Successful life insurance sales agents have an effective business plan and toolkit in place. Being properly skilled and prepared are two important ingredients required to succeed in what can be a lucrative insurance career. Ten steps to succeed are suggested here.

1. Selection – Decide on which niche area you are comfortable with. Measure this comfort against your current knowledge of life insurance products and minimum budget expectations. Also, prepare to Select at least one more area of specialization.
2. Amount of work – Quantify how