FIVE TIPS FROM SEASONED INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS. Colleagues may say goodbye via retirement, but we can capture their wisdom and insight
You may subscribe to the notion that the state of the world is our “new normal.” You may be inclined to feel this is simply our “current reality.” At this point, I am squarely on the side of the fence that is glad to be back in the office and able to enjoy working and learning from everyone I have the opportunity to interact with on a daily or more flexible basis. Some of my colleagues have become strictly remote workers, some come in on specific days of the week, others only when absolutely necessary.
I like being in the office. I live close enough that the drive is not exhausting, and I get the feeling that I am not alone in this thought. In this day and age, when we can be anywhere in the world with a simple click of a b-tton, I believe the less ability we have to cut ourselves off from the rest of the world the better. You may not share this opinion; I get that. My younger colleagues would probably roll their eyes at that notion. Personally, I enjoy that my interactions with others, and not just producers, allows me to add to my insurance acumen.
Just last week, I was having a conversation with one of our agency’s data analysts. Within two minutes, she was able to clear up something for me and my team that had been a thorn in our side for three days. This was not a “data” obstacle, per se, and not something that any of us would have ever sought her advice about. She had encountered something with a previous team outside of the insurance industry two years prior, however, and was able to see things from an angle we had not conceived of, much less considered.
As more and more of our colleagues say goodbye via retirement and we hustle to replace them in the ranks, here are five tips from seasoned insurance professionals that I have picked up along the way.
Homes are built one brick at a time
We often lead hectic lives as producers. There are highs and lows, and it’s easy to get emotionally entangled in whichever we are experiencing in the moment. Remember that you are building a career though. Just like a house, you can’t put the roof on until the framing is up for the walls. You have to focus on the daily grind that is going to get you where you ultimately want to be many years, decades actually, from when you start. Keep the long-term in mind and do so with the understanding that today, tomorrow, this week, next week, this month, next month, and so on are the vehicles for getting you there.
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