Southwestern Sales Talk
Do yourself a favor, and watch this video:
I think it might be physically impossible to have a bad day after a morning like that.
While not always a common practice, many successful people engage in similar affirmation rituals every single day.
What exactly are affirmations, you ask? Well, we all affirm ourselves constantly. For better, or for worse. Our affirmations are the stream of dialogue that flows through our brains each and every day. They are the thoughts we have about ourselves, our abilities, our expectations, and others. They are also in the words we speak and the actions we take on a daily basis. This flow of information is our output into the world. It affirms that our belief systems (the way we view the world, ourselves, and other people) … are indeed true. These affirmations are, in effect, programming our brains.
So it is our decision whether our affirmations are positive – or negative. They can tell us how happy and at-ease we are (or, how much we like our pajamas). Alternatively, they can tell us that people are cruel and life is hard and we were intended to live a life of suffering.
And just like when you program a computer – what you put into it, is what you get out of it. Garbage in; garbage out, as they say. Same goes for how we communicate with ourselves. We actually TELL ourselves and those around us what we want out of life. How we want to feel, what we want to experience, who we want to surround ourselves with, etc. It’s amazing how much of our reality is actually up to us.
And yes, it may seem (or look) silly to a bystander, but I’d be willing to bet that if we all started our days a little more like Jessica – in some capacity or other - we’d see our lives (and our summer’s) get a whole lot more fruitful.
Dont ever work for this company not only are they racist against blacks but more against black women. Also their customer service is rude in inconsiderate I hate this company and would NEVER recommend this job to anyone.
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Lee McCroskey Reply:
June 30th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
memyself and i: Since this is an anonymous post, I’m unable to contact you directly. Please know our company is very diverse. We’re sorry you had a bad experience with us, our sales team, and/or our customer care team. Feel free to call me: 615-391-2767.
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As a student dealer for the Southwestern Company I have benefited from the diversity of the company. Thanks to the Southwestern experience, I have been able to meet and befriend people from different ethnicities, religions, and backgrounds all who have challenged me and encouraged me in my growth.
Whether or not someone is involved with Southwestern, I think everyone could benefit by giving more postive affirmations to themselves.
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The positive affirmations I relied on during three summers on the “book field” still tumble-out when I need them (daily). Spending a summer with Southwestern Co. is one of the most difficult and worthwhile things a college kid can do.
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I was a former dealer with the Southwestern Company in 2004. The people I worked with were the most uplifting, positive, amazing, driven people I have ever met in my life! I never experienced one single negative aspect about the job or the people. I’m sorry Mr/Miss anonymous you felt that way.
Positive affirmations were not only a great way to have a very successful summer, I have also applied these concepts to my personal life. Today I have an amazing life and I’m achieving all my goals. I know I’ll go far! Thanks to that little girl in this video, I sure hope I have a little girl like that!
Good luck to all you future or current book people! I definitely keep you all in my prayers. Keep up the good work!
Amanda
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