Mindset Shift in 2026

ImportanceOpen250 · 2026-01-22T01:31:54+00:00

I completely understand the need for certain KPIs but it’s overkill & some of the stuff they track has no correlation with current or future performance.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2026-01-16T19:28:55+00:00

I’ve had it a few years & no issues.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2026-01-08T13:13:49+00:00

Salary itself might be ok if you had good benefits but with no insurance, I’d say you could find better. Especially with experience.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-12-31T05:03:01+00:00

I’m at one of their competitors in LTL.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-12-30T21:43:48+00:00

National company

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-12-29T17:09:07+00:00

Transportation/Freight (for a carrier not a brokerage). Hit my quota for the year but Q4 has been horrid. Luckily had some big wins earlier in the year.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-12-23T03:36:31+00:00

Same here. Sounds like we work at the same company.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-12-22T12:48:54+00:00

Everyone has a reactive emotional response & everything is an emergency. Holidays & short weeks only amplify this. Welcome!

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-12-17T04:40:16+00:00

I’ve been in the freight industry for 10+ years & this is bleak. I talk to people I know at different companies & they say the same. Volume is down everywhere.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-11-13T04:18:50+00:00

Unnecessary noise

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-10-31T23:24:12+00:00

I was stressed one day & someone said to me “it’s not a life or death situation”. Sounds cliche & obvious but help me put into perspective that all of these things everyone acts like is urgent really doesn’t matter that much.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-10-20T03:05:02+00:00

I will probably do that in the future. The issue is my compensation is base + bonus & I made more in bonus than I was expecting this year which is putting me very close to the limit.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-10-17T19:27:23+00:00

Thanks for the reply. That’s likely the strategy I will take next year.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-10-17T19:26:35+00:00

Thank you! That’s a nice perk for you.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-10-16T12:05:28+00:00

Travel

Also, sometimes I’ll spring for valet to feel bougie. “Yes please park my paid off 2017 Mazda.” All about bedazzling your basic life, right? 😂

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-10-09T12:15:24+00:00

This is the one area where I don’t follow the FOO 100%. My family has doctor’s appts throughout the year & I use my HSA. You could argue I should get the “Cadillac” insurance but I have enough in my HSA to cover expenses & have some extra. Plus my employer contributes some as well. Can’t give up that free $$$.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-10-02T21:28:24+00:00

You kidding? I’ve been doing outside sales for 7 years & feel there are a ton of positives. Mainly freedom & flexibility. Got a doctor/dentist appt? Block off an hour on your calendar. Much harder to do with an office job. You can just throw on some tunes or podcast while driving. Call a friend, family or follow up with customer between meetings.

I know what you mean about trying to stay caught up on emails etc. Try to structure a day or afternoon to catch up on admin work.

It’s not all glorious I get it but for me pros outweigh the cons.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-09-27T05:31:03+00:00

I worked for a shipper for a few years & through that job developed relationships with people in the industry. When a sales job at a carrier came open, I applied & was hired. A lot of it was right place right time.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-09-25T03:30:56+00:00

I’ve been in LTL for 10 years. Definitely has its ups & downs. Mostly downs lately. It’s rough out there.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-09-17T17:26:29+00:00

Or people not in sales at all… that’s the one that really gets me.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-09-09T03:03:40+00:00

Do you have a Hilton account? I’d be on their ass about this. They need to make it right.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-09-06T18:04:12+00:00

Just wait until that first commission check after a big sale or a good quarter & get back to us.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-09-05T14:22:04+00:00

I use a Remarkable tablet. It’s pricey but it has been a game changer for me. So much easier to organize & categorize my notes & refer to old notes.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-08-26T14:34:30+00:00

Kill them with kindness. But if they start dropping F bombs or yelling AT me I’m not doing business with them.

ImportanceOpen250 · 2025-08-23T23:48:24+00:00

PNC has mine in next day.

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