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Originally Posted by blondboinsd
Edco-I wish you the best! I also agree that you may want to try something different, you only live once!
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Blondeboi:
I sure would like to..Maybe I have the equivalent of Corporate Stockholm syndrome..? I've only ever worked for IBM, ergo I swallow hard when I just think about other IT companies..like I was cheating on my wife, after we had divorced ...(just an analogy - Patty and I are still happy after 20+ years)
I get a dozen e-mails a day from insurance companies, financial services companies, IT companies. Here's one I got today (hand over my heart truth)
I recently found your resume online and would like to learn more about your background. We are currently recruiting for the position of Sales Professional and your qualifications appear to be a good match. You can find the job description below. Please advise if you would like to discuss this opportunity further.
So to your point BlondeBoi, I dont want to relive my life in the 80s of knocking on doors, rah-rah sales meetings, and endless cadence calls, status calls, "what can we do to bring it in this quarter" calls, "what help do you need from mgmt". I heard those words and said those words many many many times.
But when that's all I know..and my contacts lie, IT'S the reason I came here.. For example, I would LOVE to support one of our vendors .. Why? for the most part I LOVE their products.. and services.
My favorite 10 years were about 10 years ago when I ran the product marketing group for mobile computing software at IBM, partnering with RIMM, Palm, Sharp, even HP, combining their handheld installed base with our Business Partners and "Blue Suit" Field Force to generate (at the time when it was new) a space for getting Corporate e-mail SECURELY on a handheld device without risk of loss of authentication, authorization, auditability, etc etc. It was cool stuff. People would be excited to hear some of the projects we were involved in (none of which I can discuss here)..but my point is - I LOVED getting up every day and going to work!
I need to find that SPARK again.. I've (meaning IBM) have kept up with socialized communications ie, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and variations outside the US.
So again, this is my strategy..that through a blog, a thread, a forum, whatever it can be called..that I find that "thing" again that had me working 16 hours days WITHOUT REALIZING it ! Worrying less about the money and more about the how well the project was moving and working, and with like minded people (like I usually find here) to say " Hey Ed, I'm about to start a ________________. Would you be interested in getting involved.. Probably for no more than sweat equity.. Depending on the project my answer would be "YES !!!!" Or (THIS IS JUST A FICTIOUS EXAMPLE - please dont sue me) "BZW" wanting to engage a new line for the 6 series convertible, and building a campaign around it that is beyond word of mouth or being a forum sponsor, but taking it to the dealer level, where THEY can offer an upgraded system using "Stager 1" for a price and can get their (the dealer's reps) to install them OR have a tech from "Mobile-Additions" go out and do it).. It's about the 4 "P"s of marketing - product, placement, price, promotion"..I get excited just thinking about the possibilities of that ONE idea..
OK..this is starting to turn into a therapy session.. but hopefully gives someone insights into what I REALLY want to do..that i know how to do it, and with some feedback, can turn any of our partners or even YOUR business to another level..Or maybe someone here would like to collaborate together..
That's where I need just one friend to help me get to square one...
EDCO