Well, true to my unpredictable nature, I’ve decided to do something I swore I would never do (because it just wasn’t me, I thought, and I was rebelling against what people said I’d be great at), and I signed an IBA (independent business app.) to become a financial advisor with Primerica. I’m now my husband’s first recruit, and I’m doing something about bitching about my library job; that is, I’m seizing the day, the opportunity given me by not only Colin but the company. I have the support of all the people in the office and it’s genuine. I’ve been going to the op meetings with Colin for a while now and I’ve been to some conferences and conventions and what they call Super Saturdays (and what I call cheesy!!), and there is nothing I can object to. There never has been. It’s all good. Very good. The people are great. I’ve never met more impressive people. The opportunities are amazing. Helping so many people is incredible. The company is built so solidly on integrity and morals… It’s just that I didn’t equate it with something I could do or would be interested in doing. I’m not a business builder. I’m not even interested in business. I don’t consider myself smart. I don’t consider myself a people person, or someone who finds it easy to talk on the phone with people. But since Colin started this business, I’ve had a gazillion ideas, I’ve been relentlessly encouraging him, telling him how I think something should be said or done (the control freak in me). I find myself telling people about it all the time. I do want to help people, tremendously, and change their lives for good, and in the process change myself and my own life. I do want to be my own boss. And I do want to be a major part of this company in some way, because they truly are incredible.
This Saturday, we had dinner with two amazing and very fun couples from the office, and I thought, what the hell. I love all this. Why not just try it? If I find I don’t like doing it, I can choose not to go out in the field and just have my licence in case something happens to Colin and then I can at least look after his clients. Or I can end up finding it fun and easy and rewarding and together he and I can build an amazing team of people going out there and making a huge difference for people. We can multiply ourselves, which is something people always want to do. That is, instead of just doing good ourselves, we can spread that so that even more people are being financially educated and “saved” from terrible offers other companies have pushed on them without the clients’ best interest in mind. According to Primerica’s audits and ratings by third-parties in magazines like Forbes and in financial studies books, we are the sole company that always does what’s best and right for the client; the client always comes before us and before the company making money. We are also one of the best companies to work for.
The way Primerica came into our lives, for me, was purposeful. We’ve always said, even if only for Colin, that this was meant to happen, that we are meant to be involved in this, with this particular company. We fit; we love it. So many facts about Primerica stand out for me. I love that they are the only company that paid out insurance claims after 9/11. I love the fact that they are always rated in the top 5. I love that their reps do not ever get paid to move money (investments) and are therefore not calling up clients to move funds just because they have to make a sale. I love the heart behind the company and the people. I find it encouraging and touching that the majority of people I’ve heard and met thus far are Christians. This stands out for me in the way they treat their clients and how they speak. Their genuine care for people’s welfare stands out for me.
With this, as I stand now, what I also love is that I will not only be doing something for the benefit of humanity and be happy about what I’ve done each day, but I will also be accountable for my own success. That means if I don’t make an effort, I get nowhere (and I’ve lost nothing)but, most of all, it also means that I can make an effort and always and every time be rewarded for it. I DECIDE, not a union, a policy, or a supervisor. I am unlimited. I am untapped potential. This is what I’ve been waiting for. And I’m scared shitless!
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