Amemakakpor Redefines ‘Service’
AMEMAKAKPOR REDEFINES ‘SERVICE’
People always ask me how I do it. To maintain the top salesman position for eleven whole years—how do I do it?
You know what, I sat down one day and thought of these three things. Whenever one is called to a task and position, it is usually to either one of these three positions: the top, middle, or bottom. I am almost always called to the ‘bottom’. And I never find fault with this. I will tell you why.
I always draw inspiration from two characters in the Bible: David and Joseph. David was sent to the bush to shepherd his family’s flock, while his brothers were off doing the gallantry—fighting giants. While his brothers were asserting leadership on a major scale; David was made leader of a flock, and he did this wholeheartedly. The young boy was committed to pleasing his God and his father. God saw and appreciated the purity of his heart, and eventually elevated him from servant to king.
I live my life with the assurance of this story. I always remind myself of this: even though I am called to roam about in the scorching sun, I must at all times do so wholeheartedly to please my God and my leaders. Our MD, Mr. Ali asked me the other day, “What keeps driving you to wake up each morning, get on your bicycle, move heaven and earth to spread the good news about insurance?” One could never ask for a better affirmation from their boss. The wholeheartedness with which I perform each task assigned to me in life, I believe, take me a step closer to becoming like David. This is enough to keep me motivated.
I do not take my job lightly. I shy away from mediocrity. I give my utmost best always. Insurance is such a personal product and service; hence, I build such close relationships with my clients. I go to the extent of sponsoring some clients—their weddings, attend their naming ceremonies, funerals, etc. as relationships deepen. The money in my pocket is never mine alone; it must go out and fish for me returns in a thousand-fold. Life Insurance offers intimate protections for clients; thus I take keen interest in my clients’ total well-being.
And this is not magic. People jokingly tell me that I must be carrying a talisman somewhere around my waist, or a magic ring on my finger. With the rate at which I attain and maintain my clients, they believe it must be magic I am using. But this is just years upon years of sheer hard-work and love for my job. Trust me, it wasn’t easy when I started. But with this many years of experience, I have developed a highly efficient workflow, one that places the client at the very helm of it all. And I intend to stick with it.
[PROFILE:
Stephen Amemakakpor is a Life Planner, a member of the robust KEK Life team headed by Mrs. Irene Hawa. For eleven consecutive years, Stephen had been the leading insurance life salesman, beating out over 700 Life Planners always for this coveted position. On his 10th year as leading life broker, he also became the nation’s topmost Life Planner. In 2020, he received a brand-new Hyundai Tucson car, among many other prices, for nabbing the first position yet again that year. And to that we say, ‘end of an era’. End of an era, Stephen! All those years on the bicycle are over. Or so we thought. He is just not willing to let that bike go!]
