Oh man was today a kick between the legs. DFW got some light hail that woke most of us early I guess, leaving everyone grumpy. I currently spend Tues-Thurs doing as many sales activities as I can when I'm not visiting existing accounts. This morning was a resupply of an account, then all sales. Good old fashioned walk-ins I tend to be pretty decent at, it is how I've landed half of our accounts currently... but not today. First, people were just not in the mood to see a stranger walk in the door. I only recall one person even saying good morning or afternoon. No one even had business cards or emails to forward, which is usually the go-to tactic to get people like me to leave: give them an email address, tell them to email info, and then ignore them. I get it, and I'm ok with. Every once in a while (twice in the last 4 months) someone has dug one of those old emails up and asked me to come out and give them a quote. Second, I was also tired. I woke up at 4:30 because of the hail, as the day went on I got less and less enthusiastic about the next door. Making excuses to not walk in various ones. Being almost excited when someone says "oh just give me your card and I'll get it to the right people" (it's going in the trash). One of those days that is the least of the least sexy. Yesterday felt like the exact opposite. I walked into fewer places, got more contact information, and even got a request for a quote (sent out last night). Sometimes the day just isn't yours. Tomorrow is a new one, in a new part of town, with new opportunities. I'm always curious what other folks do to power through days like today.