One night a wife found her husband (a salesperson) standing over
their baby's crib. Silently she watched him. As he stood looking down
at the sleeping infant, she saw on his face a mixture of emotions:
disbelief, doubt, delight, enchantment, amazement, skepticism.
Touched by this unusual display and the deep emotions it aroused, with eyes glistening she slipped her arm around her husband.
"A penny for your thoughts," she said.
"It's amazing!" the salesman (husband) replied. "I just can't see how anybody can make a crib like that for only $46.50."
Moral of the story. True sales professionals know they have to have
some down time, some unwind time from their day to day sales routine.
When they are with their family, they are with their family. Their
mind, their focus, their attention is on their family during these
times. If business thoughts are getting in, your family is not your
focus. Learn to unwind.
"Family is not an important thing. It's everything." - Michael J. Fox
In order to get away from their high-stress jobs, a professional insurance sales power couple, started to just relax on
weekends in their motor home at their favorite campsite. When they found their peace and quiet
disturbed by well-meaning, but unwelcome, visits from other campers,
they devised a plan to assure themselves some privacy.
Now, when they set up camp, they place this sign on the door of their RV:
"Insurance agents. Ask about our term-life package."
Moral of the story. True sales professionals know that in order to succeed at sales it's important to relax and unwind on weekends. No one can operate efficiently 24 X 7. So buy yourself some burnout insurance the only way you can! Just get away this weekend. Chill out and relax!!!
"It's a funny thing - when I'm crazed with work, spending time with my children relaxes me. Yet at the end of a long weekend with them, the very thing I need to relax is a little work and time away from them!" - Emily Giffin
