Having a Career as a Traveling Sales Person

The sales world is cut throat to begin with. Some people are awesome in sales and other people just aren't cut out for it according to salescareer.net. And when it comes to a traveling sales person even fewer still fit the mold.

You've got to ask yourself if you're doing what you want and what you're good at? Are you an expert in what you do and is it relatively stress-free?

Your success depends mostly on you.  Your skills within the business, your drive, your professionalism and your focus on what you are doing.

Pro/Con of Traveling Sales

Pro-Income - There's no doubt the number one reason people choose a career in sales is because of the potential to earn big bucks. There is no ceiling or cap that limits your growth and gives you no inspiration to work harder to achieve more; like there is with a grocery store clerk or a fast food employee.

You may start with a nice salary base, a car allowance, food allowance, commission, and perhaps extra incentives on a regular basis. Like bonus trips and extra lump sum payouts.

Con-Accountability - With high pressure traveling sales you have the responsibility to deliver the numbers and this is highly stressful for some people. Often the bonus numbers are just out of reach and extremely devastating when you miss the mark.

This career works for some people and for others it just doesn't. Regardless, it is a challenge for people and can be information overload. Too much to handle on the responsibility front, very little free time because you're so focused on hitting your numbers each quarter, and a course a challenge in the time management area because everything rests on your shoulders. If you aren't excellent with self-motivation, planning, troubleshooting, and execution to get results, you might wind up in trouble.

Solutions to help alleviate stress as a traveling sales agent or any other career involving travel is to hire a life coach to help ensure you are making the best use of your time and stay focused and driven towards your goals. Hiring a fitness expert and nutritionist will help you learn to channel extreme stress, get rid of anxiety and headaches, and help you focus your mind positive, according to WebMD. Having an expert take care of your financial plan and bill payment schedule will also help ensure you have the time to maximize your potential and remove unnecessary stress.

All of these steps will help you focus more on what you are good at, what you want to achieve and what will help you achieve your goals and ultimate success.