I’m going to fail my way to success.
Who does this?
When we are in the thick of it. How do you handle it? Do you give up and just stop? Do you feel sorry for yourself? How do you handle it?
We become what we think about. I know this is hard to understand, or believe, but it does happen. The more we say it out loud, the more we tell others, the more we start to believe it.
Good…. or BAD
Whether you think you can or think you can’t. You are right. – Henry Ford
We believe what we say out loud. If you are telling others you can’t do something. You can’t hit that goal, can’t get that job, can’t make that sale, can’t work out, can’t make that much, don’t have time. Stop. The more you say it, the more you start believing it. There’s a power in believing and saying out loud what you CAN accomplish. It doesn’t just happen. And it certainly won’t if you don’t believe it.
You can change this. That’s the power of it. I know it’s not easy. I get that. You truly can change the way you think. I will. I’m going to. I can. It’s going to be a great day. I love what I do. I’m going to make it happen. I am. I did. Fill in YOUR phrases. Fill in how you want it to be.
Don’t just read this, be different, take action on it. Many of you will read this and say “I should do that.” Those that do something about it are those that will change. Don’t be a “should head”.
Do you feel you are doing everything right? For those in sales… You are making your phone calls. Working just as hard as you ever have. You are setting your meetings. Setting your appointments. Getting in front of just as many people. Maybe more. Things just aren’t falling into place. For some reason you aren’t selling as much. You aren’t that person that you were 3 months, 6 months or even 9 months ago. Do you crawl into your hole or do you do something about it? Do you start believing that’s who you are? It’s not. It will pay off. If you believe, it will happen.
The hard part is, what do you do about it? You feel like you are doing everything you possibly can. Is it your language? Is it your goals? Maybe your focus has waned. You are worried about your team. Maybe your boss was let go. Maybe it’s a personal thing. Could be a marriage, divorce, someone passing. There’s so many things that can go on during the course of your year.
We can always get distracted.
We can also be focused.
The question is again, do you give up or do you keep at it?
This is your story. Others will thrive off it. Whether you think so or not, you are helping those around you when you struggle, when you fail. Don’t give up.
Brent Widman
Sales Coach