Success
in anything you want to accomplish in life begins with
your thinking. The problem with too many people is that
they don't think about what they're thinking.
I once heard a speaker say, "You will become that which
you think about most of the time." Those words
have had a tremendous impact on me and on those with
whom I've share them. I heard that statement at
a time when I was just beginning to understand what
self-improvement was all about. The basis of all
self-help materials is that you must have a healthy
self image, or attitude about yourself, in order to
succeed.
You
see, your thoughts are reflected in your attitude.
If you think about failure, rejection and pain, your
attitude will be negative. You'll even have a
tough time getting out of bed in the morning.
How many prospects do you think will want to get involved
with your product if you cannot express a positive attitude
about what you do to earn your living? I guarantee
you it won't be many.
In
fact, if you think about those negatives frequently
enough, that's probably what you'll become comfortable
with. Then, it won't bother you to fail.
You'll be thinking, "Yep, that's just what I expected
to happen." And, as crazy as it may sound, acceptance
of failure will become an accepted fact in your subconscious.
At this point, I would suggest making a career adjustment
because you won't be selling enough to keep food on
your table.
To
counteract acceptance of negativity, you must begin
by consciously stopping those thoughts. Whenever
you realize you're thinking negatively, worrying or
feeling anxiety about facing rejection, think to yourself,
"Hey, that's not what's going to happen." Then,
force yourself to turn those thoughts around.
Come up with a positive thought for each negative thought.
You'll have to concentrate on this for awhile, but eventually,
those negative thoughts will have to face too tough
a battle to stay in your mind and they'll go away.
At
that point, you will be free to become one of the high
achievers in your field. The training and support
offered by your organization will become more valuable
to you. You'll think more about giving service
than receiving income. And, as I've stated many
times before, the income you earn is little more than
a scoreboard reflection of the service you give.
If
you have any doubts about that statement, take notice
of the top producers in your industry. They think
achievement, service and professionalism. You
can see it in their eyes. You can feel it when
you meet them. They are comfortable only with
achievement, recognition and acceptance. They
are so uncomfortable with failure, that it, too, has
become a motivator for them.
Once
you have achieved a state of thinking positively you
will believe more strongly in what you are doing, take
the steps necessary to practice, drill and rehearse,
and receive the tremendous rewards for doing so.
Salespeople
are often confronted with spontaneous situations.
And, selling is a very emotional business. So,
when faced with the unexpected, the untrained, unpracticed
ones throw all their training out the window and act
on reflex. If your reflexes aren't aimed at serving
clients and closing sales, you're sunk. The great
ones practice thinking success so much that their attitude
and knowledge carry them through situations that may
not have been covered in training. Thinking success
will help you, too, continue to radiate warmth, pride
and knowledge during those spontaneous moments.
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