Networking…

So here we are again…

Just the two of us… friends or related or just peeking into each others Facebook once in a while.

Most likely, you don’t need me. Maybe you read this Blog once in a while for a laugh or a cry or to see what it is I’m complaining about now.

Although you probably don’t need me, I sure do need you.

Plain and simple: The best way to get an appointment with a business owner is through a referral from someone that they know and trust.

I need meetings with business owners. I need them ASAP. I not allowed to write the company that I work for in my personal Blog (sounds like “Quack-qauck”), but in today’s crazy economic climate it is becoming a very popular fixture in more and more companies nationwide.

I have a gift for you for your help. If I am able to close the deal as a result of being referred by you, I’ll be more than happy to give you a gift certificate at the place of your choice.

For companies with:
3-15 employees….. $50
16-25 employees..  $100
26-50 employees… $150
51+ employees…….$200

We don’t change or replace any of the benefits that the company already has in place. It costs the company nothing to offer. They are voluntary benefits and owned by the employees. I do all of the leg-work.

I just need 20 minutes or so with the owner or decision-maker.

Not only will you feel good all over, but you’ll be helping a brother to keep his head above water. A brother that has had to endure bone-eating tumors in his ankle. A brother that has pain so severe in his ankle that it hurts to walk. A brother that knows what it’s like not to have his paycheck protected in the event that he becomes sick or hurt and can’t work. And a brother that will truly appreciate your time and help.

If that doesn’t sound enough like a pitiful plea for help, I doubt that anything else will.

If you’d like more info or hear a few stories about some of the claims that I’ve been able to pay, please email me at ron.goralski@snet.net.

Thanks for taking the time to read.

Published in: on May 13, 2009 at 1:05 am Leave a Comment

Heading out

Desperation: The act of doing things that you hate to do, like walking into businesses and asking for appointments. Add to that an ankle that hurts so badly, you can’t take a step without wincing.

Fear: The realization that if you don’t produce immediately, you will be forced into losing all that you’ve worked for.

Published in: on May 12, 2009 at 8:35 am Leave a Comment

Long time, no type

Well hello my little chickadees.

It’s been quite a long time since I last added a new posting. I’m not sure why the hiatus except I have felt very stressed lately.

Putting my thoughts into words usually helps to untangle the tightly spun wad of wiring that controls my emotions.

This can cause my fingertips to overload and spill words onto the keypad in a manner that very often comes across as whiny.

I’m not going to apologize for that. You have my permission to stop reading right now and I promise not to hold it against you.

(Now that they have all left, I can continue with this exercise of self-pity.)

It seems that I will be living in some sort of pain for quite a while and perhaps for always.

It hurts to walk. It hurts slightly less pedaling a bike.

Tendinitis likes to attack areas that have been manipulated or overused. My ankle falls into both of these categories.

I have a brace that barely fits under my shoes. It seems to help sometimes.

My doctor has told me to go on and live my life normally for now. He’ll be monitoring the situation very closely as there is possibly another area of concern that showed up on my CT Scan.

It may very well be nothing to worry about at all. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

Money has been another worry of mine. There’s just not enough coming in to pay the bills.

I blame myself for the hole that we are now in. Every job I’ve ever had has paid for disability insurance. I sell disability insurance. I DO NOT HAVE A DISABILITY POLICY OF MY OWN.

I was always told that if I collected disability pay, I would not be able to receive residuals or write more policies during that time. I never thought that I would hit such a rut in my business.

I’m working as hard as I can though to open new accounts. I’m also studying now for my Real Estate license and will be affiliated with a friend that owns a company in Waterbury.

Time is my enemy right now. I’m hoping that this one-two punch will come quickly enough to smack some of our bills into submission.

In the meantime I can always come here and continue to whine to myself.

Published in: on May 10, 2009 at 10:51 pm Comments (1)