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I am not a big fan of retail salespeople. I do understand that they are only seeking to make a living, to pay their rent, to feed their families. But I am built to make decisions without the pressure of a qualified specialist of the product I am looking at. If I need help, I'll ask for it.
So when asked if I need help, I usually respond: Just looking, thank you. Oftentimes the person is an hourly wage-earner who is there to simply fill their shift, to do their hours. That person will simply walk away, their duty fulfilled.
The ones who are commission-based (or who are truly seeking to be helpful) are a bit more aggressive and don't give up so easily. More questions come my way, which I seek to repel with disinterested indifference. Seriously: I'm just looking!
Now I know that there are some people who are just killing time when shopping and are really not interested in the products they are viewing. People like spouses, parents, and friends. They truly are Just Looking.
There are others who like to engage salespeople, make a "deal", and then go brag to their friends about how they outsmarted the salesperson.
Others simply drift along from store to store, aisle to aisle, scanning, passing, and genuinely not seeing unless something really catches their eye.
How many of us go through our lives Just Looking? Do we scan the scenery, events, and relationships with indifference, killing time as we move from day to day?
Rather than truly engaging what is happening around us, we're Just Looking.
May I challenge us to savor the moments, to go deeper in our relationships, to really listen to what another has to say, to make our story interesting, to seek to grow and be better, and in the process to make others better.
Do more than Just Looking. Be more than Just Looking. Live more than Just Looking.
Question: Do you sometimes find yourself floating through life, Just Looking? Share your thoughts below in 'comments'.
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I am not a big fan of retail salespeople. I do understand that they are only seeking to make a living, to pay their rent, to feed their families. But I am built to make decisions without the pressure of a qualified specialist of the product I am looking at. If I need help, I'll ask for it.
The ones who are commission-based (or who are truly seeking to be helpful) are a bit more aggressive and don't give up so easily. More questions come my way, which I seek to repel with disinterested indifference. Seriously: I'm just looking!
Now I know that there are some people who are just killing time when shopping and are really not interested in the products they are viewing. People like spouses, parents, and friends. They truly are Just Looking.
There are others who like to engage salespeople, make a "deal", and then go brag to their friends about how they outsmarted the salesperson.
Others simply drift along from store to store, aisle to aisle, scanning, passing, and genuinely not seeing unless something really catches their eye.
How many of us go through our lives Just Looking? Do we scan the scenery, events, and relationships with indifference, killing time as we move from day to day?
Rather than truly engaging what is happening around us, we're Just Looking.
May I challenge us to savor the moments, to go deeper in our relationships, to really listen to what another has to say, to make our story interesting, to seek to grow and be better, and in the process to make others better.
Do more than Just Looking. Be more than Just Looking. Live more than Just Looking.
Question: Do you sometimes find yourself floating through life, Just Looking? Share your thoughts below in 'comments'.
If you like this post, you can re-post it, 'share' it on your Facebook status, or forward it to your friends. Follow me on Twitter @bigcloudmusic if you find me interesting. Subscribe to this Blog if you'd like at the top right of this page.
2 comments:
Nothing good happens when you are "just looking." You have to finally "choose" to pick something up. That's when positive things happen in one's life. .
Just looking? . . Then don't complaint then when someone reaches over you and picks up the very thing that you were "just looking" at!
Great word Phil: That "someone" who is about to reach over and picks the thing we're looking at could be anywhere.
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