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I have always heard it as brass tacks.
Aflac......
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I have always heard it as brass tacks.
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Brass tacks or Brass tax
what's it mean?
I think the general manager said I would take a personality profile to find out what kinds of professionals I connect with. I said I'm fine with door knocking and they seem to have something in mind. Either way, I'm excited. I'll ask about orphan accounts. They are also big on community service, so I will be doing a lot of that.
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And you're correct. They sound the same.
"In colloquial English, the phrase to get down to brass tacks is sometimes used idiomatically, meaning to consider the basic facts of a situation."
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So, these professionals that you connect with, how are you going to prospect to them? How much do you have saved up?
With Mass, you are talking probably at least a month from app to approval and getting paid. Their sales system is going to and onto that, and then how long is it going to take for you to actually find prospects?
In reference to your comment about Aflac earlier, the GA and sales manager at Mass are under just as much pressure to put new recruits in the system. The sales manager's contract is based upon growing his unit and his compensation is heavily weighted towards the first two years of their production.
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Dear David,
My advice would be to find the tallest building near you and attempt to fly off of it. You just might be able to add superhero as a potential career choice
you never know till you try! Please post here in this thread after you try!Best of Luck,
Fortune
And who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks (me being that old dog).
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I think you mentioned earlier you're cash is low or non existent. Going to be hard to make it at Mass without money. You finally find a client and it could take months to get it approved. Then factor in the contract (think it's 45%?) And you'll still be struggling.
You mention apologizing to me. .. no need. I just don't like doing clients a disservice. No good for you to write a few and then when you move on to your next offer, they are orphans.
It's bad enough you don't know what you want, but what's worse is one person can make one comment and you change your whole game plan. You don't even to check first to see if that person has any credibility.
So I get you on board, train you, get you on a system! Then the first person that says you can make 150k flipping burgers at McDonald's you'll be gone. You wouldn't even call to see if it was true.
I say all this to save you time and headache. Find another career. I don't see insurance as being anything remotely close to what you should do.
Just my .02
You mention apologizing to me. .. no need. I just don't like doing clients a disservice. No good for you to write a few and then when you move on to your next offer, they are orphans.
It's bad enough you don't know what you want, but what's worse is one person can make one comment and you change your whole game plan. You don't even to check first to see if that person has any credibility.
So I get you on board, train you, get you on a system! Then the first person that says you can make 150k flipping burgers at McDonald's you'll be gone. You wouldn't even call to see if it was true.
I say all this to save you time and headache. Find another career. I don't see insurance as being anything remotely close to what you should do.
Just my .02
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I was at MassMutual. I did that report. It is MEANINGLESS!
The only market that matters... is the market you have access to... not your "dream market".
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^^ What he said.
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And I'm an older dog than you. I thought it was tacks, you use a hammer with them. I had to look it up to be sure.
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