What do you think?

I had a meeting today with my new insurance agent, and when he found out that I was looking for a new career, he was quick to suggest that I talk to his managing director, Ted, about representing their company. I have to admit that I have never thought about selling insurance, but this guy took about an hour and a half out of his day to talk with me about what they offer and to get to know me.

I left with a video CD (selling people on the idea of working for this company) and a good impression of myself as a person who has skills in working with others. I have to admit that I am tempted to look further into it. An interesting result of this talk was that I learned a bit about ministering to people. Ted looked at me, not just "maintained eye-contact." He looked at me as he informed me and inquired of me what I wanted. I suspect that he is not merely a good salesman but that he is in love with his product. His product was not just the insurance because he trained others to sell that. His product is people working in his organization.

How often do we, when trying to bring others to salvation in Christ, focus on all that we have been taught to say and forget to look into the lives (as ugly as they may be) of the people to whom we are trying to share the good news? I sometimes forget that Jesus went to the homes of sinners and touched lepers.

I don't know if insurance is the career path I should take, but I would like to learn about "sales" from men such as Ted.