Patience And Healthy Competition

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Fishing Tips for Salespeople
There are many things in life that can be metaphors for the sales process, and fishing is definitely one of them. In this article, I share 15 of the most important tips that salespeople can learn from fishing.

The jargon and terms alone have been stolen by the sales industry… phrases such as “caught a big one”, “the one that got away,” “hooked ‘em”, “took the bait”, “they’re not biting today”, etc.

Fishing, as a sport, exercises one’s mindset more than one’s body. There are several learning lessons one can acquire from the literal practice of fishing. If you don’t read beyond this paragraph, the biggest lesson that fishing can teach high-performing salespeople is to have consistent patience.

I had the opportunity to go to the Appalachian Mountains in northern Pennsylvania recently and fishing was on the list of activities with my significant other, David, and his family. Besides wanting to show that I could hang with the boys, I also wanted to reconnect with my childhood memories of fishing with my dad.

My only requirement: someone else had to bait the mexico telegram data hook for me if worms were to be involved.

As the fishing adventure unfolded, my sales mentality kicked into high gear the moment David said, “Babe, this requires patience”.

My inside know-it-all voice was saying, “Yeah, yeah, I know. I got this.” The reality is that I suck at patience. I’m a type-A personality that can’t sit still.

And then it sunk in as I stood there with my line in the water, my eyes glued to the bobber waiting for it to sink and for something to bite. At moments, it felt like hours had passed by without movement on my line. No nibbles. No line tug. Nothing.

Meanwhile, everyone else (all men) was hooting and hollering (in my perception) as they reeled in their catches, no matter how small. Early on, this was fine. But my competitive side was rearing its head, especially after being called a “city girl”. I wanted to prove (to myself) I could catch something.