So last Thursday I was preparing to go into a store for a bit of training. I was tired, lackluster, quite frankly just not up for it. On the drive over I picked up the cell phone and called my friend Bou. We talked a little about blogging, a bit about dating, families, and politics. I ended up sitting in the parking lot of the store for about 5 mins. laughing my ass off. When I got off the phone I went in and had one hell of a good time. It was a small class, but it was focused and fun. We laughed and just had a great exchange.
A few days before that I stayed over at Lee Ann's place and we just had a wonderful time. Got up the next morning and heading out to store visits in someone else's territory. Every store I went into was a solid hit. Great conversation, good business results and over all a very productive day.
Then on Tuesday of this week I was driving to the one store that gives me the roughest time. I just can't seem to do anything right with them. As I'm driving over there my cell phone rings. WooHoo, it's Teresa. We also had a great conversation. Again, I sat in the parking lot laughing and talking for a while. When I finally bit the bullet and went into the store it was a great meet and greet. I talked with the sales reps and the assistant manager and we really seemed to click. Someone asked me if by saying it was a good call that meant that they were nice to me. No, it means that they weren't mean to me and believe me That Is Huge. I walked out of there with a real feeling of accomplishment.
Yesterday I was in Daytona. I don't get there as often as I should and was preparing to go into a store that had every right to be a bit angry with me - they hadn't seen me in longer than is right. As I was pulling into the parking lot that beautiful cell phone of mine rang yet again, and it was my friend Bou. We had another delightful converstation and the following store visit was a HUGE SUCCESS.
Hmmm.....the analyst in me is starting to detect a pattern. :-) Maybe I need to modify my schedule to include strategic phone calls between difficult training and sales visit.
Thank you my friends!! You guys have been a real life line. Man, what a great bunch of Sista's I have!!!!
Posted by Tammi at October 14, 2004 07:47 AMHey, it goes both ways! I love our talks and God only knows I've needed the boost lately with my pain-in-law and my traveling better half!
Posted by: Boudicca at October 14, 2004 10:32 AM[rolls eyes]
You girls & your gossipy sessions :-)
... you weren't talking about ME, were you? :-/
Posted by: Harvey at October 14, 2004 10:51 AMYeah Harvey, yeah we were! :-)
And it was GOOOOODDDDDDD! in a bad sorta way.
Posted by: Tammi at October 14, 2004 11:00 AMSHHHHH!!!! Tammi, you weren't supposed to TELL him!
*ducking and running*
Posted by: Teresa at October 14, 2004 02:17 PMDamn, now that he knows, whenever we post that we had a talk, we might go ahead and tell the world something like, "Well, when I was on the phone with Tammi, talking about that hottie Harvey..." :)
Posted by: Boudicca at October 14, 2004 08:24 PM