The Runaway Bride . . . yeah right! - wedding article
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The Runaway Bride . . . yeah right! - wedding article
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The story making all the headlines last week about, what's her name, Jennifer Wilbanks makes me want to gag. If you don't care for straight talk you might want to delete this before reading anymore. Whoever said life was supposed to be a bowl of strawberries? Whoever said life was supposed to be fair? Whoever said watching reality TV has anything to do with reality? Whoever said if you mess up it's OK to blame it on some other person? Whoever said you are entitled to anything? Whoever said it's OK to live with your parents until you 40? Whoever said you don't have to work your butt off to become a success? Whoever said it's OK to call off your wedding by claiming to be kidnapped? Whoever said any of these things, whoever believes any of these things, will never achieve any degree of personal success. I'm not writing this to bash what's her name - she's already got enough problems. I'm writing this for you and to remind myself how important personal accountability is. If you have a problem - resolve to fix it. Do something. Do anything. But don't Runaway and don't point fingers at another living human being. Let me explain. Some of you know, depending on how long you've been a subscriber, that my younger brother Ray was killed on September 11th at the World Trade Center. This thing we call life is very precious. It drives me nuts, even infuriates me, that some people don't grab the reins and take more control of their own destiny. My brother Ray, along with hundreds of NYC firefighters, chose to run up the stairway, while thousands of other people were racing down that same stairway. My brother had a choice. What's her name also had a choice. One was courageous and one was stupid and self-serving. Likewise you face choices everyday in your sales career. You choose to get up early, hit the snooze button, make milk-run sales calls, call on people you know instead of calling on people you ought to get to know. You might choose to be disorganized, you might choose to be late often, you may choose to have a lousy attitude when things aren't going exactly right. What's her name decided to run away from her wedding day. What are you running away from? What's holding you back from becoming unbelievably and incredibly successful - by anyone's definition including your own? When it comes to your life don't play games. Avoid the 'Runaway mindset' like the bubonic plague. My brother Ray wasn't running up the stairway instinctively. He was trained to do it. It was an acquired skill. Have you ever thought about all the things you're doing on a daily basis and doing them instinctively? What's missing from your sales training regimen. What skills should you be acquiring? What skills should you be sharpening? What I'm talking about is developing your 'Brain muscles.' Nobody's going to hand you success on a Silver Platter. You gotta lunge for it. Existing and living are not the same thing. You have 'That something special' within you - everyone does. Thoughts of pessimism and running away, put 'That something special' back to sleep. For centuries people have wallowed in the ruts of their own digging. Wake up and shakeup 'That something special' within you. What are you waiting for. It's all about the choices you make. Don't be a runaway, a castaway, or a stowaway when you can become a learning machine instead. Develop the skills you need to climb the mountains in your daily life. Hey I'm a teacher - that's how some of my clients refer to me. It's been said, 'When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.' Are you ready? I have a few No-Brainer ideas that'll give your Brain a good workout. In fact, 97 to be exact. Would you like 47 Ways To Sell Smarter and 50 More Ways To Sell Smarter and save a few bucks in the process? Here's the link you can use to get 97 ways to sell smarter. http://www.meisenheimer.com/products/97waystemplate.htm Jim Meisenheimer is the Guru of No-Brainer Sales Training. His sales techniques and selling skills focus on practical ideas that get immediate results. You can discover all his secrets by contacting him at (800) 266-1268, e-mail: jim@meisenheimer.com or by visiting his website: http://www.meisenheimer.com |
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