Day 18: Still alive. Manager told me to start hunting Realtors. Any advice?

Didn't quit. Survived the weekend and decided to give this one last honest push before I throw in the towel.

After my little breakdown last week, my manager actually showed some human empathy. She told me to ease up on the 50 cold dials. Her new strategy for me is to go to local networking events, buy coffees for Realtors and Mortgage Brokers, and try to let them send me their home-buyer referrals.

I went to my first local mixer yesterday. It was terrifying. Just a room full of people in cheap suits trying to sell things to other people who don't have any money. I walked out with 24 business cards from different real estate agents.

Now am I supposed to just call them and be like Hey, send me your clients? How do you guys actually build referral partnerships with Realtors without sounding like a desperate leech? Do they even care about a rookie insurance agent?

My desk is now covered in business cards instead of sticky notes. Progress, I guess.