Are you happy in your sales career? Are you happy with what you do day-to-day in helping to generate sales leads for the company you work for (or the business you may own?). Or, are you thinking of singing "take this job and shove it" on your way out the door so that you can go and start your own business?
I ran across a great article by one of my favorite business authors, Jeffrey Gitomer, on the topic of YOU and YOUR career.
Here's a piece of what Gitomer has to say:
Many people look at the lure of direct selling, or a home-based
business -- also known as network marketing (used to be known as multi-level marketing). For more than 50 years, companies like Amway, Avon, Tupperware, and Mary Kay Cosmetics have provided opportunities for men and women to break out on their own. And thousands of millionaires have been born from their ranks.
Here’s the reality check: Because people (like you) have real lives and real responsibilities – kids, house, debt – they can’t just quit and strike out on their own – so they start out working part time on evenings and weekends.
There are, however, some statistical hard facts that will tell you 4 out of 5 people who start their own business fail in the first year. And you may be saying to yourself, “Well, Jeffrey, I am the ONE that will succeed.”
Want to know the keys to making sure you make the right decision? Read the article.
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