SalesQuotes: Shaw on True Joy

18 sales days left this month, 39 left this quarter Smonday*, August 8 “ This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one... the being a force of Nature... ” George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish writer Your work in a box and Shaw's complete thought (see below) Plus: A little rev-you-up minute from Nike Send to a friend  ι  Print  ι  Comment  ι  Subscribe       Love Your People: Rise to a new level of accountability An important 6-minute read... "Part of the problem is the eggshells. We've laid them out around ourselves and become worried about stepping on those that others have laid around themselves. It's time to stop going through the motions with our days (hours, minutes)." Continue reading the introduction Get the booklet | Get the tiny posters Sales reflection... Think about your work (contribution). Whether you feel lucky or not with what you've been given (or earned) as your opportunity to work, you're ultimately just a steward of it for a relatively brief period in time. It will be handed off to someone else at some point (your territory, your team, your customers). If you thought of that work as being put in a box to be given to someone else, what would you want the recipient to think when they opened it up? Wouldn't you want it to be something that's difficult to improve on? Wouldn't you want them to crack open that box... look in... smile... and say... "Wow. That's great work." No Gomos. No D-grunts. Just Smove (it'll help you sell more). (gomo: someone who goes through the motions, d-grunt: someone who's disgruntled... wristbands here) _____ So many great quotes are hidden within even greater thoughts and passages. Here's Shaw's complete thought from above... "This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy." Print out either version. _____ Another favorite minute from Nike to get you revved up. I watch this one at least once every couple of weeks. I love how it builds and then pops at 0.38. *Smonday: the first day of the week for a Smover. Grab today's mini poster (pdf) © 1998-2011 Give More Media Inc. 2500 Gaskins Road (804) 762-4500 ext. 303 Richmond, VA 23238 USA SParker@GiveMore.com Subscribe  |  Change preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Advertise