Rude Awakening at Edward Jones
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[quote=wind3574]It’s funny that you wasted quite sometime looking at all the threads to make that response. You in no way posted any advice that I mentioned. All you did was find nonsense information, to make yourself look funny. I’m still putting up the numbers and you still asked me for pointers…[/quote]
You’re the village idiot - it’s hard to miss or forget your posts.
Didn’t ask you for pointers simply wanted to understand what you were doing. Never denied it and won’t, I will always try to find what is working and make it work for me. Now I know you are simply gods gift to the world, something I can never live up to.
Thank you for a readable post and I assure you I’d have no issue telling you any of this to your face DJ.
It has! I think it’s because we are cut off from others so we come here to abuse each other like newbies in the wirehouses
[quote=voltmoie] It has! I think it’s because we are cut off from others so we come here to abuse each other like newbies in the wirehouses
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Wind, you are knocking it. Product pitches do work in the South. Many southern producers have built giant books on product pitches. It doesn’t fit my style and it may not work for you, but it does work.
You are taking "low hanging fruit" as an insult. It shouldn't be taken as one. Who collects the most low hanging fruit? It's the person who works the hardest.* When a rep meets with someone and they are very quickly willing to transfer their $250,000 account, that is low hanging fruit or the rep is incredibly gifted. Good reps make a killing from the low hanging fruit. If you are tired of the whole "Windy thinks he's god" thing, stop making every post about you. You are kicking ass and working hard. Great. How many times are you going to tell us that? *The "hardest" worker is the one who spends the most time meeting prospects.There you go with another post about you. You can talk about yourself all that you want, but it’s interesting that you talk about yourself and then are somehow suprised that people bash you. The conversation will continue to be about you because you want it to be about you.
See here’s the deal. I was doing some catching up on this thread this morning. Somewhere at the point that people were telling Wind that he should be talking more about investments and not fishing. I was thinking here’s something that I agree with Wind on and I do. You build a little rapport and then you transition into what you do and how you do it. So if you have to talk a little fishing to build the trust you do that. Then I kept reading, and they keep bashing Wind and he gets more and more defensive. Wind you have to learn to reel it in. No pun intended! Learn to ignore certain things or respond better to them. If someone were to read this thread from start to finish they would come to the conclusion that you are an a**hole. You should keep YOUR comments positive. We all have bad days and can fly off the handle but you should be having good days with the business you are doing. Stop looking for affirmation among your peers and share with the younger guys and gals your recipe for success.
I was catching up on this thread too, and realized something that was terrifying. I too need to do more doorknocking, but not because of the need for business (I need to business too, by the way). I just realized I put on my EJ 20.
What is the EJ 20, you may ask? It is the 20 pounds you put on when you stop doorknocking regularly, and start drinking more and more beer. I was leaning back in my office laughing at this thread, and my belly shook my desk. Man, I hate reality sometimes.Salespeople seem to pride themselves on controlling conversations. It’s how they make their living. They are very attuned to the weaknesses of others, and they attack those weaknesses relentlessly.
Windy, you keep going to battle in a field of experienced soldiers with a gaping hole in your armor...namely your temper. Repair that hole, and you'll soon find the battle takes a turn.Consider this as part of " paying your dues " in the business. As to Jaxson , a very valid point , using the phone assists in time management.
As an " old timer " , I have my appointments daily in my office ( my preference ) and still call daily. The nature of the business , it could be a new contact that I made , a referral , cold call but I do it to stay ahead of the curve. Even with a Book of Business this is a numbers game. That may sound simplistic but it has worked for me.