Competing against our previous year, against ourselves. Having customers get excited by the same stuff that excited me. Finding a way to promote merchandise that really works. Being successful is more fun than the alternative. Retailing as a career for women is stimulating, challenging, interesting, buying and selling all kinds of nice stuff to play with, to be your own boss, not have to answer to anyone, shape your own destiny.
Women have the sensitivity, the intuitive intelligence.
They put aside their own immediate concerns to put the business first, again just like a baby or a child. Women last longer and have a highly successful ride. We asked if she had ever missed teaching. With selling you are teaching and with teaching you are selling. You meet a lot of people in both professions.