The Journey - The 4 Stages of Struggle!

What happens when you try something for the first time?   Beginners luck?  Maybe.   It's called luck for a reason...random...fickle...indiscriminate.   Or is the first time you try something best quoted as,   "If at first you don't succeed...try and try and try and try again."   We don't mind a $500 million dollar lottery winner every once in a while, but we love "rags to riches" entrepreneurs even better!   For there to be justice, we all have to work for the things we want...we have to endure struggle as we learn new things.   Like sales.   When we last left LeRoy he was 26 and just had his 4th child (Hey Garfield!).  The need for more income opportunity prompted him to leave the security of a good job as an Airport Radio Operator into sales.   He was hired by R.J. Shannon's National Cash Register's (NCR) Trinidad Ltd. He admits he was scared but resolute, knowing he had much at stake. He recalls his indoctrination into sales;   "Three weeks of classroom drills, followed immediately by three months mentoring in the field in Trinidad, gave me a powerful foundation into that business and the raw materials to be successful.  I went back to Guyana, a Gold Calling robot with a sincere smile as my greatest asset."   He quickly excelled in NCR and was selected for a leadership position.  When asked what he would tell a new person to sales to accelerate the "struggle to success" curve he answers,   "Have as many learning experiences as possible in the shortest time possible.  That will take you through the 4 Stages of Struggle, more commonly referred to as the 4 Stages of Competence, more expeditiously".   You have likely heard of the 4 Stages of Competence before:       While the other new recruits were trying to figure things out, LeRoy was in front of a prospective client by 8.00am every day and going to the office only if there was a meeting or some kind of administrative work needed.   "I was on a mission and did not have time to waste!"   That commitment to activity left him rejected many times, frustrated with the process, and spinning his proverbial wheels as he went through the 4 Stages.    The reward of that tenacity:   Each challenge overcome made him a little smarter, each rejection made him a little tougher, and each sale gave him a view into his higher authentic sales voice.    Before he knew it...he was conscious of his ability and competent which lead to confidence.  The first leg of the struggle was over.   What about you?   Are you having enough experiences to work through the 4 Stages?   Don't be timid...   Be fearless enough to be a little lost in the learning, be resolute enough to be a little awkward in the doing (for a season), and persistent in temporary failure to allow for the process to deliver you to a higher state of success...all from   The 4 Stages of Struggle.   Until tomorrow, I wish you Money, Power, Success!  Next Time: The Journey - Dire Straits!

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