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Analyze Your Sales Performance

Many people are taking action, but they have an ineffective strategy for achievement. They are running east looking for the sunset. The top sales professionals are taking consistent action, and they are constantly monitoring and analyzing their performance. They are willing to try new things, and they have developed the sensory acuity to recognize what is working and what is not.

The key in sales is to keep doing a lot of the things that are working and very little of the things that are not. If you were playing basketball and you kept missing a shot, you would simply adjust the shot and keep shooting until you made the basket. That's exactly what the top sales professionals do.

Now there is a difference between analyzing and "anal"-izing. Too many people spend all of their time over-analyzing to the point they become anal and ... [don't take] action. So be careful not to over-analyze the situation because over-analysis equals paralysis. We are all going to have hang-ups and minor distractions that are easy to get caught up in. Learn how to recognize whether something is really a problem or if it is just a minor hang-up that you need to work through.

In sales you will always have competition, new products that are hot, different seasons, different promotions and different lead generation methods. You should always be analyzing situations and open to new ideas, but the most important thing is to keep taking action and adjusting as you grow.

If you stay focused on your goals and dreams, it will be easy to see the adjustments you need to make to stay on course and achieve your goals.





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Linda Richardson
Linda Richardson is the Founder and Executive Chairwoman of Richardson, a global sales training and performance improvement company. As a recognized leader in the industry, she has won the coveted Stevie Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sales Excellence and she was identified by Training Industry, Inc. as one of the “Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals.” Ms. Richardson is credited with the movement to Consultative Selling and is the author of ten books on selling and sales management, including Sales Coaching — Making the Great Leap from Sales Manager to Sales Coach, and Stop Telling, Start Selling. She teaches sales and management at the Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton Executive Development Center. Linda is a frequent speaker at industry and client conferences, has been published extensively in industry and training journals, and has been featured in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Nation’s Business, Selling Power, Success, and The Conference Board Magazine. Learn more about Richardson's sales training and performance improvement solutions at http://www.richardson.com web - Visit Linda Richardson's Website

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(Visit Billy's Website) Internationally recognized business leader, author, and inspirational speaker Billy Cox energizes people to dream big, take action, and achieve results. His message comes from the authenticity and credibility of his own inspiring, all-American success story. Billy Cox now teaches the essentials that led to his own success – he has lived what he speaks. Billy pairs his powerful message with a high-energy, passionate, and down-to-earth style. People worldwide who hear him speak or use his books and audios are inspired to "raise their bar", take control of their futures, and achieve new levels of performance and results. A "no limits" person who knows how to win, Billy is a master salesman, a compelling motivator, an energetic leader, and is recognized by his peers as a leading authority on the undeniable power of human potential. Billy Cox teaches techniques proven over two decades of experience in sales, management, and leadership, and consulting. He has truly lived the American dream. Starting at age 17 as a part-time salesperson in a direct sales company, he worked his way to the top of every sales and management level available. By age 30, he had earned his first million dollars. Two years later, he became president of an international sales and marketing company taking on leadership of a nationwide team with over 500 sales associates. It was an enormous challenge, as sales were in a slump, down almost 50 percent. In less than three years, he and his team had turned the company around, increasing sales to record-breaking levels. Author of The Dream Book, You Gotta Get in the Game, and The All-Star Sales Book, Billy is dedicated to sharing the powerful and proven concepts and techniques that led to his success. Billy travels worldwide, helping individuals achieve their dreams and teaching organizations to reach peak performance. Whether it is a business executive group of 40 or a roaring convention of 4,000, Billy Cox motivates any group, blending facts, inspiration, humor, and conviction with audience participation. Customizing his talks for each group, he gains immediate rapport and leaves audiences energized and confident they can put their learning into immediate action. A partial list of Billy Cox’s clients include a huge range of global, national and regional leaders, including FedEx Services, Delta Dental, Century 21, Hertz, Hyatt, Konica Minolta, Nike Inc., Tyson Foods, North Texas State University, Allstate Insurance, Bertram Yachts, Manheim, Country Maid, Wilson, and Xerox Corporation. Billy considers his personal accomplishments just as important as his professional achievements. He regularly donates his time and talents to youth sports, community service work, and various charities. Billy and his wife, Susan, and their four children make their home in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas.

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