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lookout123 · 07-26-2004, 04:02 PM

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.

Kitsune · 07-26-2004, 04:02 PM

One thing that I ran into in South Georgia that I thought was very cool is the Georgia Freenet Project. Obviously, a lot of people don't have computers, so the state has several trailers that they haul around and setup temporary computer labs. The locals that elect to can get free training on how to use a computer when the van shows up in their town. I thought that was a very cool way to help assist those that need to expand their careers and feel trapped in a small town. Its run by volunteers.

ladysycamore · 07-26-2004, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

what holds people to a job that they hate? no doubt there are some people that have no options, but i find that group to be pretty small.

It's bigger than you think.

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i have found most people that are "stuck" in a position are really afraid to take the leap required to move into a different career, unwilling to sacrifice what they do have to get something better, or just not confident enough to say "i can do that"

Don't forget that in order to get something better, sometimes it takes more than what that person has, and I don't mean "guts" either.

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complaining about not be able to get a better job isn't pointless if one isn't committed enough to their own success to do what it takes to become qualified for a better position.

Not always that easy.

jaguar · 07-26-2004, 04:05 PM

Careers in IT, that's a great route to wallmart these days

Happy Monkey · 07-26-2004, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

none of them are going to turn a mechanic into an accountant,

How about an accountant into a LION TAMER!
sorry, just a bit of Python...

lookout123 · 07-26-2004, 04:18 PM

i think i will back out of this now. needless to say i believe in the indominatable will of men and women. those who want something badly enough, will attain it.

07-26-2004, 04:02 PM	#31
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	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. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-26-2004, 04:05 PM	#34
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Careers in IT, that's a great route to wallmart these days __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

07-26-2004, 04:18 PM	#36
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i think i will back out of this now. needless to say i believe in the indominatable will of men and women. those who want something badly enough, will attain it. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-26-2004, 04:02 PM	#32
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	One thing that I ran into in South Georgia that I thought was very cool is the Georgia Freenet Project. Obviously, a lot of people don't have computers, so the state has several trailers that they haul around and setup temporary computer labs. The locals that elect to can get free training on how to use a computer when the van shows up in their town. I thought that was a very cool way to help assist those that need to expand their careers and feel trapped in a small town. Its run by volunteers.

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