For me, the Peace Corps totally changed my life. Two years later, when I returned to the U.S. after teaching languages at a secondary school located in the daily shadows of Kilimanjaro, I knew what I wanted to do, the importance of business and commerce, the up close and personal reality of life and death and pretty much what my future would look like...and it was not teaching English literature in the midwest. Although, since I now do have the privilige of teaching business stuff part time at MIT and at Tufts, I have also discovered that there is nothing more rewarding than getting personal thank you notes from my students at the end of semester.
When my seniors approach me in the fall about their careers, and they ask about Teach America, the Peace Corps, Habitat for Humanity or just taking a year off to travel, my response is always the same, "Absolutely, go do it!" One, there's no better time. Two, if not then, when? And, three, no one should ever look back at whatever age and say "I should have..."
So, as you're moving ahead at warp speed during these next two weeks to finish the quarter, take a couple of minutes separately by yourself and then also with your team and ask, "What is it that we absolutely must do/need to do for the balance of the year?" Then get the team together and talk it through. Just make sure that you're not sitting there in December and talking about the "should haves".
Good Selling!
DERBY Management-Associated Industries of Massachusetts
SemiAnnual Sales Management Boot Camp
"Save The Date": September 30th-October 2nd, 2012
Click HERE for a quick overview and email me to set up time for a 10 minute call to talk about this unique experience.
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“It was an outstanding program.” ; “A great mix of attendees.”; “Jack himself was very credible, very engaged in the business, and tied together real life, examples & stories.”; “I would rate it very highly and would recommend other senior sales leaders at MFS t go through the program.”; “It was time very, very well spent.”
Tom Jessee, Senior Vice President of Sales, MFS