“I design, manufacture, distribute, and sell elevator buttons. I specialize in the fourth floor. And I don’t mean to brag, but I’m such a good salesman that I could sell one of my fourth-floor elevator buttons to the owner of a three-story building. I’m also into jazz. I make elevator music in my free time. My motto in life: You can’t push my buttons if you don’t buy them.” -Jarod Kintz
When I mentioned last week that I was turned off by the idea of becoming a salesperson, I may have jumped the gun. Yes, salespeople are widely acknowledged as shysters and connivers, using underhanded manipulation to trick us out of our money. Further, I was of the opinion that their most offensive crime is operating from an over-inflated sense of self-value. True, salespeople must be liked and trusted, they must be admired and revered. Their confidence level must be a ten. Upon further review, I see the contradiction. I know better. There can be no "inflated" sense of self-value. We are worth more than we can even imagine. We all, on some level, could do nothing but benefit from possessing the confidence of a great salesperson. Get behind the gifts you have to offer, be passionate about the product that is 'you', your bottom line will be tremendous spiritual, personal, and professional profit.
p.s. I did it. I enrolled in a course to become a certified life coach. I am sooo excited!!! By the New Year, I will have a new professional path that feels bursting with possibilities.
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