HAPPY NEW YEAR

With only hours left in 2010 I want to wish all my loyal readers a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.

At midnight we will turn the page on another year and look forward to the new and exciting year ahead of us. 2010 has had its challenges for sales reps worldwide. The economy has had a much stronger impact on business than anyone could have predicted. Environmental issues have plagued the world from record breaking oil spills to tsunamis. Countries that have never been factors in energy consumption are now leading the world in demand for energy.

Wars are being fought on multiple fronts and it has become harder to recognize our allies than ever before as well. The basic beliefs that our country was founded on, pursuit of happiness, has come under attack by illegal immigrants.  Politics have gone crazy and politicians can’t seem to work toward any common goals.

With all this being said and everything that is going on, always remember that we live in the GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD and we have unlimited opportunities. We have freedoms that the majority of the world will never experience. It doesn’t matter where you start or when you start, there is always hope to become better.

The problems we have today will go away only to be replaced with new and more challenging problems. With every problem will come tremendous opportunity. With every new crisis will come new hope, and with every obstacle will come innovation that will change the world forever.

I am an optimist. I believe that the glass is half full and that no matter what happens today it happened for a reason and it will lead us to improve ourselves and become stronger for having been a part of it.

I have no silver bullet to make things better. All I can do is to present a point of view that will hopefully make you start to think in a positive direction. If one person that reads this blog is influenced enough to change their attitude from one of defeat to a winning attitude, then the 98 posts that I have written this year are all worth it to me.

I truly believe that 2011 will be OUR year. Every rep that reads this blog, every person who reads this blog, every company that these people work for, every customer that these people service, every territory that these people work, every family member that these people have, every community that these people are a part of will be better in 2011.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THE TRAINING BUFFET, HELP YOURSELF. KEEP READING IN 2011 FOR MORE TREATS THAT WILL TINGLE YOUR INTELLECTUAL TASTE BUDS AND STIMULATE YOUR CAREER.

Lorin