You Never Know

One of the great things about sales is all of the various people that you come in contact with.  Time spent on the road with colleagues, getting to know them and their families.  With some, you will spend extensive time over the course of many years.  With others, you will have minimal contact on occassion.

After doing this for several years, it's fun to look back and think of the people that I've gotten to know.  It's interesting to think where they were then, where they are now, and where they're trying to go.

You never know the impact that your encounter(s) with these people may have on them long term.  Hopefully a positive one.  To think that your time spent with them may somehow shape "where they go from here" is pretty cool.  I learned early in my career not to burn any bridges, with the mindset that "you never know who might one day be your boss."  But I'm learning to take "you never know" on a different level.

You never know who todays actions are going to impact, in what way, and for how long.  You never know if the time you spend with a new person today is going to have an impact on where they go.  Keep this in mind, as you may have more impact than you think.