license. I am new though, to the industry in that sense. I went in without expectations, because I really didn't know what I signed up for. Very much persuaded and coaxed into going. Am glad I did.
Met new people, learnt a new subject matter and was the target subject for examples for the first 2 days. Too much attention on me, I felt so uncomfortable. Man, I didn't even do anything. I just paid attention in class, nodded my head when necessary and didn't even volunteer to give my answers!! Well, not that I had any. =)
I discovered that my dispassionate sentiments towards insurance have changed. I guess God has opened my eyes to see that the service and product is good for EVERYONE. Do you know how much I resent doing sales? I have always been thought of as a person immensely capable of doing a sales job just because - yeah, you are right, just because I am friendly and outgoing. Err...NO!!
Never liked sales because I just never liked the idea of selling products to my mates. I mean, where does selling normally start? Ya know? :P And then I got myself into err...selling insurance? Absolutely fantastic!!! :P So I have finally told myself to try to remember that insurance helps individuals and their families financially in the future, and it's definitely forced savings with very good returns!! With the cost of living going up and only upwards it will go, getting myself a plan seems more than a sensible and a reasonable thing to do. Who knows who is going to take care of me in the future (I mean besides God)?
What a good change in perspective. I feel good. :P
agent of change,
gracey
I sat through 3 days of a programme for new insurance agents called the Fast Start Programme. In actual fact, I'm not even new if you consider when I got my license. I am new though, to the industry in that sense. I went in without expectations, because I really didn't know what I signed up for. Very much persuaded and coaxed into going. Am glad I did.
Met new people, learnt a new subject matter and was the target subject for examples for the first 2 days. Too much attention on me, I felt so uncomfortable. Man, I didn't even do anything. I just paid attention in class, nodded my head when necessary and didn't even volunteer to give my answers!! Well, not that I had any. =)
I discovered that my dispassionate sentiments towards insurance have changed. I guess God has opened my eyes to see that the service and product is good for EVERYONE. Do you know how much I resent doing sales? I have always been thought of as a person immensely capable of doing a sales job just because - yeah, you are right, just because I am friendly and outgoing. Err...NO!!
Never liked sales because I just never liked the idea of selling products to my mates. I mean, where does selling normally start? Ya know? :P And then I got myself into err...selling insurance? Absolutely fantastic!!! :P So I have finally told myself to try to remember that insurance helps individuals and their families financially in the future, and it's definitely forced savings with very good returns!! With the cost of living going up and only upwards it will go, getting myself a plan seems more than a sensible and a reasonable thing to do. Who knows who is going to take care of me in the future (I mean besides God)?
What a good change in perspective. I feel good. :P
agent of change,
gracey
2 comments:
haha i SO identify! sales is still probably one of the last few jobs i'd consider doing. unless maybe i get to choose what i am to sell. sales persons who do sales with their customer's benefit in mind are a rarity nowadays i think - and probably that's how i personally ended up having a negative perception of this field in the first place.
Even if I had no jobs I'll never consider doing sales!! Unless the product is so darn good that we will be definitely loosing out if we don't buy it. You know? I thought I was the only sales job hater. Hahaha...
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