This Time Is For Real

[Raider]

Congrats on the big 5-0-0

[Nomore1959]

Candi... Thank you so much for helping me and guiding me through some difficult times adjusting to a nic free existence.
I still have a ways to go, but the foundation you helped me lay is strong.

Congrats on your 500 days!! I quit with ewe today!

Cheers! 'party2'

500 just simply awesome, welcome to the half dangle

500 is awesome!

[D2maine]

Candi... Thank you so much for helping me and guiding me through some difficult times adjusting to a nic free existence.
I still have a ways to go, but the foundation you helped me lay is strong.

Congrats on your 500 days!! I quit with ewe today!

Cheers! 'party2'

500 just simply awesome, welcome to the half dangle

[DWEIRICK]

Congratulations on the 5th floor Candoit!

[ChickDip]

Candi... Thank you so much for helping me and guiding me through some difficult times adjusting to a nic free existence.
I still have a ways to go, but the foundation you helped me lay is strong.

Congrats on your 500 days!! I quit with ewe today!

Cheers! 'party2'

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

I had a conversation yesterday with my desk manager about sales. I respect the hell out of this guy, a Puerto Rican Vincent Van Ghoul.

"There was this guy I worked with, smartest guy, I have ever met, and a Marine none the less. The fukr could look at someone once and recall numbers, email, and the color car they drove. However, he could only sell maybe 5 cars a month. He was too smart, people found him to be an arrogant prick, almost insulting that he was so smart. People don't want to buy from smart, they want to buy from knowledgeable. Great fukn guy, horrible fukn salesman.'

I have been thinking about this, since then.

I have stopped apologizing for being me. I don't actually consider myself "smart" or "intelligent", I just have mastered the ability to learn. I know how to learn, apply, and refine that which I have learned. I come across as an arrogant prick or preachy, yeah, I know. But if I change that, I change me. I am far from being a pompous douche, but yet often accused of being egotistical.

I keep thinking about the fact that a certain skill set means that you are forever trapped in a job, role, or classification for life. As in most cases that means you can never expect to make more than someone deems you worth. I am tired of earning what someone thinks I am worth, I want to earn what I am worth.

I will sell 20 cars a month at some point, but right now I want to sell enough to pay my bills.

Who is the best salesman you know? Perhaps a family member? An uncle or grandpa growing up? Someone who could talk to anyone about anything, and make the convo about that person. Make the other person feel good. Deflect all attention from yourself unless it's self effacing. You must be humble yet gregarious. Think of the best salesman you knew from your family as a kid, and start acting like them. Sales is in your blood. You just need to let it flow. Be real. Be humble. Be friendly. Make friends. Be cool. And always, always, do what you say you're gonna do. 80% of salesmen suck because they don't do what they say they're gonna do. The customer is always right.

[pab1964]

I had a conversation yesterday with my desk manager about sales. I respect the hell out of this guy, a Puerto Rican Vincent Van Ghoul.

"There was this guy I worked with, smartest guy, I have ever met, and a Marine none the less. The fukr could look at someone once and recall numbers, email, and the color car they drove. However, he could only sell maybe 5 cars a month. He was too smart, people found him to be an arrogant prick, almost insulting that he was so smart. People don't want to buy from smart, they want to buy from knowledgeable. Great fukn guy, horrible fukn salesman.'

I have been thinking about this, since then.

I have stopped apologizing for being me. I don't actually consider myself "smart" or "intelligent", I just have mastered the ability to learn. I know how to learn, apply, and refine that which I have learned. I come across as an arrogant prick or preachy, yeah, I know. But if I change that, I change me. I am far from being a pompous douche, but yet often accused of being egotistical.

I keep thinking about the fact that a certain skill set means that you are forever trapped in a job, role, or classification for life. As in most cases that means you can never expect to make more than someone deems you worth. I am tired of earning what someone thinks I am worth, I want to earn what I am worth.

I will sell 20 cars a month at some point, but right now I want to sell enough to pay my bills.

And I have no doubt you will! Although you do come across as an arrogant prick, I still like you. You ever thought about being an engineer? You meet some of the criteria

[Candoit]

I had a conversation yesterday with my desk manager about sales. I respect the hell out of this guy, a Puerto Rican Vincent Van Ghoul.

