And then everything exploded

After learning more about my purpose, I dedicated myself to learning to love the experience of selling.  And it worked way, way faster than I ever would have expected.  Here's what I wrote on September 1st, 2013:  "For the past month, I've had this book called The Sales Bible.

"It's pretty good, a lot of it applies far more to corporate sales than door-to-door sales, but it's got lots of good advice.  I got it mainly because I feel like if I'm not trying to be a better salesman every day, I get worse.  And through experience I have found this to be true.  (And, I figured, if this book gets me one sale that I otherwise wouldn't have, it will have paid for itself several dozen times over.)

"But I also got it because I think I've pretty much learned everything the team leader has to teach me, and I need new sources to keep learning.  One of the main things The Sales Bible teaches is that knowledge and training are absolutely vital to success as a salesman.  And the more I realized how important knowledge and training are, the more I started wanting to get my hands on as much knowledge as I can on how to become a better salesman.  And for a little while, I felt the same kind of drive that I feel learning about other things I love to learn about, like science.  It felt the same as that.  And a few nights ago, I realized that I really love learning the art of selling.  And without really even realizing it, I started thinking and planning to myself, What if this is going to be a career for me?  What if I'm not just supposed to spend my life learning selling principles as a supplement to what I actually do?  What if I'm actually supposed to immerse myself in this for most of my adult life?

"And then everything exploded and I realized that a whole new world of possibilities had just opened up to me.  Literally millions.  I mean, I've always casually believed that I could succeed in the business world, if I ever decided to care about it, but I realized that with the right mentor, in the right place, not only could I be very successful, but I could really love what I'm doing while I'm doing it.

"And then I got kind of frustrated because I've had a hard enough time deciding what I wanted to do in the great, grand world of science, and now this.  But it's given me something to think about.  And I haven't felt that drive in the same intensity since a few nights ago.  But the general desire has stayed and I still want to keep learning about it.  So I will."