An Inspirational Video to Wrap Up The Journey

Over the past 6 months I taught myself how to use Adobe Premiere to create the video below. I couldn’t think of a better way to express the journey from Summer 2016 until now. VIDEO URL: facebook.com/RyanIng/posts/101 People don’t believe me when I tell them it took 50 hours of editing. It really did. Every subtitle, is handmade, every photo resized, …

Door To Door – Day 97: I Completed The Program! A Summary.

I can’t believe I worked for 4 months in door-to-door sales! I did it! I completed the program. I did not quit. And in the end, I succeeded. As my coworker Victor drove me home, I stuck my head out the window and screamed ‘I CAN SELL!’. Adrenaline and excitement coursed through my veins. Here is a summary of my entire …

Door To Door – Day 96: Building A Team and Passing The Torch.

When we graduate high school, our social circles disperse as everyone travels their own path in pursuit of finding their calling. From time to time we cross paths with old classmates, but the conversations usually don’t last longer than a quick ‘hi’. Last month I was struggling – and had two old classmates reach out to offer advice as they …

Door To Door – Day 86: Bouncing Back Up As A Team

Photo: Customer named Natalie we helped out. She said the security and fire protection would give her peace of mind for when she travels, and the doorbell camera would help her screen the front door for strangers. Before you even touch a door in BC, you have to get fingerprinted. They have pretty strict licensing out here. Without a license, …

Door To Door – Day 62: Resiliency

In the last 10 days I haven’t closed a single deal. I must’ve talked to at least 150 people and had at least 12 in-home presentations. Statistically speaking I don’t even know how this is possible. Usually at least 1/100 in prospects are a super easy ‘yes I was already looking for this’ type of interaction. It could just be bad luck – or …

Door To Door – Day 19: To Quit or To Stay

Our team began with 19 sales reps and now we’re down to 14. Among those original members, 2 quit, 2 had to leave due to family issues, and 1 got fired. Today’s daily training video featured the CEO telling us ‘You can quit whenever you want, but once a quitter, always a quitter. Don’t give up on yourself or you’ll make a habit …

Door To Door – Day 6: Today I Found My First Customer

Day 06: Today I slowly crept up to a medium sized house on the corner of the street. There was only one car in driveway, which is usually an indication that only one of the home owners are present (and consequently only half of the decision makers.. which are not good prospects) Nonetheless, I decided to go with it any way. …

Door To Door – Day 1: The Most Emotionally Demoralizing Day of Work Ever

Have you ever worked a job where you felt so emotionally bombed that you were afraid of showing up at work the next day? Have you ever had a rejection so visceral that you sat on the curb for 90 minutes demoralized, contemplating your life? You ask yourself “why am I doing this job?”. A voice of self-doubt whispers “maybe this …

Legal Training For Door-To-Door Salespeople

As part of our training I’m learning some of the laws around working with door-to-door salespeople. If you knock on a door that has a no-solicitation sign, that is considering trespassing. Door-to-door salespeople have to be licensed by the province. They must show their license upon request. Usually they are wearing an ID card around their neck. If you tell a salesperson …