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...

I made this post in order to share to you my 8 reasons why Sales is the best job of all. Actually, I'm sure that there aren't a lot of people who aspires to be a "Salesman". I know this simply because I was one of them before. I took "sales" due to desperation, I had no other choice! It was either I pick this job and live with it or go back to my home country. I never knew that it was a choice that would change my life, FOREVER. Reason 1: Sales taught me RESILIENCE I couldn't count the number of times I have failed and missed my targets or was not able to close a sale. There were even times that I would just close my eyes and ask myself why I even started. But instead of putting myself down, I took it as a challenge! A chance to showcase my ability to go above and beyond myself. So for every time a door closed, it just meant that I'm about to smack open another! Reason 2: Sales gave me CONFIDENCE I knew I was a talker myself but to b...