*orig date 7-29-12*
I guess the good first.
I just got back from THE MOST AWESOME weekend of work related incredible!!
I started back in June working with Primerica. When i signed on i remember thinking on the ride home "WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING?" Which very soon after turned to hell bent determination as i listened to my father tell me how i was going to fail ( odd considering his own life insurance policy was through primerica.. oh well) I have been going to training at primerica 8a-10am working at my fulltime job 10:30a-7pm then either working at CVS, or doing appointments with people in need of life, home, auto insurance or interested in some investments for retirement. Until this past weekend, my driving force was proving the people who said it wont work wrong.
Well anyway, at this convention i went to near boston, one of the speakers was like the regional manager for the area, and he was telling his story, he was a carpenter making 25k a year when he started, he now makes like 60k a MONTH and hasn't gone out on a single appointment in over 4 years, it is all from his team of people or investments he has sold people in his career. It was really inspiring to think this dyslexic italian carpenter, who never finished school could make it, maybe i have a chance. As the weekend went on, I cannot even express the excitement, enthusiasm, and simply joyful attitude i had! My teamates were interested in what i thought, what my favorite part was, etc.
Then.. The changing moment, Where the dynamic changed AGAIN. They had an award ceremony on Friday night, and when I say awards, i mean AWARDS!! They handed out recognition from something as simple as passing your licensing exam, to most recruits, and biggest earners. Everyone was high fiving the winners as they went on stage, and there was music, and everyone was clapping and it was awesome! The only thing that sucked, and this is where my view really changed, was that I kept seeing other base shops having people up there for every category, and I saw my base leaders face, and the hint of disapointment every time one of our guys wasn't called up, but he was still there high fiving them and cheering them on. Then after the awards ceremony, my Base shop leader Bought pizza and wings and we had a pow-wow, everyone sum up the night for them, chit chat meeting in his hotel room. It was awesome because the team is made up of people who have been there 7 days to like 7 years. It's like a family. Everyone is encouraging you to succeed, and when you are frustrated with your work or your progress, they are there with a high five, an encouraging word, or a congrats on your sale! Then saturday was the clincher, they had attendance awards for most people there, and we were so close!! And even though you could tell he was disappointed, he still turned around, smiled, and said, WE got this next time around! The dynamic changed for me yet again. When I signed up, it was subconscious desperation that had me signing on to make money and pay bills, then it became an i told you so battle to prove my dad wrong, and now, while making money is of course a plus, I want to be successful for my teamates, I want us to sweep the floor at the awards ceremony next year, I want to hoot and holler for MY Base leader and MY teamates. It isn't so much about beating the world, as it is, the urge to not disappoint the people who have helped me so much and have worked with me and believed in me so much. It really feels like a family.
If everyone could have this job, if everyone could feel the comradery and respect that I felt from my teamates and for my teamates, there would be many more happy and cheerful workers in the world. I have never felt so content in a money making, and working environment in my life. Our Team is team 180, and it could not be better named, because this is a complete opposite of my current experience in the working world. With these people helping me, nothing is stopping me from success in this business.
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