Mindset

Are you leaving it all on the field?

I was at my son’s soccer match this past week in a big game against a local rival school. The hype for the game was at its highest, both teams flexing how they were going to be the victors and doing what kids do. The game was intense both teams leaving it all out on the field, and unfortunately, we came up short. Seeing my son at the end of the game, exhausted, sweaty, and bloody there was no doubt he left it all out on the field, he had nothing more he could give.

What I’ve noticed about myself is the negative "what if's" consume me. I've wasted a countless amount of time worrying about outcomes I have no immediate control over, it can be overwhelming and completely and utterly useless. Most of what I worry about truly never comes to fruition anyway. So why waste the brain cells, right? Now, the question is, how do you stop the "what if" game in your head? 

As most companies head into the final quarter of the year, it’s the time that many sales people begin to assess, evaluate, and contemplate their activities and performance. When your boss asks you the question of what your going to do differently, let him/her know that complacency will not be part of your game.