One of the rituals that I seem to have developed since I became a commissioned salesperson is that I tally up my commissions everyday while I am eating supper.  For me, it helps to give me something to focus on while eating in my quiet apartment and makes me forget about living alone.

By tallying up the commissions on a daily basis, I can go into work the following day if there are any discrepancies between the numbers that the office has and what I have for numbers.  It has not only made me some money, but it has also saved some money for the company I work for too (I am honest when their numbers are wrong).  I feel that they appreciate that I double check so I really don’t mind doing it.

It is interesting to see what I did manage to sell over the course of the day and sometimes I make little challenges for myself.  For example, I might set a sales goal to sell ten high pressure sodium bulbs in one day and if I do reach my goal I reward myself.

I have also made a little chart on my wall to keep track of some of the products so that I can compare them to last years results.  It also helps me to know what days that I might need extra fluorescent light bulbs and predict when our clients will need certain products.

Needless to say, I think my daily ritual has value to me, and should it benefit others then that is just a bonus result.

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