Thursday, June 23, 2005
Is it better to love or be loved? Who loves whom more in your relationship? Would you ever want to switch places?
What would I want by the time I'm 30? *which is actually not that far away*
1. stable income/financial independence
2. have my own place to stay
3. be in a loving growing committed relationship
4. less angst
5. actively creating the life that i want: fun, full, fabulous
may this come back and haunt me.
1. stable income/financial independence
2. have my own place to stay
3. be in a loving growing committed relationship
4. less angst
5. actively creating the life that i want: fun, full, fabulous
may this come back and haunt me.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
It's almost four months since I signed on the dotted line that made me join the ranks of the dreaded species called insurance agent. It's been quite interesting, in a way to see the response of people I know when I mention to them my change of vocation. From a cautious "oooookaaay..", as if any wrong move would mean certain death, to concerned questions, like why any sane person with a decent job would ever, ever step into this industry.
To be frank, it's hard work. Often, I go around meeting people with a heavy laptop on my back plus readings and documents. I have to call people up and face multiple rejection from friends... and i do wonder if they are now just scared to meet me. Yes, I do need to make sales to survive, but it's all out of good intentions. Everytime I go for training, I get very very stressed and worried for those I know are not insured.
Times like this, I sometimes wish I just stayed more at my programming job. It's so much less tiring physically, and emotionally. Less pain.
On the other hand, I think I've grown a bit more through this. Just meeting people and talking abt how they plan for themselves, I think I see a bit more of their mindset, how they approach this things like money or life or death or family. Being with people satisfies me greatly, and i'm learning to communicate better, rather than facing the compy all the time. The knowledge really excites me too. Talk to me about the importance of having a will, planning for retirement, healthcare. I knew nuts abt these 4 mths ago, but it's a different story now. And of course, the satisfaction that somebody I care for will be able to take care of him or herself financially if something major happens is like what they say: priceless. That's the only thing that makes me say, yes, i want to do this for as long as i can. So to do that, I just gotta grit my teeth, and be out there.
Work it, baby!
To be frank, it's hard work. Often, I go around meeting people with a heavy laptop on my back plus readings and documents. I have to call people up and face multiple rejection from friends... and i do wonder if they are now just scared to meet me. Yes, I do need to make sales to survive, but it's all out of good intentions. Everytime I go for training, I get very very stressed and worried for those I know are not insured.
Times like this, I sometimes wish I just stayed more at my programming job. It's so much less tiring physically, and emotionally. Less pain.
On the other hand, I think I've grown a bit more through this. Just meeting people and talking abt how they plan for themselves, I think I see a bit more of their mindset, how they approach this things like money or life or death or family. Being with people satisfies me greatly, and i'm learning to communicate better, rather than facing the compy all the time. The knowledge really excites me too. Talk to me about the importance of having a will, planning for retirement, healthcare. I knew nuts abt these 4 mths ago, but it's a different story now. And of course, the satisfaction that somebody I care for will be able to take care of him or herself financially if something major happens is like what they say: priceless. That's the only thing that makes me say, yes, i want to do this for as long as i can. So to do that, I just gotta grit my teeth, and be out there.
Work it, baby!
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