A Little Roadblock

Well, I haven't posted in awhile but don't worry I haven't completely disappeared.  A lot of things have been going on and I've been completely consumed with trying to make a decision as to what I need to do.  I thank everyone who has been waiting patiently to see when something new would be posted.  This post is not going to be the typical for what you'd expect from "Dreaming is Winning."  I just want to give everyone an update on where I'm personally at.

As I had mentioned I've been had Northwestern Mutual doing insurance planning.  I've been struggling lately keeping the amount of production that I need to be keeping.  Insurance is a very tough industry to get started in.  Unfortunately, I have had to make the decision to leave Northwestern Mutual.  This decision was tough due to my head telling me one thing and my heart telling me the other.

I followed what my heart was saying.  I need to make sure that I am able to put food on the table for my family and with the struggling I have been doing the past couple of months and the unknowns of what will happen paycheck to paycheck I need to find something that will allow me to do this.  This decision was very difficult as I really enjoy the type of work that I do.

This leads me to let everyone know that I am not out of the insurance industry.  This is my dream career so I am going to do what it takes to continue doing it.  So, I've done my research and I am still going to be doing insurance(although not through Northwestern).  I am going to be an independent insurance agent and will represent multiple companies.  Giles Insurance - Because you should have a choice.  My goal is to build my book of business up and continually transition my insurance business back to being my bread and butter.

I don't know the exact quote but I am following the advice of another great dreamer, Jon Acuff.  In his books both "Start" and "Quitter" he mentions it multiple times.  You don't have to be in all-or-nothing you can continually work on getting to your dream career.  So, I am taking his advice and taking a big step back to a safety net so that I can put my head down and work myself into a position to get to 100%.

I will continue being a dreamer! Please answer/share to the following:
How do you feel about my decision?
What advice would you have to give me?
Have you ever had a time where you were all in on something and later figured out you needed to slow down?
What did you do?

What did you do this week?

It's Friday!

Schedule:
9am-5pm: Check clock every 5 minutes

Friday is probably one of the most unproductive days of the week.  It's the day of the week where everyone at work seems that nothing can go wrong it's just a perfect day.  Why is it that on that on what so many view as the greatest day of the work week that we seem to not be able to get anything of value accomplished?  With Monday blues and Friday checkout a 5 day work week turns into a 3 day work week.  16 hours of pay for being unproductive. 


So, what is it that you accomplished during the week?  Did you hit all your goals, exceed them, are you a little short, or did you hit a fowl ball?

Picking up the Phone

It may be your day job or it may be your dream job a lot of us have to use the phone as part of our job.

You may be cold calling or they may be referrals.  It doesn't matter!  You could be calling to set appointments, calling to make sales, asking for donations.  It doesn't matter!

I know that I'm not the only one that wishes I could run my business without ever picking up the phone.  Sadly, this isn't much of an option.

Working On Your Dream Job

Does your day job get in the way of your dream job?  Or is your dream job getting in the way of your day job?

My dreams often got in the way of what I was suppose to be doing.  This caused problems for me because I was less productive at my day job and still wasn't getting anywhere with my dream job.  It took me a long time before I realized what the problem was.  I was not properly addressing the things I should be addressing at the time necessary.  I would always say tomorrow.

Monday Blue's

Are you like I used to be?  Do you dread Monday then just get by until Friday?

I used to be like that.  Now don't take me as the weekend hater.  I love my weekends as much as the next guy.  I just happen to have a system that causes my Monday's to be less Monday.

Ready...Set...What am I doing?

Here I am giving this blogging thing yet another try. I think that the reason that I failed in the past is because it just wasn't the right topic for me. I guess that doesn't really matter though because I can continue trying and maybe one day I'll be the most popular blogger on the internet. Is that my dream? No, quite honestly I am not ready for anything that big. I think my first goal is to get one person other than myself to like my blog.

So why am I doing this blog? Well, I'm a dreamer probably one of the biggest dreamers out there. Career changer? MANY TIMES! At least my last 2 I have stayed in sales I need to work with people. I want to do work that matters! I am a financial representative with Northwestern Mutual. So, I'd say that I am doing work that matters.

 There's just a feeling you get when someone decides to take the defensive steps and get life and disability insurance. Honestly, when they leave my office after signing papers I am excited for them I know if anything happens that the family won't have to worry financially if something happens to any of them. That means that in the unfortunate event that something does happen they will be able to grieve properly. I do not claim to know a lot but I can promise every single person that they will die. I don't know how old they will be or what the cause of death they will be. That goes for you reading this you will also die.