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wrightme43
Ok most of you know my finacial situation has been major suxxors for this last year.
Here is where I am at now.
I work as a service advisor for Midas.
I make 10$ a hour, fixing to go to 12 plus a 3-5% commision.
The past 5 years I have owned my own business making good money untill this year, when it went to poo and I had to file bancruptcy.
The prior 4 years to that I worked as a lic. securities broker in natural gas, and oil drilling programs that were on the overall avg successful and still make those clients money today, in addition they received 85% of the intial investment as a 1$ per 1$ tax writeoff the first year. I was fairly good at that, but very very unhappy doing it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got a phone call last night offering me a position running a broker training program to increase that companies number of lic. brokers in this area. They have lost almost 50% of thier representives in the past two years and have went from gross sales of 32MM to 15MM. They need to increase the number of brokers to get back to where they were. I know I can run that, and make it work.
Upsides
50k a year plus bonuses.
4 day work week 12 hours a day.
my own office.
Downsides
Very weak economy and danger of loss.
I dont think I will be happy.
I dont like dealing with most brokers as they have a huge ego, and desire to control others for thier own benifit instead of trying to benifit each other and make both of you money. Its just the way I see it.
So all night last night I thought on this.
Upsides are huge to me, lots of money, lots of time off, being in charge.
Downsides weigh very heavy on my mind, before I had heartburn all the time, had trouble sleeping, and just was not happy.
Tonight at work I stayed late to close out the year end books. We closed at 4 pm and the only people there were the owner, his wife, and me. They have ran this shop from 1977 to now. It has a great reputation in town, and it is the largest Midas in the country.
I knew going into this job that I would most likely be the shop manager within 6 months. Everywhere I have ever been I have rapidly been put in charge of something.
For the last 4 years they had been owners but had allowed their son in law to be general manager of the shop. The last 4 years the business had lost money, lost gross sales, and lost reputation. Phil took back over this year. He made several commercials, letting people know he is back, and it has worked out very well.
They have made mention several times in passing what my long term intrests are in their business, what my goals are, and what I would be intersted in doing. Tonight they talked to me about needing to retire, remain owners of the store, but to have someone run the whole shop. To maintain it, grow it, and make it make money, take care of the employees, maintain its reputation, and keep it going.
They said they think I have the talent to do that, that they love the way I handle things, that their customers are commenting to them that they are happy about the way things are handled, and that they think I would be perfect to do this for them.
So this is what I wanted to talk about.
Upsides
I am very happy.
I enjoy the hell out of taking care of peoples problems, and have no problem at all explaining why someone else can do it cheaper, and why its worth more to have it done better.
I love to sell things, not on cost, but on the benifits.
I dont have heartburn all day.
I sleep well at night.
I feel like this business is secure and will weather any economic storm and even inprove as people keep thier cars longer.
I get constant feedback from my customers about how hard I work for them and how happy they are, except for a few fruitloops that noone can possibley please.
I pay 20$ a week for health insurance.
Downsides,
There is no way in hell they can match the salary.
No way they can match the time off.
I could possibley fail.
The responsibility would be higher here. Money is much tighter.
I am not driven by money, I like it, I need it, but it does not own me.
Rick knew that when he called me. He knows that he will have to pay me alot of money to go back to something I did not enjoy. He knows that I take everything I do with great care, and do well at anything I decide to.
What do you all think?
Here is where I am at now.
I work as a service advisor for Midas.
I make 10$ a hour, fixing to go to 12 plus a 3-5% commision.
The past 5 years I have owned my own business making good money untill this year, when it went to poo and I had to file bancruptcy.
The prior 4 years to that I worked as a lic. securities broker in natural gas, and oil drilling programs that were on the overall avg successful and still make those clients money today, in addition they received 85% of the intial investment as a 1$ per 1$ tax writeoff the first year. I was fairly good at that, but very very unhappy doing it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got a phone call last night offering me a position running a broker training program to increase that companies number of lic. brokers in this area. They have lost almost 50% of thier representives in the past two years and have went from gross sales of 32MM to 15MM. They need to increase the number of brokers to get back to where they were. I know I can run that, and make it work.
Upsides
50k a year plus bonuses.
4 day work week 12 hours a day.
my own office.
Downsides
Very weak economy and danger of loss.
I dont think I will be happy.
I dont like dealing with most brokers as they have a huge ego, and desire to control others for thier own benifit instead of trying to benifit each other and make both of you money. Its just the way I see it.
So all night last night I thought on this.
Upsides are huge to me, lots of money, lots of time off, being in charge.
Downsides weigh very heavy on my mind, before I had heartburn all the time, had trouble sleeping, and just was not happy.
Tonight at work I stayed late to close out the year end books. We closed at 4 pm and the only people there were the owner, his wife, and me. They have ran this shop from 1977 to now. It has a great reputation in town, and it is the largest Midas in the country.
I knew going into this job that I would most likely be the shop manager within 6 months. Everywhere I have ever been I have rapidly been put in charge of something.
For the last 4 years they had been owners but had allowed their son in law to be general manager of the shop. The last 4 years the business had lost money, lost gross sales, and lost reputation. Phil took back over this year. He made several commercials, letting people know he is back, and it has worked out very well.
They have made mention several times in passing what my long term intrests are in their business, what my goals are, and what I would be intersted in doing. Tonight they talked to me about needing to retire, remain owners of the store, but to have someone run the whole shop. To maintain it, grow it, and make it make money, take care of the employees, maintain its reputation, and keep it going.
They said they think I have the talent to do that, that they love the way I handle things, that their customers are commenting to them that they are happy about the way things are handled, and that they think I would be perfect to do this for them.
So this is what I wanted to talk about.
Upsides
I am very happy.
I enjoy the hell out of taking care of peoples problems, and have no problem at all explaining why someone else can do it cheaper, and why its worth more to have it done better.
I love to sell things, not on cost, but on the benifits.
I dont have heartburn all day.
I sleep well at night.
I feel like this business is secure and will weather any economic storm and even inprove as people keep thier cars longer.
I get constant feedback from my customers about how hard I work for them and how happy they are, except for a few fruitloops that noone can possibley please.
I pay 20$ a week for health insurance.
Downsides,
There is no way in hell they can match the salary.
No way they can match the time off.
I could possibley fail.
The responsibility would be higher here. Money is much tighter.
I am not driven by money, I like it, I need it, but it does not own me.
Rick knew that when he called me. He knows that he will have to pay me alot of money to go back to something I did not enjoy. He knows that I take everything I do with great care, and do well at anything I decide to.
What do you all think?