"There was this guy I worked with, smartest guy, I have ever met, and a Marine none the less. The fukr could look at someone once and recall numbers, email, and the color car they drove. However, he could only sell maybe 5 cars a month. He was too smart, people found him to be an arrogant prick, almost insulting that he was so smart. People don't want to buy from smart, they want to buy from knowledgeable. Great fukn guy, horrible fukn salesman.'

I have been thinking about this, since then.

I have stopped apologizing for being me. I don't actually consider myself "smart" or "intelligent", I just have mastered the ability to learn. I know how to learn, apply, and refine that which I have learned. I come across as an arrogant prick or preachy, yeah, I know. But if I change that, I change me. I am far from being a pompous douche, but yet often accused of being egotistical.

I keep thinking about the fact that a certain skill set means that you are forever trapped in a job, role, or classification for life. As in most cases that means you can never expect to make more than someone deems you worth. I am tired of earning what someone thinks I am worth, I want to earn what I am worth.

I will sell 20 cars a month at some point, but right now I want to sell enough to pay my bills.

[pab1964]

Nothing about any of this is easy. Who ever tells you different is so full of crap their eyes are brown.

However to relish in the highs, you must experinces the lows. If you arent experincing this then your not living.

Candy man is right on 110 percent! But I will say what can keep you from doing this? You and only you! How bad you want it? One of the best things I've ever done. It's a challenge, hell I've always liked challenges but I also know my brother's and sisters are there anytime I need them and that is huge! This is Toyota month buy one and support a fine quit brother! Quit on Candy, its my damn pleasure to fight right along beside you.

[Candoit]

Nothing about any of this is easy. Who ever tells you different is so full of crap their eyes are brown.

However to relish in the highs, you must experinces the lows. If you arent experincing this then your not living.

[Candoit]

481 +1's....

Each one different yet the same. I promised and i kept it, yet the out come and events of each of those +1's was different.

I know where i will begin and end my day. Giving you all my word not to use nicotine is making my bed.

I plan on being here tomorrow morning to do the same. Beyond that, yes I would like to, but thats the best I can do. I dont worry about tomorrow, because it is always a day away.

quit hard little orphan annie!

When I re read that, I caught that...hoping no one else would, but I knew better, Dadday Warbucks

[D2maine]

481 +1's....

Each one different yet the same. I promised and i kept it, yet the out come and events of each of those +1's was different.

I know where i will begin and end my day. Giving you all my word not to use nicotine is making my bed.

I plan on being here tomorrow morning to do the same. Beyond that, yes I would like to, but thats the best I can do. I dont worry about tomorrow, because it is always a day away.

quit hard little orphan annie!

[Candoit]

481 +1's....

Each one different yet the same. I promised and i kept it, yet the out come and events of each of those +1's was different.

I know where i will begin and end my day. Giving you all my word not to use nicotine is making my bed.

I plan on being here tomorrow morning to do the same. Beyond that, yes I would like to, but thats the best I can do. I dont worry about tomorrow, because it is always a day away.

[Candoit]

Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.

Reject the concept of fate and superstition. A quitter believes and practices that he alone can shape his life with his actions. While if he becomes complacent he fails to master his own fate. Blaming it on the faults of luck, stars, and fate. It is foolish to ignore the soothsayer warning, because the "Ides of March" is always a day away.

Good to hear from you candy man , hope lifes treating you well!

I am doing well. Trying to make a name for myself at the dealership. They have given me the nick name of The Professor. Which is fitting. In the end I need to get people in the door.


Anyone looking for a Toyota? 'boob'

[Stranger999]

Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.

Reject the concept of fate and superstition. A quitter believes and practices that he alone can shape his life with his actions. While if he becomes complacent he fails to master his own fate. Blaming it on the faults of luck, stars, and fate. It is foolish to ignore the soothsayer warning, because the "Ides of March" is always a day away.

When I was a high school football player (yeah, it was a long time ago) I read a book by Gale Sayers called I Am Third. There was a statement in that book that I wrote out and taped over my desk - "I control my body; I control my destiny".

I used that as motivation to make it through football practices. It's funny that I never thought about relating it to my tobacco use - I dipped a lot in high school. :P

Nicotine is an evil mistress.

I quit with you today.