31/03/2021
I remember when I first began my journey in sales.
Every week, all the sales people would sit around the board room table and give our ¨sales guarantees¨ for the week. This was such a moment of pride for me. If I went last, I would always try to one-up what everyone else said. I wanted the director to know that I was the salesperson he could rely on to get the job done. If it was my turn to go first, I would have to carefully choose a number high enough that I didn’t think many people would be able to beat it.
I had PRIDE in my own performance.
Truth is, life is a competition. Teachers at school will tell you that winning isn’t everything, and then in the same breath tell you what grades you got. You competed to win the partner you are dating. You competed to get the job you wanted. You competed to get chosen for the team/uni/dance etc.
Now in saying that, winning ISN’T everything. Because no matter what you do, you can’t always win. However, whilst winning isn’t everything, the will to win IS.
That's what having pride is.
(Originally written in 2018)
