How To Boost Your Sales Potential With A No-Limitation Mentality

Lee Iacocca displayed his passion
for selling and his no-limitation mentality at a very young age. When
he was just 10 years old, he would take his wagon to the grocery store
and wait outside. As shoppers exited the store he would offer to pull
their groceries home for a tip. By the time he was 16, he worked eight
hours a day in a fruit market.
Originally hired as an engineer by
the Ford Motor Company, he quickly proved he was better suited for sales.
In a career that spanned 40 years, Iacocca's maverick, street-smart,
"thinking on your feet" approach introduced breakthrough programs
at Ford, such as the 56-56, a program which made it possible to purchase
a new 1956 Ford for 20% down and $56.00 a month for three years. Due
to this program it was estimated that an extra 75 million cars were
sold.
Iacocca had a powerful success consciousness
and he attacked obstacles with a fierce positive expectancy. He simply
refused to be limited in any way, shape, or form! Positive expectation
like Iacocca's comes from a sincere, no-limitations belief in conditions
and circumstances.
Adopt A No-Limitation Mentality
If you've ever been around someone with a no-limitation mentality you are sure to remember them. They literally
crackle with positive expectancy. They don't know the word "can't."
It's not in their vocabulary; they simply expect things to work out
in the best way possible. Possessing an attitude of positive expectancy
is paramount to every great salesperson.
When you adopt a positive expectancy:

You wake up each day figuring out ways things can be done instead of thinking of ways they cannot
be done.


You concentrate on your strengths instead of your weaknesses; your power instead of your problems.


You begin to see potential and possibilities you couldn't see previously.


You become a much better listener plus others understand you better.


Your decision-making faculties will be clearer and your judgment fair and discerning.


You will enter the arena of life with greater dignity, greater confidence, and greater pride.
Your Thoughts Are A Magnet
We each attract what we think about. Negative thoughts bring negative results; positive thoughts open the
door to possibilities and positive results. Positive thoughts are the basis for success attitudes and success habits, both leading to positive
expectancy in everything we do, especially in selling!

Stockbroker Muriel Siebert, of Siebert Financial Corp. started as a trainee research analyst and sold her way
into finance, becoming in 1967 the first woman to purchase a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. Her no-limitation mind set coupled with
her uncompromising focus accomplished her goal.
Your thoughts are like magnets; they attract exactly what you think about. Everyone has only one mind and
it is dominated by either success or failure, never both. The successful salesperson differs radically from his or her unsuccessful counterparts
principally because they are completely dominated by a success oriented, no-limitation mind set.
Success Is Never An Accident
You often hear someone described as "lucky" or "fortunate" when they have attained success in
life. Nothing could be further from the truth! Success is not some random event or accident. Success is the progressive realization of worthwhile,
pre-determined personal goals.
Successful salespeople:

Make as many mistakes as anyone else. They simply learn from their mistakes and move forward rather than quit.


Are not restricted by how "things have always been done." They are motivated to see new possibilities, to push the limits.


Develop decisive, well thought out plans to increase and maximize their sales potential.


Are willing to be leaders, to go against the crowd, to withstand the Nay-Sayers.


Believe in unlimited potential and "impossible" accomplishments.

Unlimited Horizons

No-limitation salespeople can take even half of an idea and do incredibly well; can turn an average "ho-hum"
opportunity into a phenomenal success. I personally took a business that was on its way toward bankruptcy and increased sales by 1,500%!
Years later the business sold for millions of dollars, but if I had not boosted the sales, the company couldn't have been given away.
Another reason companies need good salespeople!
In 1995 Gary Heavin and his wife, Diane came up with a way for women to exercise, and Curves for Women
was born. They chose to focus on the "average" woman, providing an atmosphere that fostered camaraderie, encouragement, exercise, and
a healthy lifestyle, all for a very reasonable price. Gary hired the best franchise salespeople he could find and the business took off.
Franchises begin to sell like hot cakes!
Today more than 2 million women in North America now make Curves a part of their regular weekly routine.
There are an estimated 10,000 outlets in the US and Canada. Currently, one in every four health clubs in the country is a Curves for Women,
and hundreds more are under construction.
As you can see, the ability to remove all limitations and see the sky as the limit is the secret behind extraordinary
success. Master salespeople with no-limitation mind sets are skilled craftsman who are poised for greatness; they can't help but succeed.
Their skills are worth literally millions, even billions of dollars for themselves and others. I think you'd agree…that's a very good
return on positive expectancy!

A millionaire at 27 and founder of Success Motivation® Institute, Inc. (SMI), Paul J. Meyer is dedicated to motivating people to their full potential. As an astute businessman and entrepreneur, Meyer believes the ticket to his success has been his life-long love of selling. Visit http://theleadingedgepublishing.com/pinkslipproof to preview his new book, Pink Slip Proof - How To Control All Future Paychecks.