A
Passion for Your
Profession
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Becky McCrary, CSP, is an internationally recognized expert in sales and service. She spent 20 years in the trenches of financial services and now shares those successes through keynote presentations and All Staff Training. You can reach her at www.BeckyMcCrary.com, 864-399-9685, on Facebook or LinkedIn. You can even Google her; she won’t feel a thing.
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Do you want a career in banking? I thought I did. Then I thought, again. Webster defines a career as a job or profession that someone does for a long time. Is that appealing? Does that make you eager to get up in the morning? Feel like you make a difference, right? Now compare that to a passion. Webster defines passion as an intense or violent emotion. Society defines it as an allconsuming channel of activity. Not just going through the motions, but eagerly embracing it. If you are going to spend time in the banking industry and you want to be excited about that time, which would you rather have? My banking career began as a part-time teller, where I first met Margaret, the Vice President of Human Resources. She had a powerful presence. She had expectations of me long before I had any of myself. She challenged me and followed up. Margaret held me accountable for my cash drawer, but also for my hours spent. She didn’t believe in just putting in your time.
The Arkansas Banker | October 2015
It was Margaret who introduced me to the concept of renting my time. I was renting hours to the bank; hours I could never use for anything else. I could let those hours drain me or empower me. I could go through the motions or embrace the experiences. I could surround myself with negative people or with encouragers. It was all the same amount of time. It can be easy to fall into the rut. Go through the motions. Follow everyone else. Taking responsibility for your hours
