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Will I See You at the Top? I have always been a hard-working, optimistic, enthusiastic, highly-motivated individual. Growing up I learned to play it straight, keep my word, and follow through. And for some reason, I always wanted to come out on top. Working for Success My mother taught me the value of work. When my dad died he left Mama with 12 children. Six of us were too young to work, but Mama expected us to do what we could to help. From the fifth grade until I graduated from high school, I worked at the Piggly Wiggly every afternoon after school and every Saturday. During those years, the men I worked for treated me like a son while teaching me how to sell, run an honest business, and enjoy life even in hard times. After high school graduation and a hitch in the Navy, I married Jean Abernathy--the "Redhead" and love of my life. Not long after, I dropped out of college to take a job selling cookware. Unfortunately, the next 25 years were characterized by ups and downs, mainly due to my habit of taking "better sales opportunities." I moved my growing family near and far to suit my latest "sure thing" sales career. My dream of speaking full-time was born in 1950, and my opportunities to give motivational talks and teach sales courses increased over the years. Going Nowhere Fast But at age 45, due to several serious business setbacks, I was broke, in debt, and my career as a speaker was going nowhere. Despite my remarkable lack of success, I was still confident--to the point of arrogance--in what I was capable of doing. Yet nothing I had done qualified me to be that optimistic! In 1972, while speaking at a small sales convention, everyone kept telling me about their top sales lady, Ann Anderson. When I met her she started talking about Sister Jessie, an elderly black lady that Ann said she owed most of her success to. Out of curiosity, after the convention the Redhead and I drove with Ann to meet this remarkable lady. Some things she said struck me profoundly, and
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- PublisherGOOD NEWS PUBL
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1682162753
- ISBN 13 9781682162750
- BindingPamphlet
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