The Job Nobody Dreams Of

Words To Live By

I went to Toastmasters today and heard some incredible words in a quote from Dale Carnegie, "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get."

There are actually two lessons in that quote. The first part deals with determination. Wanting something so bad means that you are willing to make sacrifices; show a tenacity that you may not have known was inside you and "will" yourself to the result you want.

The second part I think deals with not making your goal the ultimate factor in your overall happiness. I would have loved to play in the NBA but no matter how hard I worked, it was never going to happen (not my fault - my parents DNA was the culprit). Do I spend the rest of my life a miserable wreck, well yes...at least until the Mavericks win a championship!

Seriously, there is a LOT to be said about not always thinking about tomorrow and what you "hope" will happen. That's the beauty of this quote...the balance between having your destiny in your own hands and learning to live with the outcome and live to fight another day.

Happy Selling!

The Myths of Job Hunting

Yahoo had a very good article recently on the myths of finding a job in the current economy - http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-6_myths_about_job_hunting_in_a_recession-784

Let me add my views:

The Myth That No One is Hiring - Now is the time for companies to find great sales talent. The only way they are going to survive is increase sales, they've cut all they can. If you can help a company on the revenue side you will have your pick of jobs.

The Myth that the Internet is The Best Place to Find a Job - You need to network. Remember my post about Kevin Bacon helping you land a job - http://tinyurl.com/b2nx3b

The Myth That Companies Are Not Interested in People Over 55 - Um...I disagree with Yahoo. Age discrimination still happens EVERY day! Sales is probably the one career field that has the most protection against "ageism."

Experience and Advance Degrees Guarantee a Job - Think of everyone you know who has a college degree. Now compare what they are doing with what his or her degree is in...discuss! The last line under this myth says it all.."sell, sell, sell!" Enough said.

Happy Selling!

Death of a Salesman

By now you have heard about the passing of Paul Harvey. As someone who spent 16 years in radio, I know what an icon he was to the industry and how much he will be missed by his listeners. Over lunch today I heard one of the tributes ABC Radio is doing this week to the memory of Paul. Go to - http://www.abcrn.com/harvey - and click on the first link to listen to Gill Gross's tributes.

If you choose "Tuesday Afternoon's" session you will hear about "Paul Harvey the Salesman," including  excerpts from previous broadcasts he did about how being a salesperson rescued so many lives.

Paul Harvey didn't consider himself a "radio guy," rather a salesman who wanted to help people through the products he represented. It gave me chills and new motivation to keep up my mission about sales careers.

Happy Selling!