Monday, February 3, 2014

Are you following history or creating history?




February has historically been a transition month for most sales organizations mainly because of their preconceived false beliefs about people, money and holidays.
Let me show you the falsity of that thinking with a story a conversation I had with a fellow contractor one day the conversation went something like this. 

 This conversation took place the week before thanksgiving.

OC . How is business
Me. Awesome I am slammed with business, how about you?
OC . Man it’s really slow 
ME: Why is that do you think?
OC.  Its Thanksgiving no one is spending any money.
Me: Can I ask you a question?
OC: Sure
Me : Why is it that my customers are spending money and yours aren’t?
         With the deer in the headlights look I answered the question for him.
1. I expect my customers to spend money with me and I expect them to spend a lot of money all year long.
2. The hard and fast truth of the matter is people are going to spend money when they want to spend money on things they want and if they can’t afford it they will figure out how to get it and the time of year has nothing to do with it.

You can follow history or create history the choice  is yours.

Have you fallen into this trap?

If you have put it into your plan today.

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