In any profession that involves facing clients, delivering remarkable experiences, and increasing sales, there will always be obstacles standing in the way of winning. That is not a question.
What can be disputed, however, is whether or not we can still control the outcome. Whether or not we can affect not losing.
entreQuest argues that you can still win no matter what obstacles lay before you. And one of the most accomplished athletes of all time did too.
Jesse Owens, the son of a sharecropper and grandson of a slave, achieved what no Olympian before him had accomplished. His stunning achievement of four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin has made him the best remembered athlete in Olympic history.
In Owens' words: "In the end, it's extra effort that separates a winner from second place. But winning takes a lot more than that, too. It starts with complete command of the fundamentals. Then it takes desire, determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice. And finally, it takes a great deal of love, fairness, and respect for your fellow man. Put all these together, and even if you don't win, how can you lose?"
The picture above says it all.
We all have our own mountains to climb.
If we have the desire, determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice, and we do it with love, fairness, and respect, we can overcome any obstacle.
Put first things first. Work your plan. See results.
Jesse Owens said every contender in any race can win it. eQ knows every client-facing professional in any business can win it.
The only question now is will you?
Mark Slatin is a VP of Sales at entreQuest who is outsourced to a wide variety of companies to coach their teams, improve their client experiences, and raise their revenues.
