This is a big obstacle for me and I am trying to get around it. I always wondered if it was the way I look (tall, blonde) but now I'm old! At this time I am working seminars with other agents who, like any aggressive salespeople, target prospective meal tickets like vultures. I joked around with the manager (a very bad manager) once and said "maybe you should allow us to eat with the guests and the other guys won't be as hungry when it comes time to sign up people." I like to help people and am more of a consultative salesperson, so when I visit someone at home, that's usually when I write business. Anyway, the men treat me as if I'm stupid. This is something that has followed me around for many years. I'm just not sure how to be assertive without aggression or conflict. I'll probably be leaving as soon as I train for another opportunity, but I know if I let others know "Hey, don't mess with MaMa or you'll be sorry" they would leave me alone.

There are people who say "The sky is yellow" and everyone nods. Once I worked in a store and said "The capital of GA is Atlanta" and a man from GA said "No, it's Savannah" and everyone laughed at ME. What an idiot. I can't imagine living in a state for years and not knowing the capital city. Actually, he's not totally off since Savannah was the first capital. Last week during the seminar there was a trivia question. Harry Truman is the first "senior" to have a Medicare card (1965) and a man mentioned he didn't graduate college and became president. I mentioned that several U.S. Presidents didn't even attend college such as Abraham Lincoln. 2 men laughed at me and said "But he was a lawyer" and went off chuckling. Abraham Lincoln never had any formal education and was self taught. So perhaps I need to use one of the other daily affirmations you write and just say "screw everyone...let them think what they want!" However, I don't know why I can't seem to shake this image.

(PS: Hope you don't charge for this session. I'm not covered for group therapy. lol)

A blonde secretary got tired of all the teasing and decided to do something about it. She spent hours and hours studying for the next time someone came in with a dumb blonde joke. A few days later a co-worker came in with a dumb blonde joke. She stopped him and informed him that not all blondes were dumb. She bragged that she knew the capitals of all 50 states and insisted that he test her knowledge. He agreed and asked her the capital of Wisconsin. After thinking deeply for several seconds she proudly proclaimed - "W".