St. Thomas
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celebrate There is a road that only the elite may travel—a platinum pathway paved with resilience, determination, and pajama parties with top administrators. It is not an easy path to tread, but at the end lies the tropical paradise of St. Thomas, where the weary warriors of Sales may finally rest, rejuvenate, and celebrate the sheer awesomeness of being awesome.
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explore Called “more beautiful than a unicorn leaping gracefully over a pot of gold” by world traveller Britt Blomquist, this Caribbean jewel offers plenty of opportunities to explore by land or by sea. St. Thomas comprises more than 30 square miles of breathtaking vistas, historic landmarks,
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general
gorgeousness.
Opportunities
for exploration also extend beyond the shoreline, as it is surrounded by an expanse of glittering blue ocean chock full of aquatic wonders that are yours to discover.
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play You know what they say about all work and no play—and if you have made it to St. Thomas, you have put in plenty of work hours. When you reach these shores, you have officially left work behind. Forget about meetings and appointments. Go hiking, go kayaking, learn how to sail. Strap on a snorkel and go frolic with the sea turtles. If you can go all four days in St. Thomas without doing something that makes you say “WHEEEE!” you’re doing it wrong.
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relax Once you set foot on this exotic wonderland, you trade school hallways for sandy beaches and boardrooms for cabanas. On St. Thomas, morning doesn’t come until you want it to, and cellphones are meant to be neither seen nor heard. There’s no time to answer emails here, my friend, because you have an important appointment with a tropical sunset and a fruity drink with an umbrella sticking out of it.
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feast Count the number of times you have swigged your extrahot vente nonfat triple-shot caramel macchiato while sitting in traffic or walking to an appointment. Now forget that number. Every fast-food lunch and to-go box in the past year has been leading up to this: your chance to dine— nay, to feast—upon all of the exotic culinary treasures that your heart desires. Enjoy a bowl of callaloo soup and some fried plantains. If you made it this far, you earned it.
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experience Think of St. Thomas as an exotic tropical flower that is ready to blossom forth from the seeds you sowed throughout 2011. Don’t you want to see its brilliant colors? Don’t you want to experience the scent of success? I think you do. I don’t think you live to work, my friend, I think you work to live—and in St. Thomas, that is what you will do. You will experience life in all of its pulchritudinous splendor.
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imagine Imagine yourself striding boldly down that platinum pathway to St. Thomas. Imagine yourself in paradise, surrounded by your fellow champions. Imagine being one of the few, the proud, the sales elite. Now stop daydreaming and get to work. After all, sales don’t make themselves. We’ll see you in St. Thomas. All the cool kids are doing it.
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