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Stay In It to Win It!

  
  
  
  

It has begun. The relentless beating of the negativity drum that our media insists on pounding. Predictable I suppose, but none the less disappointing.

attitudeWell meaning colleagues perpetuate the negativity. Do we really need to keep sharing bad news? News that we can do nothing about? Just now, I see that BNET has posted an article about "staying afloat if the economy  tanks"...really? Is this helpful?

Is it possible that focus on the unwanted just brings more of the same?

In a LinkedIn group, the question is posed..."How will you deal with objections to the current economic conditions this week?"

My answer?

I won't acknowledge that they exist. The objections I mean. They haven't come up, so why should I waste energy expecting that they will?

Henry Ford said it best when he said, "Whether you say that you can or you can't, you're right".

Attitude is everything!

For salespeople, or anyone who has a product or service to sell, right attitude is the most important tool you need in your wheelhouse. Use it. Rise above the noise. Add value. Be of service. Give.

And NEVER EVER let someone else define YOUR sales success for you!

Comments

Barbara,  
Thanks for the reminder that we don't have to take this negativity and let it enter or lives everyday 
Great article! 
Posted @ Monday, August 08, 2011 6:53 PM by Eleanor Morgan
Just the pick me up I needed this morning. I will keep a smile on my face, a song in my heart today and make today about helping someone else.
Posted @ Tuesday, August 09, 2011 7:41 AM by Wendy Stroud
@Eleanor: as one of the most positive people that I know, I appreciate supporting my post. 
 
@Wendy: glad you found it helpful! It just bugs me when people start jumping to gloom and doom when circumstances haven't even surfaced to suggest that there is something to worry about. I can't do anything about the "economic situation" but I can control my attitude and I choose to remain positive! 
 
Posted @ Tuesday, August 09, 2011 8:05 AM by Barb Giamanco
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