Don't sell yourself short

I found another quote that kind of jumped off the page to me last week when I first read it.  Here it is.

“The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.”

-  Abraham Maslow

 

What this means to me is that most of us are capable of achieving so much more than we have, but for some reason we have sold ourselves on the idea that we probably can’t do more than we have. I think I could build a pretty good case against myself as an example because I know for a fact that over the years I did sell myself short in certain areas.

 

Maybe some of you have as well.   I attended every meeting I could for four months and I heard many people talk about this business. My first bonus check was for $7.33. The second and third bonus was zero. The fourth bonus was $19.19 so the total I earned in the first four months was $26.52. I never missed a meeting. I sponsored quite a few people but I just couldn’t seem to get it going.

 

I had some doubtful thoughts. I really questioned myself. I can recall thinking to myself that I wasn’t sure that this was for me. I was selling myself short. Then my belief on the products seemed to just take off. I knew these products worked. My belief started to shift and I decided I wanted everything Shaklee was offering. I just had to change my thinking about myself and my abilities. I won’t go into everything but I will say that I decided I was going to do whatever it takes to learn how to build.

 

Listen to yourself. Everyone has self-talk. Don’t sell yourself short. Fight doubt and any other negative thoughts. Sell yourself on the idea that you’re willing to do whatever it takes to build yourself a terrific Shaklee business.

 

Enthusiastically,

Gary Burke