As hard as I tried I couldn't get out of my funk. I was getting discourage at my lack of energy and enthusiasm for much of anything. I couldn't get myself back to the gym, I didn't want to work on my "regroup" project anymore, my spark felt like it had been blown out.
Monday night Neil mentioned that one of our original salespeople had called him and told him that he had tried to get out of his comfort zone and make new contacts. That was a delight to hear. But then Wednesday the phone rang and it was this same salesman, "Michelle, I just called you to eat a little crow." I laughed a little and said "Oh yeah, I heard you had a good experience yesterday." "Well yeah, but today was actually even better." He proceeded to tell me about his day and how some of my advice that he had dug his heals in against had actually helped him. I didn't do any "I told you so's" like his was worried I would, but congratulated him with a great deal of enthusiasm. I was simply thrilled for him. One of my greatest joys truly is to help others find success in what ever goal they may have. I was so thrilled for him!!!
I knew our new salesperson was having an appointment that evening so I called him to wish him luck. He later called that night to tell us that the appointment was a success, that the farmer wanted to meet with Neil and get just a little more info, but the meeting was a success!!! Things were finally starting to look up.
I after talking to both of the other two salespeople I kept getting the feeling I should make a call to the third salesperson to see how he was doing and if there was anything we could do to help. As a side note, the salespeople had all given me a little bit of a hard time about knowing much of anything that they hadn't already heard before. I just kind of laughed to myself and thought, "They'll feel differently after I share what I know and understand." All our salespeople have both regular jobs and then have taken on this as a "privately contracted salesperson." We got to talking about his regular job and asked me basically if I thought I might be able to help him in that area too. It was a huge compliment!!!! I told him I'd love to and was scheduled an appointment to get together.
In addition to having some good reports from our salespeople, I had taught my youth class on Tues. As I walked into class the girls had written on the board, "Success skills rocks." They are so cute. Each girl had commented that this was their favorite class. As great as that is for my ego, the greatest gift yesterday was when I asked them to write down their top three goals. Most people are a little nervous about sharing their goals in front of others. These girls were of course the same way in the beginning. I called on one of the girls and asked her if she'd share her goals. She said quickly and with a smile, "sure!" I was in shock. These gals had come so far, they trusted not only me but also each other and they were excited to dream, set goals and make those goals happen. I had them each write on a calendar exactly when they were going to do the activities they needed to to fulfill their goals. There was no hesitation and they worked diligently. I was brimming with joy. I'm truly looking forward to finding ways to do more "group" teaching. I knew how one on one teaching worked, but it was the confirmation I needed that a group setting could work too.
By last night I was finally starting to feel more like myself and had hope that I'd finally figure out "what I was suppose to be when I grew up." LOL I have wanted to be able to train people in any area of life when it came to goals in addition to any area of sales. I love training and it gives me such a natural high. I feel like I'm moving in the right direction and am so grateful for the tender mercies we are offered when we are in a low place.
I'm happy to say I've continued to keep the TV off and been on FB very little. Last night Porter had been reading comics in the newspaper and had found a sudoku puzzle. He came and asked if I knew how to do it. For anyone that knows me knows that I am really lousy at sitting down and playing games. I'll even avoid baby showers because I hate games so much. But I can tolerate many games if they involve numbers. I'm such a geek!! Porter and I had a delightful time together figuring out the puzzle. I'm quite certain that wouldn't have happened had the TV been on. Those little successes are things I'm going to be proud of myself for and get back to my 30 day regroup. Life doesn't always go smoothly, but how well we ride the turbulence can make a big difference. For anyone feeling discouraged like I have been, another one of my favorite books is "Failing Forward." I listened to it this morning as I worked out. It was great to be reminded that there are no failures in life, just learning experiences. And if we are seeing something as a failure, that surely doesn't make US a failure. We are all children of our Heavenly Father.
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