Holiday Sales Gifts That Keep On Giving

The holidays are finally here. To most salespeople, this means extra days off, and half days before Christmas and the New Year.

It means holiday parties, and year-end bonuses (if you’ve been good and made their quotas). It means holiday cards, parties, and enjoying time with your family and friends. It also means gifts from coworkers, bosses, family, and friends.

But what if there are gifts you can give yourself that will guarantee that you sell more in the coming year? The good news is, there are. Here are three gifts to give yourself this holiday season that will help you sell more.

Gift #1: The Gift of a Positive Attitude

Nothing, and I mean nothing, is more important than a positive attitude. Zig Ziglar said it best all those years ago: “It’s your attitude, not your aptitude that determines your altitude.”  This is true in life, of course, but especially true in sales. The number one thing you can give yourself this December is a positive attitude.

Gift #2: The Gift of Proven, Specific Sales Techniques that will Improve Your Sales Skills

Let me ask you: Do you believe that practice makes perfect? If you said “yes” then you’re wrong. Practice only makes it permanent. If you are ad-libbing and using ineffective sales techniques, then you’re just going to keep getting substandard results. And that’s what most (unfortunately) sales reps do.

If you want to truly want to sell more in the coming year, then you have to improve your sales skill set. And the way you do that is by investing your time, money, and energy to get better.

It’s kind of like setting a New Year’s Resolution to lose weight.  If you want to do that, then you have to invest some time, energy, and money (if you’re going to join a gym or buy new sneakers) to get the new result, right? In other words, you’re going to need to change what you’re doing.

It’s the same with your sales results. If nothing changes, then nothing changes. One of the easiest ways to improve your skills and make more sales next year is to invest in an All Access Pass on Sales Gravy University

Gift #3: The Gift of Gratitude

Want to know the fastest way to improve your attitude and your life? Become grateful for everything in your life. Yes, I mean EVERYTHING.

It’s easy to be grateful for the good things in your life, but what would happen if you became accepting and even grateful for the things that are not going your way right now?

Being grateful for everything in your life means you are grateful for being alive.

My first mentor used to say that every day he woke up on this side of the grass, it was a great day. The same is true for you: If things aren’t going your way right now, or if there is a problem you’re dealing with, be grateful you get to go through it – it means you’re alive and on this side of the grass! And on this side, the grass is always greener.

Another mentor of mine seemed to be happy all the time. I once asked him how he maintained such a good attitude, and he told me it was simple. He said, “I don’t expect anything, and I accept absolutely everything.”  Sounded petty Zen like to me.

The easiest way is to simply make a list of 25 things you’re grateful for right now. Do it after you finish reading this article, and you’ll know what I mean.

Give yourself any one of these gifts and you will be on your way. Give yourself all of them, and you’ll live each day with this holiday feeling!

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