“Stop dragging your rear end! You are leaving Butt Marks everywhere!” This is what an old sales manager of mine told me one day when he got fed up with my complaining and playing the victim. Half of my sales had cancelled or gone away and that left me with 50% less than what I was making before.
If you have a dog, then you can picture what I looked like to my sales manager. Sometimes dogs will walk on their front legs and drag their rear ends over your carpet, and it usually happens with company over. This is the same carpet you lie down on to play with the kids! Now you know what my sales manager was seeing when he looked at me.
My Sales Manager was tired of me leaving Butt Marks all around the office and on sales calls. He had enough of seeing and hearing me whining about my predicament and called me into his office to have a come to Jesus conversation with me. It was not the type of meeting I wanted to attend, but it was exactly the type of meeting I needed.
Life isn’t fair, and it’s not ever going to be, so stop sniveling about it and get back into the game and change it! I’ve said these same words to hundreds of people over the years to try to get them out of their funk, but I do admit that when those words were told to me, it wasn’t as much fun!
You need 2 things to help you through the “Butt Mark” stage of life:
- A mentor, coach, boss or accountability partner who will not accept your excuses. It should be someone who cares more about your Future than your Feelings!
- ACTION! I know it is hard during those times, but the KEY to breaking out is ACTION. Take tiny little steps to build up momentum and confidence, and soon you will work your way out.
Follow these 2 steps and you will stop leaving Butt Marks everywhere you go, and soon you will be walking upright again!
Find Your Passion and You Will Find Your Life!