Trailblazing Troubleshooter by Aldrin P. Atienza, MBA

It has always been a goal of mine to be successful in life as shown in my previous blog . It's like a part of my DNA that calls me to find all the necessary means and ways to achieve success. I was addicted to it! That euphoric feeling of pride and bliss from seeing those around you being very happy of your achievements. But it was also empty at the same time. I was so focused on the "idea" of being successful that I ended up too engrossed in my search that I was filled with stress and anxiety from over exerting myself just to show that I am capable, that I am already "there".  I believe that being connected over social media has made us "disconnected" with ourselves. We tend to see more the life of others and compare it with how mediocre our lives came to be. We're following all these "influencers" and "idols" thinking that their luxurious lifestyle and unseemly "problem-free" life should be our standard. With...

It is true that working in Sales is rewarding , whether it may be financial or emotional. However, it is not all sunshine rainbows when you're working in this side of the business. I couldn't even fathom the number of times I wanted to give up this work and try something else. I knew that I still had some time to get out and start a new life in another career, however, there was something about sales that kept on calling me back 😅 So let me share to you the Five Different Challenges that Sales people face. Challenge 1: Achieving Quotas and Sales Goals As in any job, there are also performance indicators in the field of sales. For those working in the quality department, it's the number of qualified products and lowered rate of reject products, in the finance department would be the increased amount of collected customer payments or the lowered company debts that must be paid for. Same goes with Sales, we have what we call "Quotas". At the beginning of ...