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Reflections on My First Cold Calling Experience
Unsuccessful as expected, but made a few reflections.
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This morning, while having breakfast, I casually picked up the local newsletter and landed my eyes on the classified ads. One “Math Tutoring” ad, followed by another “Math/Physics Tutoring,” caught my attention, with both a phone number as the contact.
Why? Because, during my recent trip, I helped my father, a retired high school math teacher who still does tutoring, replace phone bookings with a far more efficient smartphone QR-code scan booking system. A huge success!
Unlike the two mentioned earlier, my father doesn’t need to advertise, as his strong reputation brings students to him through referrals from former students. For him, earning money is secondary; teaching gives him something meaningful to do. However, the issue is that when he teaches, he takes it far too seriously, forgetting that he is already an 83-year-old man.
We’ve all tried numerous times to talk him out of tutoring, but without success. Now, we actually don’t mind. He is quite healthy and looks young for his ages. His favourite quote: “A person with no things to do is the most miserable”.
