INSPIRATION FOR SALESPEOPLE: A COLLECTION OF HEARTWARMING QUOTATIONS TO MOVE THE SOUL
07/21
Well, this is just great. The next time I update this section, it'll be... well, on time. Anyhow, I've dredged up the old, moldy favourites for this month's target cards, so I'll share a few with you here. Be warned- most are chosen solely for their brevity, a good thing to consider when you have to write 440 hackneyed quips. Hell, I'd prefer not to write them altogether, but failing that I'd have to sit there for 8 hours doing nothing, so on the whole, I'd just as soon take the target cards. At least they involve activity, which is more than I can say for most of my job (today I watched golf and a baseball game). Then again, I'm not really complaining...
1. "Life is a journey, not a destination."
Deeper meaning:
Heed this well, young grasshopper. Don't go through life heading for one ideal, cuz it's not going to happen for most people. In fact, get ready to spin your wheels, because if you're in sales, it's pretty likely you're either washed up, stupid, or at the top of your ladder in terms of success. This isn't to say you've got no chance at all; there's just no great likelihood you'll ever advance further, so don't bother losing sleep about how much more money so many people make than you. It's not worth the trouble.
While travelling on your journey, be sure to befoul the countryside. Nature will thank you later, possibly with an incurable virus of some description.
Deeper meaning:
A Work for your measly 3% commission, you lazy dogs! While you're at it, everyone else work hard too! No freeloading, because it'll just end up being unworthwhile anyhow. Besides, just think of how rewarding it is to bow and scrape and fight and claw and tooth and grab and scrounge and struggle your way to mediocrity! .
2. "Look for opportunities, not guarantees."
Hypocrites....
Deeper Meaning:
A gambler of some description came up with this little grain of wisdom, which is surprisingly applicable to most salespeople. Just think about it- if you're in sales, life sure as hell hasn't dealt you a pile of aces, now has it? So really, you've gotta use your poker face, some people skills, and the occasional ace up the sleeve to parlay your twos and threes into something useful. The good ones are the only ones who can do this with any success, of course, but they should serve as inspiration to everyone else, so it's ok.
3. "The secret to life is not getting a good hand, but playing a poor hand well."
Don't even bother trying to play this nut game right- your only possible response is "S---orry- BLACK."
Deeper Meaning:
I tried writing this one with a less negative spin, but then I figured that positive reinforcement was probably just a load of crap anyway, so I went back to this. Not only does it save time, but it might just sink in a little better. That said, this is one of the shoddier quotes on the market. Not only is it inherently obvious, it gives you very little credit for intelligence, and is really more along the lines of something for vindictive people to say knowingly whenever their unfortunate compatriots screw something up.
4. "Never make the same mistake twice."
This statement is especially applicable to anyone stupid enough to play golf during a thunderstorm.
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