Limiting beliefs in sales can become a huge barrier to reaching higher levels of success. To get past these limiting beliefs, we have to understand where they come from in the first place, and why they’re so powerful.
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of accomplishment that comes off of a great year in sales. Hitting that aggressive goal, or maybe even surpassing it — it’s exhilarating. But then you realize that your sales manager is going to expect an even more spectacular year from you next year.
So now you’re feeling some pressure, maybe a little angst. You
might even start to wonder if you have what it takes. Can you really do this?
Is that number possible? Before long, limiting beliefs will creep in, those
inner messages that tell you: Nope. You’ve maxed out. That was the best you can
do.
This tendency to focus on our limits is pretty common. We’ll
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