Dare to Dream. Peter Cliff

the result of which was a massive famine that, up until then, resulted in an estimated 30 million deaths. Despite the escapist fun of the rock’n roll era, there was a real feeling another catastrophic war was inevitable. The Russians and the Chinese, we were informed, were hell bent on spreading communism.

      I heard of a training program with the MLC Insurance Company. I applied and after an intensive three weeks of instruction, was turned loose to sell life insurance. Amazingly, I proved to be quite successful, but I loathed it. I was too ready to empathise with the client. I quit after a few weeks. I tried selling cars at Korumburra and that lasted a few weeks. I was not a salesman.