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01-09-2008, 04:39 AM
The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to go after what you want in life. As you learn a new skill, reach for a new goal, or tackle a new challenge, remember that the best way to achieve your dreams is by adopting the right attitude. After all, the only thing that stands between a person and what they want in life is the will to try it and the faith to believe it possible!
Today, I’m sharing with you a story written by Sam Parker and Mac Anderson.
To Your Success
Excerpted from 212° the extra degree Gift Book
I’ve been an entrepreneur for over 30 years, and I’ve come to realize that the difference in success or failure is not how you look, how you dress, or how you’re educated. It’s how you think!
Early in my career, I was the vice president of sales for a food company. One time I was in Detroit hiring a sales person for the market. We had lined up eight appointments for the day, and the morning had been a bust.
I looked up and my 1 o’clock appointment was standing at the door. He was a tall, good-looking guy, and I remember thinking, “This could be the one.” We talked for about 15 minutes, and I asked a question I always ask, “What will you be doing five years from now?” I’ll never forget his answer. He said, “Mr. Anderson, the way these appointments have been going, I might still be interviewing.” Well, that wasn’t exactly what I wanted to hear. We talked for a few more minutes and I excused him.
Then I looked up and my 2 o’clock was there…a short guy with a wrinkled sport coat. He walked over and gave me a confident handshake, and a few minutes later I asked the same question, “What are you going to be doing five years from now?” He looked me right in the eye and said, “Mr. Anderson, I’m going to be working for you. This job fits my skills and my needs to a tee. I don’t just think, I know I can sell your product in this market. And furthermore, if you don’t like my performance after thirty days, you don’t owe me a cent.”
Well, you could have knocked me over with a feather! He had just made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. But the offer had nothing to do with the money I might save; it had everything to do with his unwavering passion and belief he could do it. Within a year, Bob was the number one sales person in the company.
Today, I’m sharing with you a story written by Sam Parker and Mac Anderson.
To Your Success
Excerpted from 212° the extra degree Gift Book
I’ve been an entrepreneur for over 30 years, and I’ve come to realize that the difference in success or failure is not how you look, how you dress, or how you’re educated. It’s how you think!
Early in my career, I was the vice president of sales for a food company. One time I was in Detroit hiring a sales person for the market. We had lined up eight appointments for the day, and the morning had been a bust.
I looked up and my 1 o’clock appointment was standing at the door. He was a tall, good-looking guy, and I remember thinking, “This could be the one.” We talked for about 15 minutes, and I asked a question I always ask, “What will you be doing five years from now?” I’ll never forget his answer. He said, “Mr. Anderson, the way these appointments have been going, I might still be interviewing.” Well, that wasn’t exactly what I wanted to hear. We talked for a few more minutes and I excused him.
Then I looked up and my 2 o’clock was there…a short guy with a wrinkled sport coat. He walked over and gave me a confident handshake, and a few minutes later I asked the same question, “What are you going to be doing five years from now?” He looked me right in the eye and said, “Mr. Anderson, I’m going to be working for you. This job fits my skills and my needs to a tee. I don’t just think, I know I can sell your product in this market. And furthermore, if you don’t like my performance after thirty days, you don’t owe me a cent.”
Well, you could have knocked me over with a feather! He had just made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. But the offer had nothing to do with the money I might save; it had everything to do with his unwavering passion and belief he could do it. Within a year, Bob was the number one sales person in the company.