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Anyone who has ever had a sales job knows that when you are hot and closing business, you can’t beat the feeling. It is like winning a HS basketball county championship every time. That is the most important win I’ve ever directly been a part of, so I had to use that example. You also know that the closes and failures come in spurts. One day, you might get people calling you for information and wanting to do business. Other days, your loyal customers tell you to shove off. This week I have been on fire. I don’t think it has anything to do with my sales prowess; it is just my week to be hot. Another day one of my teammates will be closing business left and right and I will be in the weeds. I’ll have to keep the memory of how great I feel this week to get me through those bad weeks. I am not going to go into the specifics of the business I closed because spies are everywhere. Actually, most of the companies no one would have heard of unless they live in the towns where they operate. It doesn’t matter to me–they are all interested in hiring JMOs and other specialists and they have chosen us to help them in the process. Now all we have to do is beat our competition to the punch and submit some outstanding resumes.
I have had many people ask me if I am liking my new job. I’m not liking it; I AM FREAKIN’ LOVING IT! I wake up in the morning with a gigantic sense of purpose. Before when I didn’t have a job, I could lounge around in bed the whole morning. All I had to look forward to was Lifetime television, snuggling with my beagle at his gasiest, the gym and chillin’ with Kathy. I desperately miss chillin’ with Kathy every day and still need to find a way to spend time with her. She always makes me laugh and is a fantastic confidante. She is caring and empathetic and appreciates me for the wacky and opinionated person that I am. Actually, she is going to become our “domestic engineer” in order to make some extra cash and lend us a hand with cleaning and cooking.. Even though I work from home, I don’t take any breaks to clean or cook. I treat this job as if I were going into an office every day. I roll out of bed, take a shower, make myself look pretty without makeup, throw on my favorite sweatpants and t-shirt of the day, and commute the 10 steps to my home office. I work from 10-7 and usually eat lunch at my desk. By the end of the day, my brain and eyes are usually exhausted, but this exhaustion is also exhilarating. I look around and think about our candidates. I was in their shoes just a couple of years ago and I want to find them the best job opportunities out there right now. They have served their country with honor and they deserve to work for a top company more than any Ivy Leaguer. I don’t care if you graduated from Harvard Business School. Have you had a mortar launched at your head and the troops that you are responsible for? Have you had to coordinate a live fire exercise safely so no one was accidentally shot? Have you been responsible for managing large governmental contracts to build hospitals and schools for the Iraqi people? You can’t replace that type of leadership experience with a fancy degree.
I’m off my soapbox. I have been a little too active in the last couple of days and am starting to feel the effects of it. My upper back feels very sore and achy, a sure sign that I’ve lifted my hands over my head way too many times. My left butt cheek burns at the incision site, most likely because I sit on my butt 10 hours a day. I might have to move my home office to the couch tomorrow so I can try to reduce my pain. I’m also heading into Southeast Pain with the hope that they’ll allow me to increase my medicine a tad more for a few days. If I rest for the remainder of the week, my healing should be back on track.
I just had to tell my readers how happy I am with my job. I already feel like I’m part of the team, like I am home. I even enjoy cold calling these companies because I get to think up a new scheme every time. If any of you have HR contacts in your own companies that you would like to pass along, I will happy accept it. I am not an annoying telemarketer. I let the customer talk and I listen and take notes. If you tell me “no,” I won’t bug you for again for another 2-3 weeks. If you say “HELL NO” and are rude to me, I’ll send you an honest “THANK YOU” note thanking you for your time. I want you to remember me and Alliance International when you change your mind about hiring JMOs. If you aren’t recruiting JMOs into your organization, you are missing out on some true talent.
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