While I don’t really want to write (or think) about this I suspect that this will be one of the most important days in my life; I just lost my job as a car salesman.
“Why” doesn’t matter— 
...oh yes it does! “Why” is at the very crux of the changes that are coming about in my life! The reason I lost my job is because I wasn’t doing it very well! And the reason I wasn’t doing a very good job of it is because, despite 30 years of doing it, I just wasn’t very well qualified to do it!
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I’ve written thousands of words about “inner nature” and acorns into oaks and all manner of reasons why people should not attempt to slip into glass slippers that just won’t fit. I am not emotionally/mentally equipped to sell things and the mediocre results I’ve attained over the many years I’ve tried to do it are testament to that fact. So here I sit today, for the first time in nearly 15 years, not a salesman! I should feel liberated, but I do not.
One door has been closed and another opened. Behind the first was a mixed bag of results; financial support for a wonderfully rewarding life with the woman of my dreams tempered with feelings of mediocrity and self betrayal. But like a trip to McDonalds, despite the mediocrity of the product there was at least the comfort of familiarity.
I’m staring wide-eyed now into what lies beyond the threshold of the second door. It is empty in one sense; there are no results to evaluate as of yet. But what I can see is hope and promise and opportunity. And there’s a glass slipper; by God, I think it’s a 9 ½ D!
2 comments:
Hang in there big boy ! Losing your job blows, but look ahead and it will happen for ya ! Keep your head up !!
Jeff
Leaders Personal Development
Jerry,
I was concerned and upset when I received a letter from the dealership advising me that you were no longer amongst their ranks. I am glad that I found your blog and that you seem to be handling it well. I am pleased that I didn't choose to wait when purchasing my new vehicle last month. You were always honest and up-front. If you didn't know something you told me so. No beating-around-the-bush or run-around answers. I am proud to have been one of your customers for the past 11 years. I'll look you up on LinkedIn after I finish setting up my account. Tell my favorite guidance counselor "Hello" and "Thanks for all the support during my HS days." I wish there were more people like you both in the world.
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