OOO Doggie it's HOT outside!
Try 106 degrees for the past few days with a heat index of about 112 degrees. It's days like this that have me seriously considering cold calling to generate leads. (Personally I hate telephone work, as I was once a call center telephone reservation agent for SouthWest Airlines and took over 100 calls a day to take reservations from people I really would of preferred not talking to.)
Anyway.. It looks like this heat will continue into the second week of August here in North Texas. I've heard that Oklahoma is just getting hammered with heat. OKC I believe hit 111 today and that does not count the heat index.
I am so frustrated and want to get out there and meet the folks. I have a great pitch (in my opinion) that I feel will build relationships, but not necessarily result in a one knock sale. But that is OK. I am looking for long term stable results.
Yeah anyway this really heat sucks. I don't think it is appropriate for me to knock on someones door, when I, as an insurance professional, should wear shorts and a t-shirt or polo, dripping in sweat, feeling dizzy and knocking on doors looking ridiculous. This is where the line is drawn.
Safety and health always come first. Secondly, I do not want to look like a desperate idiot when introducing myself as the local life insurance agent.
Looks like I need the evening temperature to be below 95 degrees to avoid the sweaty desperate look. So, for now life insurance prospecting door knocking here in Dallas / Irving is still on hold.
However, being smart, I am leveraging my free time in the evenings to learn about life insurance products and underwriting guidelines and I am starting to seriously look at selling annuities too.
When I am able to hit the streets and sell, I will be posting my results. For now I am expecting for every 60 door knocks to result in a life insurance sale. I have been holding back on my pitch and flyers. But What I plan to present to prospects will really capture their attention and hopefully wake them up from their day to day trance. Stay tuned. Next update will be in about 7 days unless the heat resides.
Try 106 degrees for the past few days with a heat index of about 112 degrees. It's days like this that have me seriously considering cold calling to generate leads. (Personally I hate telephone work, as I was once a call center telephone reservation agent for SouthWest Airlines and took over 100 calls a day to take reservations from people I really would of preferred not talking to.)
Anyway.. It looks like this heat will continue into the second week of August here in North Texas. I've heard that Oklahoma is just getting hammered with heat. OKC I believe hit 111 today and that does not count the heat index.
I am so frustrated and want to get out there and meet the folks. I have a great pitch (in my opinion) that I feel will build relationships, but not necessarily result in a one knock sale. But that is OK. I am looking for long term stable results.
Yeah anyway this really heat sucks. I don't think it is appropriate for me to knock on someones door, when I, as an insurance professional, should wear shorts and a t-shirt or polo, dripping in sweat, feeling dizzy and knocking on doors looking ridiculous. This is where the line is drawn.
Safety and health always come first. Secondly, I do not want to look like a desperate idiot when introducing myself as the local life insurance agent.
Looks like I need the evening temperature to be below 95 degrees to avoid the sweaty desperate look. So, for now life insurance prospecting door knocking here in Dallas / Irving is still on hold.
However, being smart, I am leveraging my free time in the evenings to learn about life insurance products and underwriting guidelines and I am starting to seriously look at selling annuities too.
When I am able to hit the streets and sell, I will be posting my results. For now I am expecting for every 60 door knocks to result in a life insurance sale. I have been holding back on my pitch and flyers. But What I plan to present to prospects will really capture their attention and hopefully wake them up from their day to day trance. Stay tuned. Next update will be in about 7 days unless the heat resides.
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