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An HR director once told me, "All brokers are the same. They all sell the same carriers and policies, so it really doesn't matter who you choose."

My younger self would have passionately challenged her with multiple examples of why she was wrong, but I just kept quiet, because there was an element of truth in her words. To this day, I still remember them as a reminder to do more.

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