MMA vs. Sales

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*this is not a promotion, I am not affiliated with Conor McGregor*


This weekend I watched the Conor McGregor McGREGOR FOREVER documentary on Netflix. He had a quote during his first interview in the US where he outlined his mentality when it comes to facing defeat. I couldn't help but draw comparisons to what we face on a daily basis as Sales Professionals. Here is the quote:


"There is no excuse, you know what I mean? Look, I've been beat before.. I've lost MMA fights, I've lost boxing fights, I've lost so many fights in the gym. I lose all the time.. It is what it is. Any true martial artist will know - in order to succeed at this game, you must lose a fu**ing s**t lot of times. You must lose many times. We all have the same emotions, we have all won and we have all lost. It's a sport, it is what it is, just get on with it. Look to learn from it. The day you stop trying to learn is the day you start losing. I'm always going to learn regardless of the result. Win or lose, I will take something from it all." - (Time Stamp: 3:55)


I believe that any good Sales Professional feels the same way. In order to become successful, you must lose over and over again. More importantly, you must learn how to manage rejection. Even if you close at a high clip you will get told no, much more often than yes. You can't score every goal, just have a rock solid plan to try score most of them. Keep your head up.


In your opinion, what sport is most similar to your role?

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CuriousFox
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"I am not affiliated with Conor McGregor" ๐Ÿคฃ
poweredbycaffeine
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Proper 12 Whiskey is FOOKIN TRASH
HVACexpert
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sales engineer
More of a bourbon guy myself
poweredbycaffeine
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100p
oldcloser
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Fookin A
Pachacuti
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
Great quote.

However itโ€™s hard to find a sales guy, especially in an interview, whoโ€™s willing to admit to a loss.
WheelofCheese
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Sales Executive
Boxing! Many gut punches. Take the hits and learn from them! Get back up and try again. Itโ€™s not rocket science and itโ€™s not a role for the weak and thin skinned. Press on and eventually youโ€™ll get the wins! ๐Ÿ‘Š
Gasty
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War Room Community Manager
@TennisandSales: where art thou ? we want a tennis analogy here
Kosta_Konfucius
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Sales Rep
"The harder you work, the luckier you get." - Gary Player

Tennis is probably glued to the TV with Roland Garros starting up
oldcloser
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[recreate this social media post only replace Connor McGregor with OJ Simpson]
falcon108
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Indeed! You need to face a lot of rejection and learn from experience to get success.
oldcloser
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Nice one, Howard Go Sell
Fenderbaum
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If you're old enough to remember... these two together were classic. Ali is teasing Cosell about his toupee.
oldcloser
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Gents,
I've been to the future and you ain't gonna believe what I'm about to tell you.
Maximas
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Senior Sales Executive
Soccer,as it's never too late till reaching the penalties "Quarter Closure" :)
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