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Why You Need To Avoid Being A Desperate Dope
When I first started my career, I would seek anything with a pulse.
I was desperate to make a sale.
My sales hunt was never intrinsically motivated by a commission check. It was never an option for me.
Thanks, mom.
My motivation was the hunt. To succeed. To kill the sales prey who would fall trap to my “pitch.” What a dope.
The less I sold, the more I’d feel trapped in my head. I’d act more desperate, more sleazy, and less successful.
Feeling desperate happens in many aspects of our lives, not just sales.
We chase things as if we NEED them. As if thinking about them and being desperate for them will help us attain them.
Being desperate is an action that leads to negative reactions in response to how we’re acting.
You see this playing out all around the world today.
Here’s what helps me be proactive and stop chasing random dreams, becoming desperate in my pursuit.
