I recently had breakfast with a girl friend, and we had a lot of catching up to do. As it usually happens, the catching up turned into a coaching session and we were helping each other think through challenges.
We’re both in sales and appreciate that each deal we work on is completely different and we have to adapt. But that also means it can be hard to trust yourself when you are constantly faced with situations that don’t have a formula to “properly” handle.
I got to thinking about how this pretty much describes life. There are always new hurdles to overcome and it can be scary when you’re in a brand new situation. However, if you have confidence and trust in yourself you will be able to handle yourself with grace and progress toward your desired results!
A moment of some clarity on this came while I was looking through my old YouTube videos (I did a series of compilations in college) and came across this one of a sales competition. The video shows an exciting week where I got to explore Milwaukee and had an exciting victory, coming in second place.
While you watch me accepting an award and hugging my friends, what you don’t see is the fact that I called my mother from the bathroom, crying after the first round. I was convinced I’d bombed and was devastated that this one moment would kick me out of the competition.
I learned a major lesson from this:
1. Often times you’re your own worst critic
2. It’s easy to forget the process when looking at your accomplishments
How do you deal with challenges and trust yourself?
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