Tai Kwan - DOH!

Since we last saw our hero, he was trying to re-enter the work-a-day (make that work one day) world. I went in Monday and the other salesperson walked out... So I went in Tuesday and was scheduled to go in Wednesday...(this is not what I signed up to do! and it was without any compensation-commission only). So Wednesday morning I went in and resigned... I did some serious thinking about whether or not I wanted to do sales again and a lot of emotions and negative feelings began to surface from the past... I was at the height of my addiction when I was in sales for Goodyear and Finkelstein and the job was one of the major triggers that I drank and drugged over... Those were some terrible days in my life (the ones I remember) and the emotion tied to those memories surfaced when I thought about this new undertaking... Not to worry, though... Recognizing your triggers and dealing with them is a strength I developed through my years of sobriety... I just don't need to put myself in that position again... I was also concerned that this would affect my position in the club...(if I signed someone up who wasn't satisfied and then saw them at events, how uncomfortable would that be?). I realized the more that I "practiced" the sales pitch and script they gave me, that I just don't have that "closer" mentality anymore... this wasn't the perfect fit I had hoped it would be... So I moved on.

Tuesday night came and it was time for Tai-Kwan-Doh! (I use Homer Simpson's catch phrase because I had no idea we would be in there for 2 hours!)...By the time the sensai released us, Jim was a quivering mass of sore muscles and sweat-drenched workout clothes... I woke up Wednesday morning with hips that felt like someone beat me with baseball bats! Made my midset for resigning the sale job easier. Pain is a great motivator...

That brings me to the suprise event on Saturday morning... Jim is going sky-diving! He will be strapped to an instructor (tandem jump) and at 13,000 feet will be flung out of the plane to hurtle through the air and gently land on the ground... (or so they tell me). Can't tell you how excited I am about this...I definitely believe the only way they would get me to jump is to strap me to someone else and push me out, so this is the perfect scenario... Saturday is supposed to be great weather (what else?) so "Geronimoooooooooo"...

So, after we survive the jump (keep your fingers crossed), the quest will continue for the perfect way to continue "will work for green's fees". It's Thursday and I'm still feeling Tai Kwan Doh! Will attempt an afternoon round of golf...