Doing Work That Is Important

Moments like these serve to remind us just how important connections are.

Simply reaching out and checking in on your neighbors, acquaintances, and clients can go a long way toward alleviating their stress and improving their quality of life. As it turns out, this is exactly what many of us life insurance brokers do on a regular basis in our professional lives.

We are coaches, and we are also active listeners. We encourage people to take steps to protect their loved ones and make plans for their own long-term future. It is difficult, but necessary, job to be done. There is nothing nobody likes to think about more than not being able to provide for their families or not being able to ensure that a company remains afloat and its employees are well taken care of. However, when you have something valuable to defend, you have a responsibility to look after others who rely on you.

We assist clients in achieving their long-term financial objectives. When people think about the unexpected or events in life that we really don't want to think about, we urge them to consider the importance of thinking about them. We provide individuals with the information and resources they need to make educated decisions today and in the future. These are the types of activities that we agents perform on a daily basis to help people.

It was eight years ago that I began working in marketing for National Life Insurance Company, which launched my career as an agent and small company owner. I've never considered myself to be a salesperson, but I enjoy meeting new people, learning about their lives, and assisting them in finding solutions. After working in the industry and getting to know some outstanding agents as well as the good influence they have on their clients, I decided to leave the security of my corporate job to pursue my dream of being an agent. It was the most exhilarating and, at the same time, slightly terrifying experience of my working life. This decision was motivated by my desire to make more of an impact and the ability to do so in a flexible manner while maintaining an entrepreneurial mindset.

Every family and business owner I meet and get to know further solidifies my belief in the importance of my profession. It gives me great satisfaction to know that I am assisting folks in reducing their stress and ensuring the financial security of their families. That fulfillment manifests itself when I am able to assist a single mother in obtaining that extra peace of mind for herself and her small daughter. It occurs when I sit down with a freshly married couple and guide them through the process of establishing their financial future, or when I assist grandparents in thinking about the legacy they want to leave their grandchildren, among other things. I've discovered my calling through service to others.

These are the narratives that our agents are creating on a daily basis. Working in the financial services industry is genuinely a relationship-based profession. I'm honored to be a part of a company with great values that has been honoring its commitments for more than 170 years now. I tell my story to help dispel the negative connotations associated with so-called salespeople, to demonstrate that a career you never imagined may be your true calling, and to assure you that agents are there for you in good times and bad.