Settling In

The first week is almost at a close. Had a nice sale today, which puts me in 2nd place for high sales this week. Not bad for a rookie in the first week.

And don't get me wrong. It might sound like I'm tooting my own horn but I've got something to prove. I feel there is a lot riding on my shoulders in terms of me doing well. It's only because I want to make a good first impression that I'm trying to short circuit all the pleasantries and get down to business.

But for all things considered, I will give myself a little pat on the back. Just a little one.

I hope that each day will be as fun as today. I picked up a really attractive (married) woman about 2 hours into the shift. Tight. Hot. And from Miami. I think she was Cuban-American. But I hope to be helping a lot of women just like her. Easy. Simple. Decisive. She knew what she wanted, so I let her lead the sale. I brought her probably 1/3 of the store but it was worth the effort. Some of the training kicked in again and took over my instinct. It was nice that she wasn't put off by my being a regular guy. And that goes to prove that perhaps I am cut out for this job.

And so my last shift for the week will be tomorrow. I'm a little put off that it's the Sunday AFTER St. Patrick's Day. I hope that my ex-GM will come in and shop. And that I can start pulling some of the girls from corporate down to see me. I think it will create a nice buzz and help jump-start my business.

I must get off-line so I can start developing a business plan. Back to work, right? At least it seems like I'm hitting the ground running.