Cindy swallowed an aspirin, and rushed it down her esophagus in a tide of coffee. She had three more calls to make, before she called it quits for the week.
She psyched herself to make the call. Somehow, she had still to find the magic key to getting tangible results.
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She psyched herself to make the call. Somehow, she had still to find the magic key to getting tangible results.
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Although Cindy was very persistent with the roster of delinquent clients that she called on, for some reason her efforts did not yield satisfactory results. It seems that they took advantage that she is a woman to play on her emotions with a sad story.
-“Hello Mr. Ramirez? …Hi, this is Cindy from Lucien Enterprises calling again. Remember that we spoke last week concerning your short term loan…..yes; I was wondering if perhaps you were coming next Monday to pay?
-“Hello Mr. Ramirez? …Hi, this is Cindy from Lucien Enterprises calling again. Remember that we spoke last week concerning your short term loan…..yes; I was wondering if perhaps you were coming next Monday to pay?
You know you are already two weeks behind your due payment, and if I don’t see results, I may have to forward your account to my supervisor.
-“Cindy, I already told you, I will pay you guys as soon as possible. An emergency came up, one of my kids fractured his arm while playing football and my wife is also going for some medical check ups, and we are worried it may be cancerous. Please Cindy, just give me a little bit of time. I promise to make it next week. I promise.” He said as solemnly as a prayer.
-“All right Mr. Ramirez, I am sorry to have bothered you. I hope everything turns out all right for your wife….goodbye.” Cindy said apologetically.
She needed a mental distraction. She dialed the cell phone of the guy she had had dinner with last weekend, to see what he was up to next weekend.
-“Who is this?” An angry woman answered.
-“Cindy, I already told you, I will pay you guys as soon as possible. An emergency came up, one of my kids fractured his arm while playing football and my wife is also going for some medical check ups, and we are worried it may be cancerous. Please Cindy, just give me a little bit of time. I promise to make it next week. I promise.” He said as solemnly as a prayer.
-“All right Mr. Ramirez, I am sorry to have bothered you. I hope everything turns out all right for your wife….goodbye.” Cindy said apologetically.
She needed a mental distraction. She dialed the cell phone of the guy she had had dinner with last weekend, to see what he was up to next weekend.
-“Who is this?” An angry woman answered.
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-“Hi, my name is Cindy and I am calling for Mark, can you put him on the phone please?” Cindy asked almost hesitantly.
-“I know who you are. You’ve been leaving him messages. I’m HIS WIFE! AndI don’t want you to call him EVER AGAIN!” His wife yelled into the receiver.
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-“I…I am sorry. I did not know Mark was married - honest! And I want to thank you for letting me know this, but I think you should direct your anger at him, and forbid him from approaching other women to ask for their number.” Cindy said mortified.
-“I know who you are. You’ve been leaving him messages. I’m HIS WIFE! AndI don’t want you to call him EVER AGAIN!” His wife yelled into the receiver.
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-“I…I am sorry. I did not know Mark was married - honest! And I want to thank you for letting me know this, but I think you should direct your anger at him, and forbid him from approaching other women to ask for their number.” Cindy said mortified.
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Cindy put back the telephone on its cradle, and then put her hands to her temples to quiet the internal pounding of her head.
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What a shithead. Who would have thought it? He seemed so nice and caring, and insisted on going to a nice place to be ‘together.’ She had had to endure his little kisses on her bare shoulder and back while eating her dinner. She should have asked for appetizers – that shit.
All the time, while her body automatically reacted to the kisses on her shoulder, her mind refused him saying: NO! NO! NO! Not him. He is only an usurper, and those little kisses on her arm only served to remind her of someone else doing that.
Before parting with nothing more than a kiss on her hand (thank God), she went to the restaurant's bathroom to wash with water and soap his slobbering on her arm and upper back. She roughly scrubbed her skin with the industrial type paper towels to get rid of his cheap cologne, and any trace of his slobbering little kisses.
Her date had morphed into a motivational session that would have made Tony Robbins proud.
Before parting with nothing more than a kiss on her hand (thank God), she went to the restaurant's bathroom to wash with water and soap his slobbering on her arm and upper back. She roughly scrubbed her skin with the industrial type paper towels to get rid of his cheap cologne, and any trace of his slobbering little kisses.
Her date had morphed into a motivational session that would have made Tony Robbins proud.
With sincere enthusiasm and pragmatic possible solutions, Cindy had motivated him to fast forward to plan where he wanted to be five, ten, thirty years from now. That in itself was more than the price of dinner.
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She should have told his wife that she sent him back, a better man.
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Cindy’s head was boiling in anger. How could men be such dogs as to sniff everything that walked in a skirt? The aspirin was not making any improvements to her augmented headache.
She would make one more call, and then leave earlier than usual.
-“Hello Mr. Bronson? Hi, it’s Cindy again calling from Lucien Enterprises. How are we doing on the payment due?”
-“Hi Cindy. Oh I gotta tell you, I haven’t come up with the money yet. You know I told you one of my kids got sick, and my car payment came due….next week. By next week Cindy, I promise to go there and pay everything I owe.” He assured her.
-“I see. Listen to me Mr. Bronson. If I were you, I’d hold on paying the electric bill, or the rent, or even eating out. Do you know why? Because if I don’t see you next Friday here before 5:30 pm, I am going to sick on you my assistants, and after they are through with YOU, and with your car, you will not have to worry about diverting funds for the car payment anymore.
She would make one more call, and then leave earlier than usual.
-“Hello Mr. Bronson? Hi, it’s Cindy again calling from Lucien Enterprises. How are we doing on the payment due?”
-“Hi Cindy. Oh I gotta tell you, I haven’t come up with the money yet. You know I told you one of my kids got sick, and my car payment came due….next week. By next week Cindy, I promise to go there and pay everything I owe.” He assured her.
-“I see. Listen to me Mr. Bronson. If I were you, I’d hold on paying the electric bill, or the rent, or even eating out. Do you know why? Because if I don’t see you next Friday here before 5:30 pm, I am going to sick on you my assistants, and after they are through with YOU, and with your car, you will not have to worry about diverting funds for the car payment anymore.
Not a minute after 5:30 Mr. Bronson. There is no room for negotiations from now on……have a nice weekend.”
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From that moment on, Cindy seemed to have unlocked the combination to making her easier, productive, and more lucrative. She did not personalize or employ pity on any man she collected from. She was a long way from her small town. This town hardened people.
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Her commissions started generating from thereon.
Her commissions started generating from thereon.
To be continued
