Door knock on private drive?

[shonceman]

So there are a string of interesting claims that pop up in the auto section. Did you file under your comprehensive for that damage?

Honestly, it wasn't that bad. Just a ding on the trim above the driver's door. It wasn't even noticeable to most people. (Of course, I noticed it every time I got in the car! ) I didn't bother with a claim on it.

 

[rousemark]

Mainly demeanor, but appearance, too, to some extent. As a young agent I would get nervous if I saw a no soliciting sign on the wall at an apartment complex. But I quickly figured out that most of the residents didn't care who you were, and assumed you belonged there somehow, even if you don't look like you live there. Your visual appearance doesn't have to be any different than your normal professional appearance. But you carry yourself like you're there with a purpose, at someone's invitation.

So, for example, a youngish agent can go into a gated senior complex. He obviously doesn't live there. But most assume that a professional looking young man has a good reason for being there. Maybe he's visiting his grandma. Maybe he's a doctor. I'm old enough now that I might well be a resident of any senior complex. But in some high crime areas I go into, I stick out like a sore thumb. I obviously don't live there. But I still belong there, because I'm there for a good purpose at someone's invitation, even if that invitation is nothing more than a 10 year old aged lead.

I learned something from a couple guys I used to work with before getting into insurance. One had been a detective for many years, and explained the psychology behind the ability of a 5'2" female police officer to take command of a situation. She has a gun and a badge, so she has implied as well as assumed authority. But if she acts nervous at all, the gun and badge won't matter. She has to assume authority for herself, believe she has it, and carry herself accordingly. That's what he called presence.

The other friend had worked security several times for the Phoenix Open. People came through his gate with different types of passes that allowed varying levels of access into different areas of the tourney. But he never worried about somebody who seemed to know where they were going and didn't stop them to make sure they had the right ticket (of course those were the days before mass shootings etc). He said that if they just acted like they belonged there, he never thought to question them.

I remembered his story a couple of years later when I went to the Phoenix Open myself. I took my young sons with me and knew I was going to want to get some autographs for them. I happened to own a golf hat with the CBS Sports logo, so I wore that to the event. At the end of that day's event, Joe Garagiola was doing interviews with some of the golfers inside of a roped off area. My sons and I stepped over the ropes and joined the small group of onlookers who were supposed to be there. As soon as they turned the cameras off, I quickly got a couple of autographs, including Garagiola's. Not one person asked to see my "All Access" pass. (I didn't even have a "Some Access" pass - just General Admission!) So I definitely didn't belong in that group. But because I acted like I did, nobody questioned me.

Definition of presence
(From Merriam-Webster dictionary)
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5a: the bearing, carriage, or air of a person especially : stately or distinguished bearing
b: a noteworthy quality of poise and effectiveness - "the actor's commanding presence"

I have a friend who is the retired chief of police of a large metropolitan city. He is an easy going, soft spoken, jovial sort of guy. But one night they caught a punk stealing things from in front of the auction house. They guy was giving the people who stopped him a hard time but when my friend got there everything changed. My friend's whole demeanor changed, there was steel in his eyes, his backbone and his voice. Even in civilian clothes, you just knew he was "large and in charge".. From the moment he told the kid, "get your hands out of your pockets, the kid wilted.. We got the merchandise back, and he put the kid on his way, telling him not to come back. Haven't seen him since. Have to say the chief definitely had "presence"..

 

[theleadingagent]

I would be sure to check your city's solicitation laws. Some require an actual solicitor's permit.

How do I check? When I did a google search the results i got were (city name) solicitation of prostitution

 

[goillini52]

How do I check? When I did a google search the results i got were (city name) solicitation of prostitution

So do you want to be a Pimp, or an insurance salesman?

 

[dbab]

How do I check? When I did a google search the results i got were (city name) solicitation of prostitution

You can always call your city offices. Your city might also have a city ordinances pdf online that should say. That's how I looked it up for my area. On that same note, were I live, if you have a professional state license (insurance, real estate, etc. etc.) you don't have to get a solicitor's permit.