steppin' up

3 years sunday was my anniversary with the company i am currently with as an employee.

3 years. it's been a great ride, for sure. i've mentioned before how much i love what i do. the people, the industry, and the sales process. not to mention the actual company. i know i don't talk much about work, and that's kind of intentional as it is a facet of who i am, yes, but it isn't "who" i am.
3 years ago, i approached this career change as a new chapter where i was going to be better balanced, and better adjusted to my life, as a whole. my previous job consumed me. it ate the best part of my days. and that forced some unnecessary unhappiness, an some severe imbalances. this was a change - a deliberate, and calculated change - i have found balance, and peace, and, and most importantly, i have found happy.

i have been very successful with sticking to the goals and journey i set out to do three years ago. and to that end, i am quite proud of me.
as a very positive outcome to that deliberate change, and determination to stick to the balance goals - i have also found the most success i have ever had as a sales rep. i am anticipating that i finished last year at either #1 or #2 sales rep in the company! (i will find out in Feb at our Nat'l meeting) i can't help but connect the two dots, and recognize that working smarter meant i didn't have to work harder. it meant that i could give 100% to work, when i could, and 100% to my family all the time. it meant that i can be held accountable with my boss, and managers, and provide them quality work, as well as be accountable to my family, and be a good mom and wife.

because of this attention to the "plan", and working hard to maintain a solid output of sales in this company, my reputation is solid, and positive, and i have been called upon to add some responsibility to my plate for the coming year, and perhaps into the future.
one nice thing, the upper management was made aware of my inability (and disinterest) to be a manager here at this company right now with my kids at the age they are, so we've worked together to clear a path and create a career journey for me. i am going to be a sales rep trainer for the company. I will still be a sales rep with my own territory, i am just assisting the new hires with getting up and running. i am so very excited about this wonderful opportunity, but also for the blank page in front of me, and the posibilites that it offers. there are SO many exciting changes that are coming down the pike with the company ... so glad that i am part of it!

so, i am steppin' up, and beginning a new chapter in the career book. i've been to the preverbial "top" in management, so i know what to expect. i also know what to avoid. i will be avoiding those things, you can be sure.