{"id":5646,"date":"2023-01-01T04:30:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T10:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/top1.fm\/DailySalesTips\/?p=5646"},"modified":"2022-12-29T21:31:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T03:31:57","slug":"sales-tip-1421-it-starts-with-a-decision-sales-greatness-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/top1.fm\/DailySalesTips\/sales-tip-1421-it-starts-with-a-decision-sales-greatness-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales Tip 1421: It Starts with a Decision (Sales Greatness Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Scott“You have to decide that you want to be great in sales.” – Scott Ingram in today’s Tip 1421<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you going to be great today?<\/b><\/p>\n

Join the conversation below<\/a> and share your thoughts!<\/p>\n

Scott Ingram on LinkedIn<\/a>
\nSubmit a Sales Tip<\/a><\/p>\n

Have feedback? Want to share a sales tip? Call or text the Sales Success Hotline: 512-777-1442<\/strong> or Email: scott@top1.fm<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Scott Ingram: You’re listening to the Daily Sales Tips podcast and I’m your host, Scott Ingram. I thought I\u2019d start of this year with the first part of a multi-part series. I\u2019m not actually sure how many parts it will be as I have a half dozen ideas already and I\u2019m sure that a few more will come along before I finish, but this is part 1 in a Sales Greatness series.<\/p>\n

For over 6 years now I\u2019ve been studying greatness in sales, and I\u2019m starting to get a pretty good idea of what some of the core ingredients and commonalities are, and it all starts with a decision.<\/p>\n

First, you have to decide that you want to be great in sales. You have to decide that you\u2019re going to do what it takes, to put in the work and know that it\u2019s not going to be easy. This isn\u2019t a decision you make just once and you\u2019re good. We all know that those wear off. This is a decision you have to make again and again. Every week, every month, every quarter. Maybe every day.<\/p>\n

Are you going to be great today? Are you going to be great in April? Are you going to be great in Q3?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a decision and a commitment that you make to yourself, because the greatest compete with themselves and their best. But first you have to decide that you are going to compete with yourself that you are going to be your best self.<\/p>\n

Today is the beginning of something big, and so is tomorrow and the next day, and the next day. What decision are you going to make?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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