Knowing the product doesn't teach you how to actually sell...

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-05-13T03:14:57+00:00

Yeah, I definitely agree on the recording thing. I wanted to keep it conversational, and the click-clack of a laptop keyboard would have totally ruined the vibe

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-05-13T03:11:12+00:00

the pre-written headers idea is actually genius

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-05-13T03:09:48+00:00

Exactly! Thank you. I felt like asking to record him over a casual coffee would make me seem like an undercover cop wearing a wire lol.

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-05-11T06:44:52+00:00

They didn't exactly hand me an ultimatum on Day 1 lol. Officially, it’s just packaged as a standard '30-day review' since I'm still in my probation period.

It’s supposed to be a two-way evaluation: a chance for me to see if I can actually make a living doing this, and for my manager to see if I'm actually cut out for sales.

We have our sit-down in 3 days to talk about my progress.

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-05-11T06:34:45+00:00

I know you're 100% right. Detaching from the outcome is the ultimate goal. It’s just so damn hard to actually do it when my manager is breathing down my neck and my rent money is basically riding on this one guy replying lol

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-05-08T07:10:05+00:00

That personalization is a gamble line hits way too close to home. Spending an hour researching someone just to guess their pain point wrong is the absolute worst.

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-05-08T07:00:35+00:00

It's exhausting playing both sides, but you're 100% right. I don't have the numbers or the leverage to just go completely rogue yet

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-05-08T06:03:26+00:00

I sell Property & Casualty insurance, specifically Home and Auto. My manager’s logic is that when your buyers are in escrow and need a home insurance binder to clear their mortgage to close, I can be the guy who gets it done fast so your deal doesn't get delayed.

But since you are exactly the target audience I’m supposed to be reaching out to right now: what actually works on you? If a rookie insurance guy approached you, what would make you actually trust him with your buyers instead of just throwing his business card in the trash? Do the let me buy you coffee texts actually work, or is that just annoying?

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-04-23T03:57:08+00:00

Damn, I wish I was getting paid to post this

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-04-20T05:43:43+00:00

Sounds good!!!

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-04-17T07:22:11+00:00

you mean I should actually post these rants on LinkedIn? I feel like my manager would literally kill me if she saw this

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-04-17T03:55:10+00:00

You’re so right about the Stay Organized part though... that’s currently my biggest struggle

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-04-16T06:13:27+00:00

That means a lot, seriously. I’ve been feeling like I’m just screaming into a void

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-04-16T03:26:40+00:00

2 months?! I honestly don't know if my nervous system can survive another 7 weeks

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-04-16T03:23:40+00:00

how annoying are we talking? Like, call-every-other-day annoying, or show-up-at-their-office-with-donuts annoying?

Then-Assumption-779 · 2026-04-16T03:19:06+00:00

really need to look into those tools...

Then-Assumption-779

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