Best Job Ever!

Introduction: My Story and Why You Need This Book

Walking across the large stage as bright lights illuminated my path, I was only moments away from receiving my award. Considered to be a pinnacle point in my career, I had won the coveted top sales award and was being recognized in front of the entire sales division. Working for one of the largest companies in the world, I had proven myself to be one of their best; I was about to be presented the crystal vase and plaque to prove it. After accepting my award and returning to my table, I couldn't shake the feeling that the whole night didn't feel right, yet I couldn't understand why. This was a celebration of my monumental achievement—wasn't I supposed to feel like I had finally made it and was at the top of my career? But it didn't feel that way at all. Instead, I felt empty, worn out, and depressed. I could barely converse with the others at the dinner table as the realization poured over me that I felt hollow, unfulfilled, and miserable. I was in the wrong place. I needed to make a change. How ironic that the night of one of my greatest career achievements was the night everything started coming apart.

If I had only known …

Where It All Began

During the last semester of my undergraduate studies, I didn't have a job lined up. To be perfectly honest, I had no idea what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. What I did know was that I needed to find a job and I wanted to make money—preferably lots of it.

The majority of conversations ...