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Do you find yourself involved in self-sabotage? If so you’re not alone, I do it too. I’ve always struggled with self-confidence. Whenever I start to succeed, sometimes I find myself not taking that critical next step toward my goal. I tend to do this when things are going along great and then all of a [...]
When I decide to shake things up, I really shake things up! I came to the conclusion sometime in late March that my current employer and I were no longer a good fit. I researched host agencies and decided to affiliate with Montrose Travel in California. They have a strong support system and wonderful and [...]
I have a confession. I am a home based travel agent with a full time job. Whew, I feel much better that I admitted it! I remember when I joined the industry; I read quite a few forum comments that implied, home based agents that joined the industry in a part time capacity were not [...]
It’s the end of April and I’m engrossed watching the NHL playoffs. And I’m in a funk-of-a-slump. On the work front I am still promoting my existing group space for the Civil War Cruise and the fund-raiser for the Wounded Warrior Project. But I have reached a plateau in recruiting more group business right now. [...]
Cary Travel Express won the top sales award for MAST (Midwest Agents Selling Travel), which is our consortium. That’s quite an accomplishment! We are very thankful for this honor, and appreciate that our hard work and dedication has not gone unnoticed.
Welcome to spring! The weather is beautiful, the flowers are blooming, my car is yellow with pollen and my phones have been ringing with new business! Along with that normal spring business boom, something else that I’m familiar with has slipped back in this year. Complacency! As soon as my phones started to ring, I [...]
Happy Spring! As professionals, we all try to keep business and personal issues separate but sometimes they overlap, each having a major impact on the other. That is what is happening in my life right now. I am currently in the process of a divorce. It’s amicable, but it still causes major swings in emotion [...]
Two years ago when I officially started doing business, I remember having the worst case of butterflies you could imagine. Some of it was due to uncertainty– would I be overwhelmed with more clients than I could handle (I wish), would I make a mistake that would expose me as the rookie that I was. [...]
After last month’s article, I had several emails and private messages specifically asking about finding the ever elusive pied pipers. I got the impression that many travel professionals feel like they are on a snipe hunt when it comes to finding pied pipers for group travel. There is no secret formula or handshake involved, but [...]
At Cary Travel Express, the busiest time of the year is almost behind us. Spring break season is extremely exhausting yet exhilarating! I often feel like I’m on a treadmill that won’t stop–only why am I not losing weight? In an effort to weed out some of the clients who are strictly looking for the [...]
