I ran the BolderBoulder today. In a word, it was fun. This was my first race and I realized I like running more than I thought I did. It’s social but I still get to zone out within myself. It’s the perfect balance for me. Plus, the BolderBoulder is just a super fun race; bands and food and all sorts of things going on along the course. Fun is underrated with adults. It’s important to keep our sanity in the day-to-day we all get swept up in- all of it; the work part and the personal part. Professionally, it’s not always easy to have fun. I talked about culture, and the importance of it- From Culture To Cult-ish. Fun isn’t always part of most workplaces, even if the leaders of the organization support it. If it’s forced, it becomes cultish and if it’s not real fun it’s just not fun. It’s gotta be an engrained part of the people that make up the organization. At A Sales Guy Recruiting, we take our work seriously, but we also keep it and fun. Keenan, our CEO is a ski junkie, and our lead recruiter lives in Vail. We’re all very “Colorado” and enjoy enjoying ourselves. Our newest recruiter relocated to Colorado just for the killer slopes. Can’t get any better than that. Our back yard is a playground. It really is amazing. Not only do we push to have fun, we push ourselves to be innovators and creative thinkers on a daily basis. I think “What have I done differently today” on a regular basis. And we all push ourselves to do the same. This is a part of what makes A Sales Guy, a leader in the world of sales. Jim Keenan, founder and CEO not only encourages a fun, learning, environment, he embodies it. He’s grown to be a formidable voice in the world of sales, and social sales. He’s fast growing the A Sales Guy brand to be the go-to for all things sales. A Sales Guy Recruiting is just one part of the A Sales Guy brand. We’re sales specialists, so when it comes to finding sales talent, it’s a beautiful thing. I think of it this way, you wouldn’t go to an Applebee’s looking for amazing sushi; you go to your favorite sushi spot for that. At A Sales Guy Recruiting we are sales people who find sales people; sales is our specialty. And we’re relevant. Relevancy and innovation go hand-in-hand and Keenan hits both marks with social selling. Keenan ranks top 30 Social Sellers in the world, recognized by Forbes and Huffpost. Most recently, he’s landed a new role as Forbes contributor. Keenan will be contributing a weekly post covering all things sales. Follow him here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimkeenan/ His inaugural post “Don’t Waste Your Money On a Head of Sales” speaks to the questions involved in hiring a Head of Sales. Check it out and follow his weekly sales insights. 
At the end of the day, life is like a race, if you don’t have fun with it and take it too seriously, is it even worth it? So let’s have some fun eh? I know we’re going to have a frickin’ blast here at ASG, and along the way, I guarantee you we’re all gonna see some cool shit pop off. Exciting stuff happening here, stay tuned for more!
FUN – Essential to Life, Core at ASG
