Choose Your Influences Wisely
A well-intentioned friend of mine sent me an email this week saying, “I thought you’d find this interesting”, with a link to a story titled ‘Poll; Many Consumers Believe Recession Not Over’.
I didn’t open it.
I like to think I don’t play Ostrich regarding the news that affects my business, but I do consciously seek out positive news, and avoid the negatives over which I have no control.
Very early in my career as a sales person I learned that I felt better, produced more and made more money when I went for morning coffee with the half of our sales team that was always looking for positives and opportunities.
Conversely, I learned the hard way that hanging with the half of the team that tended to whine and complain about how tough things were, affected my performance negatively.
I actually looked forward to the last recession because I had developed a unique way of selling successfully during the last four recessions which I was able to share with my clients.
I welcome the inevitable impending boom as well because I’ve made it our mission to help our clients be on the cutting edge of the opportunities which lie ahead.
Henry Ford once said, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right”!
The influences you allow yourself to be exposed to can dramatically affect what you think you can do, and you can do whatever you think you can. Select those influences carefully!
Randy’s What If; What if you invested just 15 minutes every morning aggressively seeking one piece of positive news or an opportunity you could share with everyone you meet today?