I used to love to sell. Talking people into realizing they “needed” something that they didn’t even want was exhilarating. The thrill of the chase and the hustle excited me and motivated me. Lately, I hate sales. I hate having to say the canned things and scripts that some people create that just don’t work. Maybe it’s the industry that I’m in, but selling at the moment feels like it is sucking the life out of me.

I’m trying to remember why I loved to sell so much and what happened that changed my mind, as well as how to get that passion back. I feel as if I have gotten complacent, like many people do….trapped in a rut that I have dug for myself. I am so creative and love coming up with marketing ideas and focuses-passionate for new things, passionate for everything but what I am doing now.

I know a change is on the horizon for the better and I’d love a chance at showing my marketing abilities, but I think it all starts with the excitement of a sale. Anything. So, my goal for the remainder of the week is to try and have fun with it again. Enjoy what I am doing and not let the pressure of trying to meet a goal ruin my chances of achieving success. I think this is true with anything, when something loses its luster it seems almost impossible to get it back, but not all is hopeless. It all begins with positive thoughts and centering your mind to the main objective, not getting clouded by stress, politics, assumptions, or misguided feelings. Time to make things happen and get it going!