"At the end of this day, one shall stand, one shall fall!"
Optimus Prime
- Transformers 2007
Well it's about time! A movie quote that reiterates that competition is about a winner and, ultimately, a loser. Yet, we cannot seem to grasp the fact that the fallen are sometimes the strongest competitors and the winner isn't always the bravest competitor. If Optimus Prime could isolate the difference in the two; didn't we assume Megatron just had to accept it? What really happens when someone loses? Does the world stop to point out the victory of the winning opponent? Or, does the loser curl up in a ball and walk away slowly with no recourse?
One competitor against one competitor; One winner against one loser. We must compete the being or the being competes us.
In the world of sales; the winner is someone who gets the big deal. The winner is the salesperson that finds the "YES" in a customer, yet, isn't afraid to hear "NO"either. If we start with the double standard of No over Yes, and Yes becomes the No; are we always going to win? I sat through three days of sales-training to see that everything we do as humans, is a process. Everything humans face is a step by step journey into what is ultimately accepted and literally intercepted by the world. There is always a catalyst.
If we can out-smart our competitor with reverse psychology, are we out-smarting ourselves with logic?
Salespeople, athletes, lawyers and even actors compete themselves. If they didn't compete each other and the environment in which they encompass, there wouldn't be a number to hit, or a score to put up on the board. Lawyers and actors are reading scripts; most often the lawyers scripts are about a case; while an actor can be about a story. Whether or not the technique, the skill, the manipulation or the script generates a WIN-WIN situation; the competition in each of us tends to become more of a WIN/LOSS when we raise the bar.
It's time to transform our mindset into the minds of one or the other, and learn that the only judge in all of this is ourselves."No sacrifice, no victory." - Sam Witwicky
Are we robots in disguise? Ok.. that was from the cartoon version, so um...
" I was wondering if... if I could ride you home, I - I mean if I could give you a ride home." - Sam Witwicky
We maneuver our days like robots. We rust in the water and we flourish in the sun. We speak with our words, our hands, and our bodies, yet we find peace with silence and honor in our superiors. I heard yesterday (and sorry if I butcher this my friend), that success is in people that say "can" and failure happens more in those that say "can't". So, CAN you transform today? CAN you change your philosophy on something that you were hesitant to in the first place? Can you find your inner drive? If not, no worries... just think about the car you would be...
I'm thinking... Lamborghini
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The script of "hello, how can I help you" is not neccesarily an invitation to help.. its more of an invitation to the generic greeting.
The secret is to reinvent your response.. reinvent your greeting.
Great comments here! Thanks James!!
A Lambo would be nice, but a little conspicuous for a disguise, don't you think? I'm thinking Lexus IS350 (or maybe Dodge Charger).
I like your thinking The New Number Two...