Starting the Journey

Hello!

here starts my first ever post about my journey in insurance. whether you are a friend, a client or hopefully a bit of both, I hope to share with all my thoughts about being in the industry - my trials and successes, wishes and dreams, hopes for myself and for you, and while doing so to shed a little light on me as a person.

I hope to provide information and insight to the current trends in my line of work and hopefully learn more about you as you learn about me. i certainly hope that i won't be dry in my writing, and short of this post, that i won't be long-winded or round-about in my words. i hope to keep you entertained and updated as i continue to maintain this blog. 

I endeavour to keep all situations as anonymous or generic as possible. all the words written here will be solely of my own opinion. i hope to hear from each and every one of you, whether good or bad, so that i can improve myself, to become more understanding of each person's needs and to become more approachable that i will be able to help more people.

NOW, disclaimer being dispensed with:

the journey so far: i'm 2 months along in the business and now facing a number of questions. posed not only by my friends and clients to me, but slowly i begin questioning myself. 

• what led you to join an insurance company? 
• how long are you going to stay in the company and do financial planning?
• why should i put my money with you?

 i admit, that i did not have the answer when i first started out. i honestly was drawn by the potential earnings, the flexibility in time schedule, yada yada yada. but now, posed with these questions, i ponder (hence the title of the blog :D). 

i have only 3 words to say:

it is hard.

to cut a long story short, (as i know many of my friends have already heard my long story of how i ended up joining AIA and my current boss), let's just say, that i have found a calling. my outlook on insurance has changed much now that i've learn about the impact of it on one's life. 

short of sounding like a sales' spiel, 

1. i believe in the product
2. i believe that it will help people
3. i believe that i can help people by telling people about (and not selling people) the product (although, purchases are very, very welcome, hurhur :D)

it might take a while to verify my sincerity especially when the whole crux of the matter is connected with my income, but i hope that in time to come, people will see that it's just not just lip service, but something i firmly put my faith in.

so as we march onwards, i hope that i will be able to prove myself worthy as a friend and advisor to the least of you.

Now i just figured i should come up with some witty one-liner so that my posts don't end abruptly and here's what i got, i TOTALLY welcome comments if anyone has a better sign-off than this. many minds harbour many ideas, much more than my one person can think of ;)

Be protected everyone! :)
Jessica