A few years ago. my son Paul shared something rather cool with me.
He put together a list of things he wanted to do before the end of the summer and decided to call it his “Summer Bucket List”
It sort of brought me back to when I was his age and all the things I wanted to do each time a brand spanking new summer presented itself. I like to refer to those years as “Those years where I actually had a summer” 
His list captured the true essence of summer in my opinion because the list didn’t rely on mucho dinero to finance the list . . . the list was simply a collection of moments he wanted to have before the end of the summer.
The timing was perfect because the very next year, he graduated from High School and I started Castain Training Systems and somehow, we both needed those “bucket lists” even more!
One of my items was to simply get the ice cream man and enjoy some ice cream out on the patio at least once. Well I no sooner put that bad boy on my list when low and freakin behold, the ice cream man ventured down my block.
The next thing you know I was crossing an item off my list while catching myself totally digging the moment.
Why? Because I was no longer doing stuff for my clients and trying to conquer the sales training world, I was doing stuff for me!
Then I added things like . . .
Going camping at least 3 times before Labor Day. Note: I love camping, and I’m sick of that feeling you get, when the season is just about done, and you realize you’ve been too caught up in working your ass off to go.
Learning to cook 5 new summer dishes, and having friends and loved ones over to share them with.
Catching a sunrise and a sunset at the beach. Note: You’d think this would be easier for me considering I live on “Long Island”.
Finishing 2 new instrumentals I’ve been writing forever.
It was a fun process, and it helped me feel in control of my summer. More importantly, it helped me create the balance I know I need to sustain my life’s journey.
And just like my son’s list, mine doesn’t require lots of money.
So today is all about giving yourself the gift of planning some memories, for you and your family and then . . .
Living them as though this will be your last summer.
Do this every summer knowing that one summer you’re going to be right.
So what’s on your Summer Bucket List my friend?
Are You Selling As Much As You’d Like To?
On July 21st, I’m going to be sharing over 150 tactics to help you get in front of more opportunities, nurture those opportunities and bring more of them across the finish line.
We’ll be talking about things like pre call planning, snail mail, social networks, creativity, referrals, traditional networking and because I’m a good sport,we even have one session for cold calling and one for email.
We’ll talk about how to take better control of your meetings, conference calls and Webex.
How to ask kick ass questions and facilitate BETTER meetings that get ALL of the stakeholders involved.
We’ll talk about how to competitor proof your offer and how to ask for the business without getting all salesy and douchey.
Oh, and we’ll also talk about how to win back a deal when you lose it; You’re welcome!
There are 5 really cool eBooks and a special reinforcement webinar that I’m throwing in on the house.
And with 3 easy payments, you won’t have to sell off a kidney to join us!
Sales Managers: When was the last time you supported your team with some awesome training?
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