If only it were true . . .
Get a job, no matter what it is. Go to work, put in your time suppressing your feelings of distaste and dissatisfaction. Make some money, work more, make more money, work harder and make even more money . . . just continue this pattern thinking that happiness can’t be far ahead, right?
Ah . . . if only it did work that way.
In reality, happiness is what occurs along the way as you are working on your true purposes; overcoming the obstacles and barriers that come your way. It’s not some static thing like a can of tuna you pick up at the local market. It’s more like quicksilver.
The more you try to hold on to it, the more fleeting and transient it seems. And often it appears as a side benefit when you’re hard at work on something else you enjoy.
Mostly it shows up when you’re least expecting it. It happens in your day to day interaction with co-workers and vendors; when you figure out how to handle a situation with an upset client; when you work out how to give the customer a little better service and more results than they expected; or when you’ve finally bring in that big contract you’ve been sweating over for months.
It’s easy to put up with unexpected surprises, changes, setbacks and challenges if you’re working on a purpose that is important to you and one that you are passionate about. But, if you are stuck with a job you dislike, because of that ubiquitous economic whip, seemingly unavoidable in our present culture, your job and your life can be pure drudgery, if not a subtle form of slavery.
Now, as we spend an inordinately large number of our waking hours focused on the never-ending pursuit of the buck, not to mention that elusive thing called happiness, why not try to accomplish both at the same time? For many, the pursuit of a career in sales provides just such an opportunity.
THE SALES PROFESSION
Sales is a unique profession; you either love it or you hate it – there is no middle ground.
And if you don’t love it, you should look at the possibility of leaving it as soon as possible. You can’t go along being a moderate, plugging success, putting in mindless hours on the job, and expect to survive in this career for long.
Salesmanship and the profession of selling require more patience, stamina, presence of mind, fearlessness, courage, composure, self-confidence and above all, persistence than almost any other activity. You’ll find it can be the hardest low-paying job you’ve ever held – or it can be the easiest high-paying job you’d ever wish for. And all the while, you are given the opportunity to help people achieve their purposes, while at the same time succeeding in your own. You can, have your cake and eat it too.
It’s a wonderfully venturesome occupation full of challenge, risk and reward. For when you’re dealing with the whims and vagaries of human beings on the subject of the exchange of money anything can and often does happen.
For those who are passionate about sales and approach it as a professional, the payoff can be tremendous; it really can be romantic for the right person.
daniel w. jacobs
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