re: Getting tired of my sales job

I work in sales, but I'm engaged in technologies that are ITAR restricted and used by defense contractors, C4ISR systems integrators, aerospace companies and black ops agencies. My sales job may have me helicopter out to an aircraft carrier, escort a nuclear sub out to sea, attend missile tests, visit classified scientific research labs, attend meetings at the Pentagon, blow up an airstrip runway at 4:00 in the morning, meet with three and four star generals and admirals, or attend training exercises with Navy Seals, Marines and Border Security. I'm very good at this and have worked hard to develop my chops, not being ex-service, myself.

Point is, I didn't get here easily. I knew back in the late 80"s I wanted to work with defense technologies, but I didn't have an EE or Physics degree. So I sold all kinds of crap to hone my skills, learn how to read customers, not waste my time or that of my clients. Eventually, I started conveying my skills and technical background into working with defense integrators. Now, my national accounts are companies like Boeing, Lockheed, Isreali Aerospace, Raytheon, Honeywell, Ingalls Shipbuilding, L3, Northrop Grumman, SpaceX, and the entirety of NASA. I have my hands full, but I've also got a support staff to arrange my travel, ship in my products for demonstrations and handle the paperwork that most sales guys have to do. The company recognizes that my time is much more valuable staying in front of our customers than behind a desk.

So what I'm suggesting to the OP is that you need a vision of what you want to be doing and work towards it by keeping your antennas out, listening to the advice of others and don't let a job pull you down and away from your goals. Make your job serve your goals.