Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Passion for Selling

Fuel For Success

One thing the great ones have in common is a passion for selling. Passion for selling provides extra energy, focus, durability and the will to win.

We all have extra interest in the things we really care about. That includes the people we love, the fun things we do and, hopefully, how we spend our time earning a living. That extra interest fuels our passion for the things that makes us happy. It generates the drive and the focus we need to chase our dreams, accomplish our goals and live happy lives.

In sales, there are a few elements that generate the passion required to win.

We Like It

First of all we must like being in sales. We are problem solvers who like to engage, learn, understand and deliver solutions to our prospects and customers. While doing so, we have to fight off our competitors. We struggle to outwit, outplay and outlast our rivals. If this is fun you, you’ve got some passion.

We Believe

Next, we can build and maintain passion for selling if we sell a product or service that we believe in for a company that we are proud to represent. It’s difficult to be selective these days, but picking the right environment matters. If you are in a bad place with a bad product and a company that you don’t believe in it is difficult to keep the passion for selling meter in the right place.

Our Rewards

Finally, the rewards for success in sales are worth the effort and can generate and maintain a passion for selling. In sales, when you do well you are highly compensated, awarded and admired by many. There is nothing that will fuel passion for selling more than getting results and making money.

The Lesson

If you have passion for selling you are or will soon become a force to be reckoned with.