Passed My Test!!!

Thank God!! I am now an official Farmers Career Agent. The test was difficult but since I studied so much for it I knew it. I had 4 meetings lined up for me pending on me passing the test. I signed my official contract with Farmers 2 days after passing it. They told me I have 90 days to find my office space... in other words get out of the training center. Its great though... I am official. Since I passed my test I now have the ability to offer mutual funds and investment products to my customers. I can do 401k rollovers and Roth IRAs, its pretty cool. I'm just trying to get back into the swing of things now. I stopped trying to sell for about a month and now I have to get everything moving again. Especially since I have to hit quarterly goals, its part of my contract. Farmers is sending me to California at the end of May. They are going to give me the business owners 101 training. That should be fun, but from what I understand I won't have any time to see Hollywood. They are going to keep me busy the whole week down there. Anyways on a different note, I saw my first playoff game ever on Saturday with my dad. The Cavs kicked Detroit's butt by 18 points. I have high hopes for Cleveland to take it all this year. Hopefully they won't let me down again!!

Bought more time

Only a couple of days. I called to see if I could switch my test time to later time in the day on Saturday the 11th but they had no time available. So now my test will be on Monday April 13th. Two more days to study and I am happy about that. I have several different study material that are designed to help me pass the test. Its funny because I will take the practice quizzes from one book and do great and then I will take a practice test from the other material that is supposed to be the same subject matter and I won't do as well. I think they have several trick questions in these test. Its all multiple choice but when you go over these questions it seems every answer is right, I just have to find the answer that is most right. What a headache. I think I am done studying today... let me re-phrase that I am done studying today. I have three appointments tomorrow and one is at 9am. Now that I think about it, I have no idea why I did that to myself. 9am is too early!! A friend of mine that is also an insurance agent, wants me to go and check out some office space with him tomorrow. He wants me to share an office space with him. It sounds like a good idea, we can share expenses and that would be a big help. The space he found is on East 9th downtown. I never thought about going down there. I will go and check it out and see what the offer is, but I am not crossing my fingers or getting my hopes up. To be honest I am still leaning towards have my own branch. We will see what happens.

missing in action?

Maybe just a little bit... I've had my nose buried in a book studying for the last 2 weeks. I am taking my series 6 exam on April 11Th. Needless to say I have to pass, it is a must. My agency is doing as good as can be expected. Its a little slow right now, but I haven't done a lot of marketing since I have been studying. I went and saw some office space this week. Looks pretty promising. I like three spots. Two of them are large enough for me and an office manager. The other spot was large enough for me and 2 others agents to go in together and possibly save money on the rent and expenses. I need to find the other agents still though. The location I like the best was a storefront. It was around 650 sq ft, perfect for me. It was $700 a month all utilities included except electricity. I'm gonna keep looking, I don't know if you have noticed but there is an abundance of office space available. Location is very important to me and although I don't want to drive too far to work, I will if the office location is great to bring in business. Well my little break is over, I have to get back to the studying!!

One for the books

Today was a very historic day. President Barack Obama was sworn in and a new era has begun. I must say I am excited about the changes that may lay ahead. I know the new president has a lot on his plate but I am sure he will at least get us turned in the right direction. It is like a new beginning for everyone. I am looking forward to what this new year brings. Changes are coming, and things can only get better. (I hope) My new career is taking off nicely! I had a meeting last week with the management team and it appears that my hard work so far has not been unnoticed. They have me projected to go career (own my own branch) on March 1st. They told me if I get my series 6 license within the next month that they will lower my requirement of 45 policies to 30 policies and give me $5000 when I do go career to get my business started. Needless to say I was excited and I am up for the challenge. So far I have 14 policies and I have appointments set up for the end of the week. I'm really happy that this is going well for me. I really do enjoy it a lot and I can see the possibilities that this job can bring. Changes are definitely coming this year and so far it looks like it is for the good.

Time is Flying ...as usual

I can't believe its already 2009! Christmas was a blink and news years was just fast. I guess it always goes quicker when you are busy. Well I am a fully licensed insurance agent. Feels good to say that. It was the being n November that I decided to jump into this career and time has flown by since then. I was officially able to sell on December 29Th. since then I have 7 policies under my belt and 3 more appointments this week. I have been very busy lately. I really enjoy my job and I am thrilled at how well its going so far. The goal they gave me was to have 8 policies my first month. The goal I set for myself was 20 the first month. I am really excited about the possibilities that this career can bring me. i have a feeling though that it is going to get much harder. Right now sine I am working out of the corporate office they are giving me free leads, and the leads are great, but I know they are going to stop giving me the freebies soon. I am just starting my marketing plan this week and hopefully it generates some new business for me. I'll let you know how it goes!

Finally Done

I finally passed my last test today... I now have all the requirements to get licensed as an insurance agent. I have been going to class for the last week. It is very interesting. I have to say I think I am going to enjoy this career. I still have a lot to learn about being self employed but as far as the actual job goes, I think I'm ready. After I finish this blog I am going to register with the state and my license should be sent to me in the mail. By the end of the week I will be able to give quotes. Well here goes... sink or swim time. I've always enjoyed swimming.

sweet pictures

found these pitures online.....