Motivation

[Guest]

DaWayne..you up here again? LOL. I know, it's Sun.

Yes, it is Sunday. Dwayne, go to church and pray to Jesus that Judge Judy was wrong when she said "Beauty is transitory, but stupid is forever."

This was to be a simple, non-political, non-religious thread on motivation... and you f--ked it up.

No one mentioned YOU, no one attacked YOU, no one said a word about YOU.

But YOU decided, because guys like YOU feel entitled to do so, to come into the thread and make it about YOU... and your continued pissing contest with me (which you have always... lost... and will always... lose.)

You remember when I implied in the opening post above that I get "down" when I have to deal with others in this business who come into it as a "job of last resort" because the entry to it is low and cheap and there are no educational hoops to jump through or qualifications beyond passing a simple test? We'll you're "the guy" I'm talking about.

We know you. You are bold, you're brash, you have no ethics, and little empathy for others. It's the money, honey. We've seen you on the used car lots, we've seen you in the real estate biz, we've seen you in the Medicare sector, we've seen you in the home-improvement jungle, and most recently we've seen you in the mortgage broker world. You don't know what you are doing or even why you are doing it... except that it's all about the money.

To try to put a positive spin on this thread and perhaps rescue it from Golgotha, let me pose the question? How do others motivate themselves to "deal" with the lack of esteem and respect the general public holds for us... because of the multitude of inept, untrained, uncultured, un(der)educated, and often uncouth "associates" of ours?

Me? I first vent my anger that my state has such low entry to this business that "just anyone" can get in and I secretly hope for some kind of national licensing with required coursework, a four-year college degree, and an exam as difficult (or better yet, more difficult) as the Series 7.

I then think "Bless these agents, because their clients are 'low hanging fruit'" which are easy for me to pick. When I meet someone who has a UA mini-med or someone with a PrimeA term life plan, it's almost always a sure sale.

I rarely lose one given the opportunity to explain to the client that what they bought is junk and why their agent sold them it in the first place. And I don't stop trying until the third "no." I see it as a "public service" to prevent people from having "crap" plans... or at least give them some options.

If they want to be stupid and keep their plan... well, there is always Judge Judy to console me.

Al
InsuranceSolutions123 Agency

 

[Winter_123]

Are you bi-lingual?

I do know that Morimar Ghadaffi is not bilingual and also that he most definitely did not stay in a Holiday Inn last night.

 

[Mr. Bill]

I do know that Morimar Ghadaffi is not bilingual and also that he most definitely did not stay in a Holiday Inn last night.

Nor did, apparently, his translator!!!

 

[Clint]

I read somewhere, that motivation starts with self. I for one, make a conscious decision to wake up in a good mood, and that my day will be great...years ago I read a book called the Silva Method of Mind Control. Essentially if you tell yourself, mentally that tomorrow will be great, emphasizing and making your self believe, it happens. Now don't get me wrong, as with anyone else, I too have down days. And honestly I drag on those days.

But for the most part, it's self motivation. Each day, as I greet anyone, I always enthusiastically state, when they say, "How are you today?", "It's a GREAT day to be me!"...and you know what it is.

I've been nearly killed twice, and any day above ground, is a great day!

 

[WinoBlues]

I rarely lose one given the opportunity to explain to the client that what they bought is junk and why their agent sold them it in the first place. And I don't stop trying until the third "no." I see it as a "public service" to prevent people from having "crap" plans... or at least give them some options.

If they want to be stupid and keep their plan... well, there is always Judge Judy to console me.

Al
InsuranceSolutions123 Agency

Hi Al, I am new here, but this sounds like Primerica speak.

I notice you are in the Sacramento area. Been up there a lot lately. Good business up there.

Lee

 

[arnguy]

I'm getting a haircut on Tuesday.

Rick

It's about time, Rick! Your wife told me you look like a shaggy Sheepdog.

 

[Amber Scherloz]

Inspiring post everyone. Motivation is so broad that each person has a unique way of motivating himself. Listening to music is one of the things that I do to motivate me.

 

[xpirtdesign]

yeah thats a great idea we should have a forum that will bring up our spirits

 

[theinsuranceman]

Just go out and make a sale! That will lift up your spirits and carry forward for the rest of the day or 2.

 

[Full Throttle]

Just go out and make a sale! That will lift up your spirits and carry forward for the rest of the day or 2.

Tough to argue with that logic! It doesn't matter how motivated I am if I'm not willing to do the things I don't want to do. Been there, done that, failed miserably. The motivation some how disappeared when it was time to pick up the phone.

Good read: The Common Denominator of Success.