Be a master

There's one thing I've noticed, whenever a sales contest comes up and great prizes can be won in my industry many people give up automatically.  As my excitement rises and I talk to other salespeople, it seems the enthusiasm they show is next to nothing.  They've already given up saying stuff like:

"Why try I don't work enough hours?"
"Well that other person always wins?"

Have you ever sabotaged your chance at opportunity and give up because you feel you haven't even got a chance.  You tell yourself everything is stacked against you, so why even try.  I'll tell you why you should try, because you could end up being the best, you could be winning and you could even be the biggest sensation the world has ever seen.  Think big!

When I first started working for the company I'm presently with, a sales contest came up for a trip.  There was one problem, the previous winner was working at a very successful location in Canada, many customers were buying many things from this amazing salesperson everyday, it was incredible.  One more thing was stacked up against me I had to sell a product at the time I didn't know anything about and I really didn't believe in.  To make a long story short I ended up in Jamaica and selling double what was sold in the previous contest.  I don't tell this story to show off, I tell it because everything was built up against me when I began, and I made a very important decision, that was to TRY!

The second you decide to try something that's out of your comfort zone, you start to become a different person.  You start thinking differently, act differently and turn into an automatic winner.  I say winner because your TRYING.  So what if you don't achieve what your trying the first time.  What if it takes you 3 times to get what you want?  What if it takes you 100 times to get what you want?  One thing happens, you end up getting want you want.

The biggest thing I've noticed myself doing in the past, is diluting my thinking by telling myself I didn't want to achieve something because it would be difficult to get. It's kind of like people telling themselves they don't need boat loads of money and then they give you a million excuses why they don't want it, are you kidding me.  Money is good!

Next time an opportunity comes your way decide to try.  Tell yourself you will win, everybody wants the fame and the glory.  If you have no idea how you could compete against other people for a major opportunity, realize this one great thing:  ALL MASTERS WERE ONCE DISASTERS.

Stay motivated
Shane C.