Returning home from work, my team members paraded me with high-fives, cheering: “Ryan, congrats on dropping a two-bomb!!” ‘Two-bomb’ is slang for landing two sales in a single day. In that one day, I sold more accounts than my entire my first month! Ridiculous huh? It’s a crazy feeling to have outperformed your own manager (for once!!!) With two guys being fired last …
Door To Door – Day 22: Ryan Sitting At The Bottom Of The Scoreboard
On Work Day 06, I made my first sale. Currently I’m at Work Day 22. Here’s a photo of the current company scoreboard. See where my name is? Yes, you’re seeing things correctly. It’s sitting at the very bottom. Unfortunately I’m currently #25 in my team, sitting at last place
Door To Door – Day 19: To Quit or To Stay
Our team began with 19 sales reps and now we’re down to 14. Among those original members, 2 quit, 2 had to leave due to family issues, and 1 got fired. Today’s daily training video featured the CEO telling us ‘You can quit whenever you want, but once a quitter, always a quitter. Don’t give up on yourself or you’ll make a habit …
Door To Door – Day 6: Today I Found My First Customer
Day 06: Today I slowly crept up to a medium sized house on the corner of the street. There was only one car in driveway, which is usually an indication that only one of the home owners are present (and consequently only half of the decision makers.. which are not good prospects) Nonetheless, I decided to go with it any way. …
Door To Door – Day 5: Rebuilding Myself with Small Wins and Zorro Circles.
My first day of work was tough. Real tough. The downside to such a demoralizing day of work is that it deals a sharp blow to your self-esteem, and makes you question your capabilities. You feel like you want to quit and go home. The upside is that it forces you to re-evaluate your strengths and weaknesses. In today’s training, …
Door To Door – Day 1: The Most Emotionally Demoralizing Day of Work Ever
Have you ever worked a job where you felt so emotionally bombed that you were afraid of showing up at work the next day? Have you ever had a rejection so visceral that you sat on the curb for 90 minutes demoralized, contemplating your life? You ask yourself “why am I doing this job?”. A voice of self-doubt whispers “maybe this …
Recruitment in Multi-Level Marketing Companies
*Begin story* “Hey Ryan do you want to meet up for a coffee?” “Sure!” Ryan enters the coffee shop with the individual expecting to just chat.
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One day, I received an email like this one below. I agreed, and it turned into this:
Entrepreneurship Is Not For Everyone
It’s no doubt that entrepreneurs are the rock stars of our decade. They are considered to be the coolest, richest, most courageous people defeating all odds to put their products in the market. People seem to talk about Steve Jobs more than Stephen Harper! Now, ‘entrepreneur’ is a pretty broad term. I mean, even those working at Multi-Level Marketing companies call themselves entrepreneurs. In …
My Graduation Goal
In my first year at university, I had set a clear goal for myself. To get into the co-op program, get 20 months of work experience, graduate, enter the workforce, and land the highest paying job possible. (Yes, that post was actually three years ago!) From that, I set benchmarks. I met with graduating co-ops and politely asked what their starting salaries …