10/04/2022
I remember when i was in my first Sales job, I had no sales skill, no proper knowledge, nothing, except the hunger that i want to learn and grow.
At that time, in my knowledge, there was no training courses, no sales trainer, no institute to teach sales, etc, everyone had to learn by experience.
But i had to achieve my sales target any how, and consistent failing to do so would result in expulsion from the company.
It was my first job out of home state, and I got it after I got MBA, before that I was a failure. MBA was my father's biggest investment of all his hard-work and respect he earned in his lifetime. So i was terrified that if I fail in this first job, will result in failure of my father, which i didn't want to happen.
Everyday the news and rumours of somebody's expulsion and shouting and crying of managers was echoing in my mind, and that was how my everyday used to pass, a kind of horror each day for me in my mind, that if i couldn't produce any result, what would happen!
But with all courage i gathered, i started working, thinking let me do the work first, later on i will see what will happen. But let me work now and try to produce result before my manager dictates me.
So I started working, with such fear, my voice and hands and body would tremble, my pitch was worst, and nothing was perfect. But, as i would do more calling, i would gain some confidence and perfection in pitch and gradually result started coming.
When i got my first sale, I couldn't believe that it was done by me. Gradually the result started flowing. I was feeling ecstatic. My managers recognised me as an assets and started giving more attention and support.
The reason I shared my story, in the hope that you might get some inspiration, from the action i took in my circumstances.
The following things I did overcome my worries:
1. I figured out what was worrying me.
2. Then I figured out what I can do about it.( In my case, I just had to do my job which was assigned)
3. And then started working on it.
This is what scriptured in Bhagwad Gita as well "karam karo, fal ki chinta mat karo."
What's your take on it..?