{"id":859,"date":"2024-06-04T07:50:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T07:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vidwaan.simapt.com\/cxo-blog\/?p=859"},"modified":"2024-06-04T07:50:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T07:50:08","slug":"the-beautiful-game-of-soccer-sales-an-intriguing-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vidwaan.simapt.com\/cxo-blog\/the-beautiful-game-of-soccer-sales-an-intriguing-take\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beautiful Game of Soccer &#038; Sales \u2013 An Intriguing Take"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Author: Pramoud Rao<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pramoudrao\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-06-04T07:50:08+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vidwaan.simapt.com\/cxo-blog\/the-beautiful-game-of-soccer-sales-an-intriguing-take\/\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been since time memorial mesmerized by the game of soccer. It\u2019s such a thrilling experience watching a fast paced, action packed soccer game. In almost 90 minutes flat while watching the game, one can enjoy the game and also pick up so many valuable lessons in Sales Management. There are several common touch points that the game and sales per se share in common; it\u2019s absolutely enticing. A few key attributes are jotted as under:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.<strong> Skills &#8211;<\/strong> If one needs to excel in sales, it\u2019s a must to have technical, tactical and practical skills to win over your opponent or competitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2<strong>. Values &#8211;<\/strong> The core values of any salesperson and his team comprise of &#8211; Attitude, Honesty, Performance, Delivery and Return on Investments both to the company he is working and for the customer he is serving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>Fitness &#8211;<\/strong> Like the proverbial, a fit mind has a fit body. It\u2019s important for a salespersons to maintain physical fitness, which will in turn allow for a faster body recovery caused due to work pressure, stress and the endurance to fight any competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. <strong>Training &#8211; <\/strong>Most salespersons don\u2019t like to attend training programs. I am part of the herd as well, feeling the same, I hated every minute of training, but I tell myself, \u201cDon\u2019t quit, suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. <strong>Discipline &#8211; <\/strong>It\u2019s a bridge between your goals and accomplishments. Without discipline no salesperson can ever be successful in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6.<strong> Ambition &#8211;<\/strong> A salesperson\u2019s worth can never be greater than his ambition. Salesperson without ambition is like a fish without water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. <strong>Passion &#8211;<\/strong> Passion is energy, passion makes impossible things happen, if your make your passion your purpose, success is ascertained. Salespersons then treat sales as fun, akin to playing soccer instead of it begin a mundane job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. <strong>Practice &#8211;<\/strong> Salespersons should practice as if they have never sold, practice like they have never lost an order. It\u2019s bettering the skill every time with practice, which makes a salesperson perfect over a period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. <strong>The Winning Spree &#8211;<\/strong> Winners are not people who never fail; they are people who never quit, Salesperson should always have a winning attitude, in adversity one should not break down, instead break records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> 10. <strong>Money \u2013 <\/strong>This is the real sauce to any sales person. You can make a million excuses or you can make a million dollars. Choice is yours, you can write your own pay cheques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be it the soccer game or business, there are certain qualities that defines a winner. Overall, the right blend of attitude, determination to excel and perseverance to emerge a winner makes all the difference! Obstacles may be many, but goal should be set and that should be to reach the top to become Top Notch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Remember, where there is a will, there will always be a way!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style1 like-859 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='like' data-post_id='859' data-nonce='e0abe6ebb9' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/vidwaan.simapt.com\/cxo-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Like' \/><span class='lc-859 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style1 unlike-859 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='859' data-nonce='e0abe6ebb9' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/vidwaan.simapt.com\/cxo-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Unlike' \/><span class='unlc-859 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class='status-859 status align-left'><\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been since time memorial mesmerized by the game of soccer. 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