I had a very interesting customer today. We'll call him Sam. Sam is a Veteran, a retired police officer, and a retiree from several other jobs he worked up until last year. He was looking to switch insurance companies, and I am so glad he was. He had worked on a quote online, but to make sure he was getting all of the discounts I could find him I reworked it and was able to get him what I felt was a great rate. I called him on the phone, and he wouldn't even let me tell him the amount. He simply asked a few questions about the agency with the last question being "how close are you to my home?" I explained that we were very close, and he promptly told me he'd be in today. He didn't care to hear the quote. He wanted to meet me, and chat for a while. He did business the "old school way" and I loved it. We talked for three hours. Price was a major factor in his purchase (as it would be for anyone on a fixed income), but it was so refreshing to sit face-to-face and chat about the Navy, where he had been, his time in the different professions, his upcoming travel plans, and more. All of this was great, but the thing that impressed me the most about Sam was when he retired.
Sam could have taken his retirement a long time ago. Instead, he kept on working well into his seventies. I was blown away. Most of my clients can't or couldn't wait to retire. Not for Sam. I started thinking about that. I was even dreaming about it. That's an odd statement these days. Dreaming about retiring well into your seventies (or even eighties) instead of dreaming of retiring young. I then thought about something. I have to live to my seventies to be able to retire in my seventies. Sam wasn't a big man, but he was in good health. My thinking turned to my journey and once again I found myself inspired to keep moving forward. It's amazing how something as simple as talking to a customer would serve as motivation to reach my goals. So tonight I'm wanting to be old. Don't get me wrong, I'm not in any hurry. I love my family and enjoy being here with them. I really just want to be able to do whatever you want in public and no one care because you're old and they'll excuse it. I'm just kidding. I really just want to live my life without the purpose of getting to retirement. I want to work long and work hard. Just like Sam. So tonight I raise my "pen" to the generations of men and women past. I'm encouraged to lost my butter half.
Eating was good today, and so was exercise. It's really late, so good night world!
*The names of customers have been changed for their privacy. Any similarities in the name of the story above are by chance only.
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