Mid-Life Career Change | Starting an Insurance Career from Scratch in Vancouver 🇨🇦

At 38, I made a rather "unstable" decision—leaving my role as a full-time stay-at-home dad to become an insurance broker.

That year was actually quite comfortable. Every day I dropped my child off at school, picked her up, and in between I looked at stocks and did my own thing. The pace wasn't fast, but it wasn't empty either.

Yet it was in this "just right" life that I kept asking myself a question: Over the next 10 years, what kind of life do I really want to live? This time I didn't want to just "make do." I wanted to find something I truly believed in, something I could do long-term, something I could pursue with passion all the way to retirement.

My interest in insurance didn't start when I changed careers. It began earlier, during the pandemic, shortly after my child was born. I suddenly had a strong feeling: I need to do something for this family! So I started looking into insurance, but that experience, to be honest, wasn't great. A lot of things weren't explained clearly; it was more about frequent meetings and being pushed to sign. That's when I had a very direct thought: Instead of always listening to others explain it, why not figure it out myself?

From "wanting to understand" to "actually getting licensed," there was actually a gap of several years. During those years, I kept my original job while intermittently learning about insurance and investments, and gradually put together some coverage for myself and my family. But I never truly took that step—until life slowed down and I seriously considered for the first time: Should I turn this into a career?

Only after entering the industry did I realize this path isn't easy at all: There's a lot to learn (products, tax, planning); income is highly unstable; rejection is part of daily life. But I persisted. Over the past year, I did something rather "dumb": I went through almost every training course available—not just to check a box, but to review and take notes repeatedly. From product structures to family coverage, cash flow, tax logic, and asset allocation. I didn't want to just sell a product; I wanted to help a family think through their overall picture.

After one planning session with a client, he quietly said: "With this arrangement, I can feel at ease about my daughter and grandson." At that moment, I was absolutely certain: This work has meaning! Looking back now, I wouldn't say I'm particularly successful, but I'm sure of one thing: I'm not spinning in place—I'm building in a long-term direction.

If you're also thinking 👇

📌 Whether to change careers

📌 Whether to start over

📌 Or just curious about the insurance industry

I'll gradually share more authentic content:

✅ How to become an insurance broker in Canada

✅ The real income structure in this industry

✅ Whether ordinary families really need insurance

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