In January 2018, I was presented with the Elite Award during our annual company wide meeting that is held to "kick-off" the year at ēlizur. The Elite Award is a jacket and monetary gift given to 10 or so high achievers from the previous year.It was the first time I received an award at work and the first time an employee in the Purchasing & Distribution department received the award. The previous year, I was given the task of selling obsolete inventory that ēlizur purchased from a competitor who was going out of business. Jim Grant, the President of ēlizur, never expected that I would far surpass the goal of selling $10k of the obsolete inventory and eventually generate over $100k in revenue. What do I owe to my success? Determination and the visualization of my goal. After I made my first sale, I visualized in my mind that I would reach the $100k mark. Through determination, I reached out to 100’s of companies over the period of 6 months and reached my goal. I even created the invoices, sometimes packaged/shipped the products, and followed up with buyers to make sure they were satisfied with the products.What did I learn from this? Hard work is always noticed and rewarded. All you have to do is find an opportunity and WORK, WORK, WORK! And then WORK a little more!