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| This photo popped up on my photos widget the other day and I loved her cute little smile and her long bendy "arm-legs" as Elise used to call them! This just captures her fun personality I think. |
Simone is a very social and outgoing person, and she's got a lot of confidence too. Even when she was a toddler, this was very evident. She likes connecting with people and has a very compassionate and sweet way about her.
In January she went with Miles and Jared on their first sales blitz for their new company selling fiber internet. Miles had been on a sales blitz for another company and pitched an idea to Jared about setting up this same kind of business so they could retain more flexibility. They love the product since everyone needs internet and it's a superior product to what is available, and also less expensive than other options.
Simone loves being independent and is a very hard worker. She's been running her rock business, coaching climbing, and also working at restaurants. And it gives her lots of free time and pays the bills but isn't quite giving her enough flexibility to travel, save, plan for the future.
On their first blitz she had never done any door-to-door sales. She made enough that it was worth her while. But not quite what these returned missionaries with door to door experience made. But she knew that she would improve, and wasn't about to let being new to something discourage her. I love her patience and growth mindset!
Her second trip, she tried hard to implement some of the different techniques. She also focused on just connecting with people. She loved seeing the history of the Shenandoah Valley. Her climbing friend Siena came too. They both killed it. And they are both back this week, Siena's boyfriend too.
She has the best stories! She was in Virginia, and it has been really interesting to her to be around people from other parts of the country. The area she was in is very religious. And people were very sweet.
One old man had her watch a sermon on TV (his son was the pastor giving the sermon) and she did--for a whole hour. Which I think is cute. This man and his old wife who is a nurse really connected with her and texted her a few days ago to let her know they love their new fiber internet and have now printed off little handouts to give to the people at her work and their other neighbors.
She's jumped on peoples trampolines, petted their dogs, talked hunting. Attended a BBQ at a Baptist church. Was given a handmade cross necklace by someone she was talking to.
At home Jared is tracking her location. She was at one house for two hours and he was starting to worry. But then found out that one of the families she was talking to invited their son next door to come over and also buy from her. I think it's sweet that he's keeping tabs on her.
One married guy hit on her in a text after she'd left and Miles and his buddy showed up at his door a bit later and chastised him. Which is so Miles and not wise at all, but didn't we all want a big brother who would be protective?
Anyway, she came back from a 6 day trip with enough sales to pay for a whole year of tuition (she hasn't quite decided if or when she will start college but is thinking of doing marketing at the U of U).
Since then, her install rate is nearly 100%, and has had multiple people call her back and want to buy.
She is so excited about this. It's allowing her to go to New Zealand for several weeks to climb, and is in planning mode for a Mallorca trip. She is just in awe that this is a real thing and can't imagine why everyone doesn't want to do this. She says it's fun and she's super excited about it. She always talked about taking a "gap year" to climb. But the issue is how to fund all these good times as it wasn't going to be us. She has always been such a hard worker and it's fun to see this avenue open up for her and impressed with her work hard, play hard attitude!
She's dreaming about getting a Toyota truck with a shell on the back that she can camp in with Annie. Annie is the a great crag dog and Simone is determined to make her a healthy weight (she got fat right immediately following her hysterectomy). Hopefully hikes to the crag and more exercise will do the trick. Annie keeps a close eye on Simone and is always very protective of her.
Last week she drove her little Honda across the loneliest road in the US in Nevada. She was meeting up with a couple of climbing friends during this women's climbing festival in the area. Her car has been very reliable. But as a mom, if I knew she was driving alone across the desert with hundreds of miles in between services and no cell coverage, I would have probably had her drive our truck. But she didn't tell me until the night before. Luckily her car made it. But had low oil (despite recent oil change) and that kinda stresses me out. So newer car for this adventurous kid sounds good. She camped with Annie, and climbed with friends during the day. It was her first time visiting the famous climbing area in Bishop, California and she was so happy to be there and get to climb with some of her heroes.
I love my outgoing and adventurous Simone!
