Are You Passionate About Sales?
The word “passion” is defined as any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling. I argue that when any great salesperson or sales strategy is examined, positive passion will be found.
Passion that is channeled in such a positive direction is an incredibly powerful thing. Many of the greatest communicators (Walt Disney, FDR, JFK and Martin Luther King, to name a few) possessed strong passion as part of their communications strategy. This is why people were so eager and willing to follow them. Right? Along the same lines, are you passionate about graphic arts industry sales? I mean, are you in love with it?
Salespeople with such passion gladly work countless hours, work against all odds and obstacles, don’t whine or make excuses and, in turn, successfully achieve their objectives. Are you this type of salesperson? You see...if you want something bad enough, you will FIND A WAY; however if you do not, you will FIND AN EXCUSE.
So I ask, have you seen such passion in action? I have—and it is awesome to watch. This type of passion is exciting. This type of passion is contagious. This type of passion is fun. People want to know it, feel it, catch it and live it!
So again I ask...
Do you display this type of passion? Do you have this type of drive? Are you willing to lay it all on the line and put your money where your mouth is? As they said in one of my all-time favorite television series—Friday Night Lights—“Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose.” Now, that is some passion!
If you don’t possess such passion, ask yourself why not and how it might be obtained. There is no better time than now to become passionate in all that you say and do. It will make you a much better salesperson.
Remember there are three types of sales representatives...those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. Passionate salespeople MAKE things happen. What do you think? How passionate are you?
- Categories:
- Business Management - Marketing/Sales
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- Ryan Sauers
Ryan T. Sauers has spent nearly 30 years running, leading or consulting with printing, graphics, promotional and visual communications-related organizations. Sauers is CEO of two companies, Sauers Consulting Strategies LLC and End Resultz Inc. that among other things, owns magazines and is a media firm. Key areas of focus of the firms include sales training, marketing strategy, personal branding, leadership development and organizational change.
Sauers is a frequent national speaker and columnist. He has been recognized as one of the top 80 CMOs globally and achieved the top designation of Certified Marketing Executive through Sales and Marketing Executives International.
Sauers is an adjunct university professor teaching leadership and communication courses to current and aspiring leaders. He is a Certified Myers Briggs, DiSC and Emotional Intelligence Practitioner (one of few in the U.S. to achieve all three rigorous certifications related to human communications, personality and behavior).
Sauers has completed his doctoral-level coursework in Organizational Leadership and is now (ABD - All But Dissertation) working on his dissertation on why some entrepreneurs and small businesses achieve initial and long-term success, whereas countless others do not.
Sauers is the host of the Marketing Matters radio show in Atlanta that later becomes a global podcast. He also is the host of the Community Connections TV show that comes out in video and podcast form. Sauers is the author of the best-selling books, Everyone is in Sales, and Would You Buy from You? More info at RyanSauers.com or call (678) 825-2049 or email Ryan@RyanSauers.com
