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I am having a lot of fun reading U.S. Anderson’s “Three Magic Words.” So much so, that while reading yesterday, I received an inspired thought to share some of what I’m reading in the form of “Thoughts for the Day” on my blog. These short quotes will come from whatever [...]

That afternoon, on my way home, I drove over to what will soon be our new home. It was a beautiful day, the sun shining through a swaying wall of trees surrounding the property, a crisp blue sky blanketing endlessly above. Since the sellers had already moved out, I felt secure knowing I could walk around the property and the grounds for a few moments and tap into the buzzing vibration of achieving what was at one point just a dream.

While the company had been growing at a pace of 20% per year, it quickly became apparent that this year would be different. Almost immediately my projections were adjusted to reflected this new reality.

On one level, this was good news, as one of the ways I was to be evaluated concerned whether or not I could hit my monthly sales projections. But the flip side to this was the fact that my commission rate had been set against loftier sales goals, and with lower projections came lower commissions. After about a month into the job I became concerned that once my two-month salary guarantee period was over, I wouldn’t be making nearly as much as I had originally thought. In fact, based on current sales, I figured I would be making about the same, if not slightly less than my “pre-promotion” position at my previous employer. Ooops!