Build An Unstoppable Competitive Mind-Set: How To Develop A Winning Attitude For More Success In Your Mental Game Of Selling.    You're competitive-minded, or you wouldn't be in sales. Here's how you can develop and maintain a can-do, can't-wait-to-get-going, nothing-can-stop-me, I-hate-to-lose mind-set. Learn how other successful professionals think for success and how they approach building their mental game with these three powerful mental strategies. You'll sell better with a stronger competitive mind-set.    608 words.

Build an Unstoppable Competitive Mind-Set

How to Develop a Winning Attitude for
More Success in Your Mental Game of Selling

Bill Cole, MS, MA
Founder and CEO
Procoach Systems
Silicon Valley, California

You're competitive-minded, or you wouldn't be in sales. A client of mine said, "In sales, if you don't have a competitive attitude, you don't eat." How do you develop and maintain a can-do, can't-wait-to-get-going, nothing-can-stop-me, I-hate-to-lose mind-set? By learning how other successful professionals think and how they approach building their mental game.

Achieving a winning, competitive attitude can be an incredibly effective inspiration in your quest for sales success. Here are three powerful mental strategies to help you build a strong competitive mind-set.

1. Believe That Your Competitors Make You Better. I have done the best, most creative, forward-thinking development of my businesses when I have been threatened by a smart, hard-charging competitor. They keep me thinking. They force me to be analytical and fresh to counter the moves they are making in the marketplace. Appreciate your competition. Learn from them. Use them to scare you into more heightened motivation and a stronger competitive mind-set. What do some of the nation's top executives think about their competitors?

2. Believe That Winners Never Quit And Quitters Never Win. This is the oldest success quote in the world of competitive sports and business. It's still around because it's true. How many times in your day do you slack off, just a little bit? Would you succeed more if you competed fully for the entire day? Every time you get discouraged and lose focus, that is a form of giving up, of not competing fully. Give every day all you've got. Be a determined competitor. These famous folks know the value of hanging in there.

3. Learn To Love The Craziness Of Competition. One of the ATP Pro Tennis Tour players I coached played Andre Agassi on center court at Wimbledon one year. It was a crazy environment with the English cheering wildly for the popular legend Agassi. My player had to remember not to fight the crazy tumult, but instead accept the competitive craziness to play his best. Do you sell your best under difficult circumstances? Let the competitive, uncertain selling environment motivate you to focus better, think more clearly and be even more determined to win. These successful people understand the nexus of uncertainty and competitive attitude.

Competition is the very lifeblood of a sales professional's existence. Study it. Embrace it. Love it. Use it as success fuel. Use it to take you to the top of your mental game. Develop an unstoppable competitive mind-set, and you'll sell yourself to success.


To learn more about how sales coaching can help you become a better, more confident sales professional, visit Bill Cole, MS, MA, the Mental Game Coach™ at www.mentalgamecoach.com/Services/SalesCoaching.html.

Copyright © 2005 Bill Cole, MS, MA. All rights reserved.

Bill Cole, MS, MA, a leading authority on peak performance, mental toughness and coaching, is founder and CEO of Procoach Systems, a consulting firm that helps organizations and professionals achieve more success in business, life and sports. He is also the Founder and President of the International Mental Game Coaching Association (www.mentalgamecoaching.com), an organization dedicated to advancing the research, development, professionalism and growth of mental game coaching worldwide. He is a multiple Hall-Of-Fame honoree as an athlete, coach and school alumnus, an award-winning scholar-athlete, published book author and articles author, and has coached at the highest levels of major-league pro sports, big-time college athletics and corporate America. For a free, extensive article archive, or for questions and comments visit him at www.MentalGameCoach.com. You can call Procoach Systems toll free at 888-445-0291.

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