A beautiful comment I received......

The truth from another life insurance agent.....

Avtar had left a new comment on your post "The formula for staying longer in selling...." ( dated on 28 July 2011)

Dear Robert,

I'm very glad to have found your blog today. It's truly inspired me.....

I've been struggling to sell life insurance for a little over a year. Prior to joining Life Insurance industry, I was very successful in my previous career. I ran 3 companies with many people working for me. I assumed that if I was successful in business, I would be successful in selling Life Insurance. However, due to the downturn, I had to wrap up my businesses and here I enter Life Insurance business.....

I joined this business only for one reason. Because it paid a lot of $$$ Dollars $$$ (which was completely misleading). By looking at the top-producers of my company - the Million dollar submissions, month after month.

In the past, I've always served people and enjoyed doing it. All my previous jobs were in the service industry and I could not understand why I was failing at selling Life Insurance and not enjoying it. My perception was obviously very flawed!

But arriving at your blog and reading a little about you and your posts has truly been quite a game changer.

Thank you for all these wonderful posts, the wisdom, the inspiration, the guidance. One day I shall grow up to be like you.

Thank you again.

Kindest regards
Avtar Mamotra
Dubai, United Arab Emirates


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My reply to him.....

Hi Avtar,

You have a very pleasant face from the photo posted here. Suit well for selling life insurance. Add more passion and patience in this career, I'm sure you would succeed.

Thank you for reading my blog.