At one point in our lives, we usually feel like giving up.
If you have been trying your best to gain your boss’ favor by reporting for work an hour before the shift, or have been consistently turning in quality work output for five consecutive years, but that effort goes unnoticed, you say: “I give up.”
If your furniture business went bankrupt due to the recession, you say: “I give up.”
If you lost thousands of bucks to forex trading, you say: “I give up.”
If none seems to mind your online ads about the iPhone 5 you are selling, you say: “I give up.”
If you fail to meet your month’s sales quota, you say: “I give up.”
Why is it so easy for you to speak those words? Why has giving up been the absolute resort of people who have somehow lost hope or the drive to succeed? What is it in giving up that delights everyone else? What will your life turn out to be if you simply give up on your craft?
You might have once been a great salesperson who had your own golden age, but due to some unfavorable circumstances, you just lost your star’s luster. Is it enough reason to leave everything behind?
Instead of sulking and thinking of morbid things, why don’t you reclaim that quality of yours that made you one of the top salesmen of all time? Why don’t you learn a new skill? Why not read self-help books, eBooks, and other online materials that will rekindle the salesman in you?
As a salesman, there is one thing you should never lose: confidence.
Believing in yourself is one way of improving yourself, mastering your craft, and engaging others to try out what you have to offer them.
By all means, don’t be blinded by hopelessness. Giving up on what you tend to do best isn’t as easy as you may think. Rather, it will just make you miserable. So, why do it in the first place?