5 Examples Of What Makes A Cold Calling Job Better
At some point in our career we regret the decision to leave a job. I know on a few occasions I’ve kicked myself for not recognizing how good I had it. It seems we tend to get caught up in the grind of what we’re doing every day and we don’t give ourselves a moment to take a step back to get a crystal clear understanding of what it is exactly that is contributing to our happiness and/or our misery.
I’ve found that in some of my tougher work situations inevitably I tended to exaggerate the negative aspects. It can be even more difficult keeping that positive attitude when we're tasked with cold calling all day in a difficult working environment. For some reason the good stuff can easily get lost in the negativity.
Everywhere I’ve worked there always was that one guy or girl that tended to find the negative in every situation. Even in the best work environments there always seemed to be the "Debbie Downer."
Over the years I’ve recognized that the complainers generally exhibited the same trait. They were lazy. Listen. I get it, cold calling ain’t easy. Most of us would prefer to be livin’ la vida loca our whole lives, but someone’s gotta pay the bills. So face up to the fact that you need to work for a good majority of your life and make the best of it. While even the best jobs have their crappy moments, every once in a while we need to step back and recognize the good stuff that the "Debbie Downers" of the world tend to miss.
Here are 5 of the most consistent examples of what has continually contributed to my happiness during my career:
The sense that your input has some kind of impact within the organization: While I know we don't all work for 10 person start ups, my favorite jobs seem to always find a way to empower their people. It's a nice feeling knowing that our ideas are appreciated and at the very least taken into consideration.
Attentiveness to employee concerns - We all need to feel that SOMEONE is listening. There is nothing worse than feeling that our concerns are not being addressed and are falling on deaf ears.
A Boss that doesn’t ALWAYS tow the company line: I’m all for putting my head down and getting the job done, but your employees need to feel that you are in this battle with them. At the very least I would want my boss to acknowledge what may be affecting my performance negatively and they then attempt do what they can to make it easier for me to get the job done. The last thing I wanted to hear was a boss regurgitating what they were told to say in the last managers meeting.
A tough but attainable comp plan: There's nothing more demotivating to see an unattainable goal dropped in front of you at the start of the quarter. I understand that it isn't always going to be a walk in the park but we need to feel that the odds of hitting the goal are reasonable.
An upbeat working environment: I always appreciated the company that would smoke out the negative nelly. Optimism is contagious. Surrounding yourself with the glass is half full types are key especially in the sales game.
No one is going to dispute that cold calling is a walk in the park. Remember to take step back and recognize what is important to YOU. Every job we work at isn’t going to be perfect but don’t lose sight of the good stuff. Be sure to identify the things that are most important to YOUR happiness. Come up with 5 things that could make it easier for you to walk into the office every day. If your current job isn’t satisfying at least 3 of 5, then my suggestion would be to get the hell out of there….just make sure you have another job lined up first.