Everything is green in Dallas. Texans spend an inordinate amount of time and money watering lawns and public spaces to keep them green. Hoosiers seem content with what nature intended. As I speed down the highway, I reflect on my long-term goals. Thanks to a couple of successful uncles, I hold an unshakable belief that sales is the surest way into management.
Salespeople enter as trainees and graduate to account consultant positions.
When I became an account consultant, I took over responsibility for a territory, in this case Ohio and Indiana. Because of my success within this territory, I reached the next level, senior account consultant, faster than expected. But at each stage, responsibility increases. At director and above, you're managing a team of sales people and you begin to receive commissions based on the success of your team. The ultimate goal in this organization is to become vice president of a division.