Stop Hanging Around The Same People - Part 2 April 12
In continuation of what I wrote several days ago about hanging out with the right group of people. What happened just proves the point even more.
I went to a sales convention today. Well, it wasn’t exactly a convention since there were briefings and updates and they only brought in a speaker who has done well from within the company. The thing about sales meeting is I often wondered about the effectiveness of such meetings. Sure the updates and company strategy is good. Knowing that your principal company has a direction to deal with current issues and challenges that’s coming allows us to prepare.
What truly got on my nerves was the guy they brought on to speak towards the later part. Let’s call him Joe Flashy. Depending on how you would measure success, Joe Flashy is “successful” in the sense of him bringing in the sales and even to build a team. No doubt about that and I have to hand it to him. But there is something disturbing about Joe.
You see, Joe bragged about his nice cars. It started quite innocently enough. Speakers have to connect with the audience and normally they give a bit of background information how they started and where they are today. But then half way through the speech, this guy started to talk more about his nice wheels instead of sharing crucial information. Now, I used to like cars. I still do but not as much. Especially the craziness of paying the amount of money in this country to have that type of car, I’d rather use a low maintenance, trouble free car. But that’s me. Check out my earlier article about what I learned from a car loan.
I’ve got nothing against cars but to have 4 cars, 2 expensive Porsches to boot, I’m thinking Joe is on the super highway to financial ruin. But who am I to say Joe Flashy can’t keep up paying for the cars, right? After all one man’s meat is another man’s poison. The thing that disgust me was they put this guy up on the stage. Influencing several hundred people to start the Get Rich Dream! Okay, perhaps not everyone in the audience will follow suit, but enough. And, just before that, the CEO of the company just spoke about managing our money properly for retirement! What the ……? For a moment there, I thought he was a car salesperson!
One of Joe Flashy advice, “If you can’t decide which to buy, buy both!” Man, talk about time down the drain listening to crap. Enough said. Be careful about who you hang out, who you listen to, what your read.
Debt Free or Bust - Sherri Apr 15
Wow, that guy sounds like a financial nightmare. If he financed the cars, he’s not so rich. If he only makes enough to afford the payments, I agree with you, show me the real money. This jerk doesn’t have it.
I follow the rule of thumb that if you can’t pay cash, you don’t buy the car. If you can’t make up your mind, don’t buy either car. You obviously don’t want either of them badly enough to choose.
If this is their idea of success, I wouldn’t want it. If I were you, I might start quietly seeking another employment opportunity that isn’t so sleazy.
Ed Apr 15
That is what I thought too, Sherri. If you can’t decide what you really want, I think, in the end, those 2 things will sit in a corner somewhere gathering dust.
In Joe Flashy’s case, I think it will be a big corner and a deep hole, considering road tax and insurance for such vehicles here.