A healthy combination of both
Passion is defined as a strong emotion while determination is a process of establishing something by calculation or research. Personally, I believe a healthy combination of the two is required for you to succeed in sales.
Passion without Determination
Passion is your desire for something. And so let’s say you want to do something that you’re passionate about. But, if you don’t have the determination or a sense of work ethic behind it, nothing happens. While passion is your emotion, determination ties back to action. Determination is the work ethic side of things. Hence, there has to be a combination of both.
Determination without Passion
What happens when you have determination in something you don’t have a passion for? I had a personal experience of this where I wasn’t really passionate about the product but I was so determined to sell it. Since I didn’t have passion in the product, I didn’t last too long working with the company. Hence, without passion, you won’t have the drive for it.
Passion + Determination = SUCCESS
If you’re able to combine passion and determination in your work and you’re consistent in doing it, then you’re going to have a much better chance of being successful. Without one or the other, either one could die out so quickly.
Your Call-to-Action:
Examine yourself to see where you fall into place. Do you have passion? Do you have the determination?
Strategies for finding passion in your product:
- What can you do to find passion in your product?
- Try to see what impact it can bring to someone’s life. What impact does the product have in your life when you use that product?
- Read client testimonials or chat with your clients about your product to help you gain that passion.
Strategies for getting that determination:
- Get an accountability partner, join a mastermind group, or get a coach to help keep you accountable.
- Set that goal then put a process or plan in place.
Episode Resources:
Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions by Keith Rosen
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