Life on United Concourse C21 Continues

I’m in Amsterdam and in the final phase of my summer traveling road show. It’s amazing how many people I’ve met that refer to San Francisco as “Frisco” and California as “Callie.” Let’s see, another amazing thing is that I have memorized the United Airlines landing speech:

“Good evening and welcome to San Francisco where the local time is 9:08pm. If you are on a connecting flight, please check the monitors on your way out. If this is your final destination, have a good stay. We realize you have many choices of airlines and appreciate you flying United. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened until we have reached the gate. Once we have arrived, please watch for articles that may have shifted in the overhead compartments and you may turn all your electonics back on. Thanks for flying United.” 

This is when I have to usually transition to something about sales or selling. Okay, here you go……

The nice thing about being in inside sales is you don’t have to get on airplanes on a regular basis. You can make so much happen from your desk and it’s great. I feel sorry for field salespeople who are constantly on the road. It takes a toll in many ways and you find yourself memorizing trivia like what I’ve just summarized.