A midnight snack for the Bears wandering around in the dark

[Raybyrnes]

Can totally appreciate this sentiment. Lot of looky lous getting into an industry without the skill sets to be effective. They benefitted from a backlog of clients that the more qualified people just could not get too.

I would say that the next big wave of sales opportunities will be debt consolidation, alternative energy products (solar), financial planning as baby boomers need guidance with 401K roll overs, disability software to make screen readers more accessible to an aging workforce that may struggle with vision problems.

This would be an interesting list to put together. Anyone want to start a thread as to where they see opportunities in the next 3 years for products that are surging.

[Pasadena Broker]

I know a few that are floundering and one that is on the right track with the next big thing…

actually there are two things I see becoming really big within a couple of years.

[Pasadena Broker]

I know a few that are floundering and one that is on the right track with the next big thing…

actually there are two things I see becoming really big within a couple of years.

[Pasadena Broker]

I know a few that are floundering and one that is on the right track with the next big thing…

actually there are two things I see becoming really big within a couple of years.

[Pasadena Broker]

I know a few that are floundering and one that is on the right track with the next big thing…

actually there are two things I see becoming really big within a couple of years.

[Pasadena Broker]

I know a few that are floundering and one that is on the right track with the next big thing…

actually there are two things I see becoming really big within a couple of years.

[Navydoc]

Raybyrnes and FLU, I completely agree with you guys about transferrable sales skills, but I think the problem is a large proportion of those ex-mortgage brokers don’t really have them.

I used to make a pretty good living in commision retail sales, and I can tell you, to make a living at it you have to work your ass off. In addition, to be REALLY successful in the $100k plus range in a lot of cases you almost have to be a sociopath who really doesn’t care about people. I wonder how many of those former mortgage brokers are willing to work that hard. If you’re not really cut out for it you invariably burn out after a few years.

It’s amazing how much less work I find being a physician compared to being a salesperson, but I spend a WHOLE LOT more time doing it.

[Navydoc]

Raybyrnes and FLU, I completely agree with you guys about transferrable sales skills, but I think the problem is a large proportion of those ex-mortgage brokers don’t really have them.

I used to make a pretty good living in commision retail sales, and I can tell you, to make a living at it you have to work your ass off. In addition, to be REALLY successful in the $100k plus range in a lot of cases you almost have to be a sociopath who really doesn’t care about people. I wonder how many of those former mortgage brokers are willing to work that hard. If you’re not really cut out for it you invariably burn out after a few years.

It’s amazing how much less work I find being a physician compared to being a salesperson, but I spend a WHOLE LOT more time doing it.

[Navydoc]

Raybyrnes and FLU, I completely agree with you guys about transferrable sales skills, but I think the problem is a large proportion of those ex-mortgage brokers don’t really have them.

I used to make a pretty good living in commision retail sales, and I can tell you, to make a living at it you have to work your ass off. In addition, to be REALLY successful in the $100k plus range in a lot of cases you almost have to be a sociopath who really doesn’t care about people. I wonder how many of those former mortgage brokers are willing to work that hard. If you’re not really cut out for it you invariably burn out after a few years.

It’s amazing how much less work I find being a physician compared to being a salesperson, but I spend a WHOLE LOT more time doing it.

[Navydoc]

Raybyrnes and FLU, I completely agree with you guys about transferrable sales skills, but I think the problem is a large proportion of those ex-mortgage brokers don’t really have them.

I used to make a pretty good living in commision retail sales, and I can tell you, to make a living at it you have to work your ass off. In addition, to be REALLY successful in the $100k plus range in a lot of cases you almost have to be a sociopath who really doesn’t care about people. I wonder how many of those former mortgage brokers are willing to work that hard. If you’re not really cut out for it you invariably burn out after a few years.

It’s amazing how much less work I find being a physician compared to being a salesperson, but I spend a WHOLE LOT more time doing it.

[Navydoc]

Raybyrnes and FLU, I completely agree with you guys about transferrable sales skills, but I think the problem is a large proportion of those ex-mortgage brokers don’t really have them.

I used to make a pretty good living in commision retail sales, and I can tell you, to make a living at it you have to work your ass off. In addition, to be REALLY successful in the $100k plus range in a lot of cases you almost have to be a sociopath who really doesn’t care about people. I wonder how many of those former mortgage brokers are willing to work that hard. If you’re not really cut out for it you invariably burn out after a few years.

It’s amazing how much less work I find being a physician compared to being a salesperson, but I spend a WHOLE LOT more time doing it.

[Raybyrnes]

Navydoc

I tend to agree with the fact that to make 100K plus in sales you ahve to work hard. But I tend to disagree with the statement that you have to be a sociopath.

My experience is that my paycheck went up exponentially when I stopped caring about my own paycheck. I worked with custoemrs who wanted to learn something and maintained a pipeline over the years. For those people who wanted QUOTES or thought I was some lacky I got rid of them fast and let them figure things out on their own.

I know what my time is worth and it is not to do people leg work for them. That is what the internet is for.

[Raybyrnes]

Navydoc

I tend to agree with the fact that to make 100K plus in sales you ahve to work hard. But I tend to disagree with the statement that you have to be a sociopath.

My experience is that my paycheck went up exponentially when I stopped caring about my own paycheck. I worked with custoemrs who wanted to learn something and maintained a pipeline over the years. For those people who wanted QUOTES or thought I was some lacky I got rid of them fast and let them figure things out on their own.

I know what my time is worth and it is not to do people leg work for them. That is what the internet is for.

[Raybyrnes]

Navydoc

I tend to agree with the fact that to make 100K plus in sales you ahve to work hard. But I tend to disagree with the statement that you have to be a sociopath.

My experience is that my paycheck went up exponentially when I stopped caring about my own paycheck. I worked with custoemrs who wanted to learn something and maintained a pipeline over the years. For those people who wanted QUOTES or thought I was some lacky I got rid of them fast and let them figure things out on their own.

I know what my time is worth and it is not to do people leg work for them. That is what the internet is for.

[Raybyrnes]

Navydoc

I tend to agree with the fact that to make 100K plus in sales you ahve to work hard. But I tend to disagree with the statement that you have to be a sociopath.

My experience is that my paycheck went up exponentially when I stopped caring about my own paycheck. I worked with custoemrs who wanted to learn something and maintained a pipeline over the years. For those people who wanted QUOTES or thought I was some lacky I got rid of them fast and let them figure things out on their own.

I know what my time is worth and it is not to do people leg work for them. That is what the internet is for.

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