An insurance agent recently shared a story about how he was able to retire young after selling multiple insurance policies to high net worth individuals.
He also shared how he did it.
Here is his story:
When I first started insurance, I was a bit sceptical. I was contemplating between being an insurance agent and being a property agent.
However, I passed my insurance exams first and got my license earlier.
I was a bit lost as most of my friends were people who drink day and night without any consideration to their futures.
I had to start somewhere, I joined my friends for a drink and did not expect much. Until one of my friends shared the medical bills his mother was facing as she was not insured and unfortunately lost her job after cancer strikes her.
So they started to talk about insurance policies and I happened to be selling. I managed to close several deals with my friends, including investments and medical. The best part I did not even have to push them.
So just a week after getting the policies, my friends asked me for a drink again but with a different clique.
It was a bunch of older guys that I had not met and most of them appear to be uncles who dress casually.
One of the uncles ask me what I was doing, I said: “I just started insurance recently and trying to work my way to afford a home in the near future.”
The uncle probed further and asked me about investment policies as he’s retired and do not want to waste so much time monitoring his investments.
I told him he can always start small and slowly work his way up.
I did not expect him to buy after a few beers and he told me to follow him after the drinking session ended.
He was wearing shorts, flip flops and an old T-shirt. But when we exit the pub, a Bentley was waiting for us outside and his chauffeur was there.
His driver took us to his house in Orchard and said that he felt that I was sincere and felt an affinity with me.
We continued drinking beer and he decided that he will buy a policy from me, I was thinking “It must be the beer talking”.
He contacted me the next day and he really did buy a policy from me that was in the 6 figure range.
We became friends and I started to mix with his friends who were of the same rich standing and it goes on and on.
Each of his friends bought multiple investment policies from me which range from 5 figures to 6 figures and all the policies from him and his friends totalled several millions.
The moral of the story is not just “don’t judge people by their covers” and also don’t ditch any activity just because it’s unhealthy.
From a glass of beer to riches. All the best to the people who are working out there.