A blog post that started out being about books, and ended up being about sales goals.
Reading has always been a sanctuary for me. In one of my talks, I share a childhood story about how I secretly circled favorite words throughout my mother’s gilded collection of Great Books of the Western World. It was an act of love, not rebellion. When things got rough in the house, I hid in the shed with a pile of Nancy Drew mysteries. After that, it was Judy Blume, Anne Rice, and John Irving. I couldn’t get enough. Books were my candy. Okay, well, technically the powered daiquiri mix that my mother hid in the cabinet was my candy.
But I sure did love reading.
Just about a year ago, I set a 2019 reading goal on Goodreads. Somewhere around a book a week seemed like a reasonable stretch goal. This morning, I realized that I read 70 books against my target of 50. Thinking about my goal for 2020, my instant reaction was, “Next year, I’ll go for 100!”
Chances are pretty good that you’ve worked in a company where a future revenue target was set at an arbitrary point somewhere above the previous number.
But wait, there’s more. Whether or not you’ve already set your sales goal for 2020, let’s talk. Even if the number is set, I can give you some tips on how to ensure you have the right mindset, message, and methods to get there.
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