A Septemeber Not to Remember

My head hangs in shame.  I let my sales team down, my company down,  let God down, and my country down.   That sounds way too dramatic.  

Why do I hang my head in shame?  I didn't sell a single contract the entire month of September 2008.  Blanked!  I had a few contracts pending, but they didn't happen to close within the month. 

I can sit here writing on and on blaming the poor economy.  It's not going to change anything.  I just have to be patient and wait until things get a little better.   Eventually within time, all that hard work, patience, putting up with cold shoulders, having doors slammed in my face will pay off.  All I can say is that I tried my best and just have to work even harder for the next month.   We all have bad months.  I am just reflecting on what I did or attempted and started making a strategic plan for the months ahead.

It was definitely a hard month for everyone in my industry.  A lot of the dealership in my market area closed their doors.  There is a good amount of unemployed dealership employees out in the market seeking jobs.  I can only count my blessings that still have a job and a salary.  Amen.

It's not the end of the world!  Just going to dust myself off and keep my head up.  I plan on starting a whole new positive attitude and not let this poor economy get me down.  There is light at the end of the tunnel!

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