{"id":143,"date":"2010-05-06T15:38:52","date_gmt":"2010-05-06T15:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wensmedia.com\/\/salesarchive\/permalink\/2010\/5\/6\/113852.html"},"modified":"2010-05-06T15:38:52","modified_gmt":"2010-05-06T15:38:52","slug":"buffleheads-and-geese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/uncategorized\/buffleheads-and-geese\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffleheads and Geese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><u><span style=\"font-size: 16pt\"><font face=\"Tahoma\">Buffleheads and Geese<\/font><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<font face=\"Tahoma\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We have the luxury of operating ENS Media Inc<span style=\"color: red\">.<\/span> from our waterfront home on Lake Simcoe, although I&rsquo;m on the road all over the continent as much as I am in the &lsquo;office&rsquo;.<\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Tahoma\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sometimes amidst airport security checks and eating alone in restaurants<span style=\"color: black\">,<\/span>I forget to stop and smell the roses. Yesterday I was sitting in my &lsquo;office&rsquo; watching the buffleheads and geese playing in front of my dock while I coached a client on the phone on how to increase her revenues.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Tahoma\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When I got off of the phone, it struck me how fortunate I was to be able to enjoy watching nature and still do business at the same time. I took a few minutes to write down all of the reasons that airport security checks and boring restaurant meals really don&rsquo;t matter.<\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Tahoma\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; While others fight rush hour traffic to get to their offices, I&rsquo;m often answering emails and helping clients while I sit in front of my fireplace over my morning cup of coffee.<\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Tahoma\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When you have the daily pressures of expense budgets to cut, increased competition and revenue budgets to achieve, it can be difficult for you to stop and smell the roses, or as in my case, watch the buffleheads and geese.<\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Tahoma\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; But your health, general wellbeing and your productivity depend upon you occasionally taking time to revisit all of the positives your career has to offer.<\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Tahoma\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; And those of us in the business of selling advertising do have one of the most satisfying careers in the world.<\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Tahoma\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was reading earlier this week that many economists, for example, are pointing to advertising as one of the key influencers in restoring consumer confidence, consumer spending and our economic recovery.<\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Tahoma\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wow! &nbsp;That has to be pretty satisfying, knowing what we do can actually spur the economy and create more employment!<\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Tahoma\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; But our careers offer much more than that.<\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Tahoma\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Those of us on commission have virtually unlimited incomes. And while sometimes our incomes might take a hit with economic declines, those of us who are good at it will never be unemployed.<\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Tahoma\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We learn something new about advertising and about our clients&rsquo; businesses every day, and our world is changing so fast there is no time to get bored.<\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Tahoma\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What we do isn&rsquo;t dangerous or life threatening and it&rsquo;s exhilarating and rewarding to watch our creative ideas reach fruition and help grow our client<span style=\"color: black\">s&rsquo; <\/span>businesses.<\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Tahoma\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Why not take time to make a list of all of the things you like about your advertising sales career&hellip;. your own buffleheads and geese<span style=\"color: black\">?<\/span> Then refer to that list the next time you are frustrated by traffic jams or difficult targets.<\/font><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buffleheads and Geese &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We have the luxury of operating ENS Media Inc. from our waterfront home on Lake Simcoe, although I&rsquo;m on the road all over the continent as much as I am in the &lsquo;office&rsquo;. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sometimes amidst airport security checks and eating alone in restaurants,I forget to stop and smell the roses. 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