"I used to work in a retail role where I sold customized t-shirts on the boardwalk in the summer. This meant standing outside the store door with sample t-shirts and trying to persuade potential customers to come in off the boardwalk to visit the store. This wasn't necessarily an easy job nor was it always fun because most passersby had absolutely no interest in coming into our store. I learned over time how to be more engaging and used my friendliness and humor to coax more and more people to come in. I also learned not to take it personally if someone ignored me or said no in a curt manner; if one person said no, I just looked around for the next person who might say yes. And, perhaps most importantly, I discovered how much I enjoyed making people happy. The people I converted into paying customers were always so delighted by their new t-shirts, and I found that to be really satisfying."