Clint wipes sweat from his glistening brow as he faces the mid-afternoon sun on his walk back to his car from a sales call. Last quarter was a lean one, and he just barely met his sales target. This quarter will be different. He can feel the warm waters of a white-sand beach lapping at his toes, waters that will come to him when he blows past his target this quarter and qualifies for the annual company sales retreat. He needs that vacation.