Comments on: Business Lessons from the BU Ski Team http://www.raintodayblog.com/business-lessons-from-bu-ski-team/ Professional Services Marketing and Sales Tips from RainToday Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:33:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Erica Stritch http://www.raintodayblog.com/business-lessons-from-bu-ski-team/#comment-100 Erica Stritch Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:21:56 +0000 http://www.raintodayblog.com/?p=954#comment-100 Thanks for sharing Gloria. You are in a similar situation to most of us in professional services businesses. We go to school to become accountants, lawyers, consultants, even editors, and then at some point in order to continue to advance in our carreer it our job becomes less about delivering these technical services and more about selling (ahhh!) I've spoken with many a professional about this and it is the exception to find someone who does not struggle making this transition. You are not alone. We must push ourselves and step outside of our comfort zone for growth (personally and professionally) to happen. Thanks for sharing Gloria.

You are in a similar situation to most of us in professional services businesses. We go to school to become accountants, lawyers, consultants, even editors, and then at some point in order to continue to advance in our carreer it our job becomes less about delivering these technical services and more about selling (ahhh!) I’ve spoken with many a professional about this and it is the exception to find someone who does not struggle making this transition. You are not alone.

We must push ourselves and step outside of our comfort zone for growth (personally and professionally) to happen.

]]> By: Gloria Hildebrandt http://www.raintodayblog.com/business-lessons-from-bu-ski-team/#comment-99 Gloria Hildebrandt Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:58:49 +0000 http://www.raintodayblog.com/?p=954#comment-99 So true. It's very easy to retreat and get self protective when you risk something and get bruised, but I'm learning that you don't get if you don't ask. For us, it's asking for the ad support we need to continue publishing the kind of magazine that people say they love. And as editor, I shouldn't have to be doing this (sniff) but as co-publisher, I'm on the hook for the tough jobs as well. Rest and recovery helps heal all bruises, gets me ready to risk again. So true. It’s very easy to retreat and get self protective when you risk something and get bruised, but I’m learning that you don’t get if you don’t ask. For us, it’s asking for the ad support we need to continue publishing the kind of magazine that people say they love. And as editor, I shouldn’t have to be doing this (sniff) but as co-publisher, I’m on the hook for the tough jobs as well. Rest and recovery helps heal all bruises, gets me ready to risk again.

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