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Zig Ziglar put it best. He said " You were born a winner. But to be a winner you must believe your a winner, prepare to win, and expect to win." I believe that every person that enters into the sales profession is already a winner. Stepping out of a comfort zone of a nine to five job to move into a career, comprised mostly of commission can be a scary proposition. The rewards however can be huge. The ROI in sales is unmatched in other profession.

Preparing to win is one of the steps too few people actually take. Doctors and Lawyers realize the trade off of learning and high paying careers. They know that in order to get to the life style they wish to have, it will cost them something. Doctors spend four years in college followed by another set of years depending on their chosen specialty and then have hospital rounds and on the job training. The shear determination to learn what they need to know, to operate in their chosen profession is a sacrifice in time. Lawyers make the same sacrifice of time and learning.

In sales, most organizations including a great deal of Insurance companies have the same training. The training consists of " here is your sales kit, we want to wish you the best of luck." I have been in the insurance arena for 25 years. I have seen countless agents come and go. When asked why they chose to leave what could be the most lucrative career? Most said the number one reason was "I had little or no training." They knew all about the policies and the laws but these applications are not flying off the shelf to sell themselves.

The picture most insurance recruiters paint is within six months you will be on track to make well over six figures. The recruiters and the new agents miss the trade off. They haven't learned what many in this industry have. In order to be successful, there is a trade off. The difference is sales training.

In the beginning you don't know what you don't know. Then you learn what you don't know and finally you know what you know. Then and only then are you ready to achieve the goals you set for yourself. The next logical question is where do I find this training? There are books at every book store and classes you can enroll into. We also offer these classes online. The point is, get the training you require to know what you don't know so you can know what you know.

The final step according to Zig is , expect to win. Walk into every situation with the belief that you have already won. Move in the confidence that you know what you know and there is nothing stopping you. You were born a winner. Make a conscious decision that this day is a new starting point for you and nothing can keep you down.  Make an investment in the most important commodity you have. Yourself.





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John Brennan Ed.D. Dr. Brennan is President of Interpersonal Development, LLC, a training and development firm. Interpersonal Development has provided sales training and coaching to more than 3,000 sales reps from over 100 companies. A native of Australia, Dr. Brennan received his doctorate from the University of Rochester. His dissertation researched the effectiveness of Behavioral Modeling Technology in training people in interpersonal skills. While he has spent most of his career designing or delivering training, he was also a Vice-President of Sales of a training and development franchise with operations in 25 markets. Dr. Brennan has designed and delivered sales training in North America, Asia, Europe, Australia and the Middle East. He has been a guest speaker at numerous national and regional professional conferences. When Microsoft wanted Best Practices articles on sales for their web site, they called Dr. Brennan. The results are at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX011387391033.aspx His firm’s clients have included Volvo, The Prudential, Merrill Lynch, Eastman Kodak, Gannett, Equifax Europe, the Economist Group and countless small businesses. - Visit John Brennan's Website

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(Visit Keith's Website) Keith is the founder and CEO of Benton Marketing Strategies. Keith has been training sales agents for several years with a simple straight forward approach to sales."When sales people learn what to say and how to walk from one step of the sales process to the next,confidence replaces fear". Learn more at www.agentsalestrainer.com.

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