Today marks my 75th blog on Active Rain. I have tried very hard to come up with stories, anecdotes and lessons that are useful for salespeople in any profession, while also implementing the keywords that help promote Obbee. Obbee provides cutting edge sales leads for the real estate, mortgage, insurance, debt settlement and loan modification industries.
Sales, of course, is the wonderful art of helping people buy what they need. All of us need some place to live, for example, and real estate agents provide phenomenal guidance. We all need to pay for that place- and insure it. Thank goodness for mortgage brokers and insurance agents. We need all kinds of things, and salespeople help us make almost all of our decisions.
There are some products and services that do not have enough sales representation, however, including PROTECT. PROTECT is also known as the National Association to Protect Children. Its website can be found at www.protect.org. PROTECT is the first and- sadly- only anti-child abuse lobbyist group in the country. Children don't vote, so unfortunately they have been historically unrepresented by our nation's politicians when it comes to progressive, meaningful legislation.
Before PROTECT, for example, in many states it was a felony to rape a child... but only a misdemeanor if that child was a relative. That's changed now. PROTECT has also worked to strengthen sentencing guidelines for child molesters and increase funding for anti-child pornography initiatives.
Why do I mention all of this? When you need a house, you know to call a realtor. But do you ever think about specifically "buying" safety for children? Probably not, because: 1) You've taken it for granted; and 2) No salesperson has let you know it's something for which you could spend money. And that's the key- The awareness we generate as sales professionals is a powerful force. How many of us use our knowledge and experience to sell anything besides our own products and services? If you think about it, your training gives you a tremendous capacity to "do good", just like a superhero. You know how to attract people, retain their interest, motivate them and help them determine how and where to spend their dollars. The better you become at your job, the better you develop your abilities in other applications. So the older and wiser you get, the more valuable you are to the world at large.
... If you could pick one person, place or organization to help with your "super powers", what would it be? For what bastion of "good" would you become a champion? For me, it's PROTECT. For you, whether it's saving the local historical site or saving the planet's ecology, go forth, and good luck- You are a hero!
- Dave
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