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I am 43 and have been selling life insurance for about 7 years.I do not approach my natural market. Never have but I should.
About a year and a half into my career my best friend of ten years, damn near my sister, a woman who was a rock during some tough times, and undoubtoubly one of the coolest women I have ever met. We went to Costa Rica together, road tripped together, and spoke 3 to 4 times weekly. She kind of got to give the yeah or neah who I was dating and I her. We trusted each others judgement.
Then she got married. Yay. I was great with the guy, hell I was even the best man.
Then she approached me about life insurance. Being recently married into a home with 2 kids. I quoted them both a term policy for 250k with ABRs ( I know they should have had more) I did not follow up because I did not want to be salesy or pushy. They did not buy.
Forward about a year. She is having surgery to remove her appendix. She is 37. She calls me post surgery sobbing; she has colon cancer. It was discovered during a scan I presume.
Next:
Chemo: Remission
Came back
Divorce
Disability income only
Chemo Remission
Came back
Chemo No Remission, terminal
She died at age 40. Today was her birthday. I brought her some flowers to her grave. Cried a bit and told her I loved her and missed her. She would have been 42 today. I wish I could have done more.
About a year and a half into my career my best friend of ten years, damn near my sister, a woman who was a rock during some tough times, and undoubtoubly one of the coolest women I have ever met. We went to Costa Rica together, road tripped together, and spoke 3 to 4 times weekly. She kind of got to give the yeah or neah who I was dating and I her. We trusted each others judgement.
Then she got married. Yay. I was great with the guy, hell I was even the best man.
Then she approached me about life insurance. Being recently married into a home with 2 kids. I quoted them both a term policy for 250k with ABRs ( I know they should have had more) I did not follow up because I did not want to be salesy or pushy. They did not buy.
Forward about a year. She is having surgery to remove her appendix. She is 37. She calls me post surgery sobbing; she has colon cancer. It was discovered during a scan I presume.
Next:
Chemo: Remission
Came back
Divorce
Disability income only
Chemo Remission
Came back
Chemo No Remission, terminal
She died at age 40. Today was her birthday. I brought her some flowers to her grave. Cried a bit and told her I loved her and missed her. She would have been 42 today. I wish I could have done more.