If you can't seem to find yourself motivated because of several reasons, take a deep breath and try to motivate yourself with these simple yet effective tips: 1.Close your eyes, and visualize yourself reaching your goals. 2.Try something new today. 3.Take a walk in a park, and let nature reset your mind. 4.Make a to-do list. You'll feel encouraged as you cross off items. 5.Get more sleep. Sleep deprivation could be making you less motivated. 6.Drink coffee for a quick jolt. 7.Start exercising, and you'll feel like yourself 8.Take a small step. You don't have to immediately immerse yourself in the project and see it until completion right away. Just make baby steps, and take it one day at a time. 9.Wake yourself up from your slump with a cold shower. 10.Have a reward system, so you'll have something to look forward to. 11.When doing a task you don't want to do, play energizing music to help you get through it. 12.Get the hard stuff done first thing in
You're competitive-minded, or you wouldn't be in sales. A client of mine said, "In sales, if you don't have a competitive attitude, you don't eat." How do you develop and maintain a can-do, can't-wait-to-get-going, nothing-can-stop-me, I-hate-to-lose mind-set? By learning how other successful professionals think and how they approach building their mental game.
Achieving a winning, competitive attitude can be an incredibly effective inspiration in your quest for sales success. Here are three powerful mental strategies to help you build a strong competitive mind-set.
1. Believe That Your Competitors Make You Better. I have done the best, most creative, forward-thinking development of my businesses when I have been threatened by a smart, hard-charging competitor. They keep me thinking. They force me to be analytical and fresh to counter the moves they are making in the marketplace. Appreciate your competition. Learn from them. Use them to scare you into more heightened motivation and a stronger competitive mind-set. What do some of the nation's top executives think about their competitors?
"You either eat someone for lunch, or you can be lunch." --Scott McNealy, CEO of Sun Microsystems
"We realize we are in a race without a finish line. As we improve, so does our competition." --David Kearns, Chairman of Xerox
"Competition is a way of life. If you don't have a really tough competitor, you ought to invent one." --Roberto Goizueta, CEO of Coca-Cola
2. Believe That Winners Never Quit And Quitters Never Win. This is the oldest success quote in the world of competitive sports and business. It's still around because it's true. How many times in your day do you slack off, just a little bit? Would you succeed more if you competed fully for the entire day? Every time you get discouraged and lose focus, that is a form of giving up, of not competing fully. Give every day all you've got. Be a determined competitor. These famous folks know the value of hanging in there.
"Winners don't make excuses. The minute you start talking about what you're going to do if you lose, you have lost." --George Shultz, former United States Secretary of State
"Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air." --John Quincy Adams, founding father
"Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. " --Ray Kroc, founder of McDonalds
3. Learn To Love The Craziness Of Competition. One of the ATP Pro Tennis Tour players I coached played Andre Agassi on center court at Wimbledon one year. It was a crazy environment with the English cheering wildly for the popular legend Agassi. My player had to remember not to fight the crazy tumult, but instead accept the competitive craziness to play his best. Do you sell your best under difficult circumstances? Let the competitive, uncertain selling environment motivate you to focus better, think more clearly and be even more determined to win. These successful people understand the nexus of uncertainty and competitive attitude.
"I will always be someone who wants to do better than others. I love competition." --Jean-Claude Killy, ski legend
"Salesmanship starts when the customer says no." --George O. Boule, Jr., successful businessman
"The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers." --Erich Fromm, famous psychologist-philosopher
Competition is the very lifeblood of a sales professional's existence. Study it. Embrace it. Love it. Use it as success fuel. Use it to take you to the top of your mental game. Develop an unstoppable competitive mind-set, and you'll sell yourself to success.
To learn more about how sales coaching can help you become a better, more confident sales professional, visit Bill Cole, MS, MA, the Mental Game Coach™ at www.mentalgamecoach.com/Services/SalesCoaching.html.
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