“If things start happening, don't worry, don't stew, just go right along and you'll start happening too.”

   For the first time in such a long time I have my swagger back! My career in the car business was part stroke of luck, and part determination. I came up in the Golf business and loved it. However, the money was simply not enough for the nice things in life that I wanted so dearly.  I left Edwin Watts and started interviewing for sales positions. I was great at selling golf clubs, and I love cars so why not?? My first interview was at a Nissan store in FL, with Leo. Little did I know what an impact he would have on my life down the road. He was the first person who ever asked me how much money I want to make. I was a little surprised and told him I have to make 36k a year. Wow, I thought that was a ton of money! Leo had the "car talk" with me about how hard it is for females to make it in the biz. The schedule sucks, it just does. But the money can be GREAT! I had my head set on it and within 6 months I was a finance manager. My first job ever with a guaranteed 4 grand a month. I will always remember my first paycheck that was bigger that what my dad brought home. (Before the crack days obviously)

     The story of how I got the finance job is a great one indeed. To this day I do promise that I had absolutely nothing to do with the wreck! I started making money right away (and we were spending it just as fast!). Leo took a lot of time and effort training me, but more for life than for a job. I told him that I wanted to be a used car manager. I love cars in general, and used are where I have the most fun. He laughed, reminded me that I am a girl and told me my next step would be finance. Dennis was our only finance guy because we were a small store. I started spending a lot of time with him watching and learning without him really knowing. Then I started to ask him to teach me and I could back him up for an of day and early night. This is worth gold in our business so he jumped on it. Then one day he is riding his motorcycle to work and got hit, broke both legs. It really was horrible, and now we were without a finance person at all. Needless to say I sold myself to the owner and moved in his office that day. My numbers were so good right away that Dennis never came back. Sorry :(

     Now, here I sit soo many years later about to embark on a very exciting opportunity in the finance office again!! Moving out of FL crushed my career. I was getting recruiting calls every month. People knew that I was good, I had proved it over and over again. Things happened and we moved to South Carolina , where I pretty much had to start over.  I went to work the day after we moved at a Toyota store. It was fun at first, and they did promote me after only a few months. Things here are just tooo rocky to be comfortable. There is no structure at all and that drives me insane. Then all of a sudden I get a call at work from the GM of our competitor across the river!! If felt so good to say man can you call me on my cell?? I interviewed with him that night, and he offered me a job :) I left that dealership feeling like a different person. Someone I remember that's been buried a while. Life had beaten me up so bad that my confidence was shattered. Not any more!

     My nerves are going crazy because this is going to be such a challenge. It is a very high volume, high pressure environment. I have to go in as a rock star, there is no other option. To date I am waiting on a starting date, hopefully in the next few days. It's hard to work every day here and know that I'm leaving. There is for sure no motivation, but if I don't produce bills don't get paid, which currently they aren't. Anyway, this has turned into a ramble. I can't wait to embark on this new chapter in my life, and provide for my family the way that they deserve!