There are levels in life. Many of them, and more than I can imagine.
When you’re pushing yourself to learn and improve it’s hard to imagine that there are higher levels that other people are at that would make your struggles look like child’s play.
I recently started a new job/ challenge. Door to door sales. I guess you can say I wanted to challenge myself, and make more money, while learning invaluable skills throughout the process. Learning how to cold sell in-person, and improving your communication skills, are great skills to have in life. It would put me on another playing field.
Before beginning the job I thought of myself as a disciplined guy. My morning routine is unshakable. My diet is unmatched by anyone I hang out with. I workout and read everyday. I work hard at my writing jobs and for my clients. I felt confident about my abilities to accept a difficult challenge.
But, life quickly showed me that there are levels in life. Levels in mental discipline. I might have thought I was at a supreme level, but the guys in my sales office are at levels miles above me.
Most of the managers and sales reps in my office are in great shape (visibly), earn 300K+ per year, drive badass cars, own multiple properties, and have beautiful wives and kids.
In my own world I was doing good, but in this office I’m at the bottom. The good news is there’s a lot of room for improvement, but the bad news is I’m still at the bottom!
Two months in and I can honestly say that this job has challenged me in ways mentally that I never imagined. I didn’t know that I would have to reach levels of discipline I have never thought of before. The stuff I did in the past is not even a blip on the radar of what is needed to become successful in this business.
That has humbled me and taught me a lot. Everyday is an all-out war mentally.
In this job there is no coasting. At your typical office job, you can have a few days a week where you’re completely lethargic and still manage to slide by and earn your money.
In this door to door sales business, the only way to earn money is to be 110% mentally locked-in. Anything less, and you won’t make money. This is everyday by the way. There’s no coasting.
That’s the challenge and that’s what I’m facing right now.
Stay tuned and I’ll post some more thoughts of what the last 2 months have been like for me.