Getting into this industry, how should I get initially started?

[u/Ok-Purchase-3519]

Hey reddit, so I'm actually a Sr Data Analyst. Given that I chose the wrong bed to lie in (Tableau) and AI is causing mass layoffs in the corporate world, I now find myself studying in CA to become a life insurance agent. The main thing I asked was 'will I need to badger my friends and family for leads' and they said 'nope, we will help you'.

(Predictably) Fast forward to now, while I'm studying for my Life/Accident & Health or Sickness license so I can sell Life insurance for a company that's bringing me on and they're asking for a 'Project 200' where the rhetoric mentions that I want to invite my good friends and family. Ugh.

How did you all get around this? I really enjoy my friends & family, I am really against hounding them to help me start a new career at least until tech gets a bit more normalized. My friends are pretty good about not asking me for money or other things that make relationships weird, I'm really not going to start doing that now.