House Republicans Vote to Cut Workers' Pay

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thanks kitsune - i really am not looking for a pat on the back, i am not special, i haven't done anything extraordinary.
i seriously bristle when i hear people say that there are no jobs and ________is holding them back. what i have found is that no one can hold me down, but myself.
life is about weighing the risks and prioritizing. when i was a headhunter/recruiter a new VP came in and told me the only way i was going to make "real" money is in sales. i asked him to allow me to train in the sales dept in addition to my normal duties, he said no - he didn't think i had what it took to be a salesperson. i hadn't him my resignation on the spot. he asked where i was going and i told him i didn't know, but i knew that i would be selling something. i decided that if i was going to learn sales i was going to go into the most demanding sales environment around. 2 weeks later i was a car salesman (go LJ!). later that year i sold that VP a ford Excursion and just raked him over the coals on it, to the point that my commission on that deal paid my mortgage for 2 1/2 months. i sent him a thank you card with a PS that said "not bad for a guy who doesn't have what it takes to be a salesman, huh?"
i knew i wanted more, i took the leap and 2 positions later it has really paid off.