My goal that I had set for nearly two years has finally manifested itself!

I work in a sale & marketing company who partners with various associations to create the Industry Buyer’s Guides for over 100 different industries. My particular responsibility is to sell the top global banner positions on the Buyer’s Guides Website to relevant vendors in each industry.

The day that I walked in for my first day at that company, I noticed the coveted $50,000 dollar wall. It is a wall that was lined with the pictures of the top 12 sales people in the company who sold over $50k in a single month.

That very day I made up my mind that I would be on that wall, whatever it took. Obviously to achieve this, I would have to become an above average salesperson.

So, how did I do it?

There is no one thing; however I can share with you a number of the practices that went into making this goal a reality.

·         Ongoing Visualization Both Morning & Nights

Although I must admit that it wasn’t necessarily an everyday occurrence, I cannot tell you how many mornings I consistently sat in a quiet place, went into a deep (often not) meditation and began to visualize the achievement of the goal. I pictured the exact sale that took me over the 50k, the great feeling within me, the positive reactions of my peers; and even imagined getting my picture taken to go up on the wall.

          I played this movie again and again until it was real to me. I created these movies in my mind, countless times in contemplation and as I lay in bed at night before falling asleep.

·         Continual Imagining

Beyond the visualization process in  formal meditation sessions, I also continually pictured my picture upon that wall every time I passed it numerous times throughout the day, and accompanying this imagining were the same joyful feelings…

·         Cultivating the Feelings of Having Already Achieved It

(Through Prayer, Visualization, and Inner Cultivation)

·         Ongoing Forward Motion Through Making Sales Calls

This means that every morning I got into to work and got in front of the right customers, and stayed consistent in making sales calls, and Asking for the sale.

·         Training My Mind to Remain Persistent and Optimistic Even When Results Were Not Showing and Horizons Looked Dismal

There were numerous times that were extremely challenging where I would barely make any sales during specific weeks. There were times where I wanted to quit, where I wanted to throw in the towel and move on. But I am glad to say that I stuck with this goal.

·         Prayer

Not only did I fervently ask God for this to be answered in the words of my tongue, I also fervently Thanked God In Advance for answering me. This thanks and gratefulness ahead of time, created a very real and joyful feeling within me, as if I had already achieved the goal.

To quote Stuart Wilde “Prayer has to be a feeling to work. You have to feel that the thing you are asking for is feasible and that it already exists in your soul as a reality.”

·         “The Three Insulators “

o   Having Faith in God

o   Having Faith in Myself

o   Having Faith in Others

 I set this goal to achieve in 2008. So from February until December I worked diligently to ensure, but was unsuccessful. In 2009, I set the same goal, and I am grateful to say that all of these forces have come together to make this goal a reality.

from Saskia Davis

“SYMPTOMS OF INNER PEACE

Be on the lookout for
symptoms of inner peace. The hearts of a great many have already been
exposed to inner peace and it is possible that people everywhere could come down
with it in epidemic proportions. This could pose a serious threat to what
has, up to now, been a fairly stable condition of conflict in the world.
Some signs and symptoms of inner peace:
* A tendency
to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based upon past experiences.
* An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
* A loss of interest in judging other people.
* A loss of interest in interpreting actions of others.
* A loss of interest in conflict.

* A loss of the ability to worry.
*Contented
feelings of connectedness with others & nature
* Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
* Frequent attacks of smiling.
*
An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.
* An increased susceptibility to the love extended by
others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it. ”

WARNING: If you have some or all of the above symptoms, please be
advised that your condition of inner peace may be so far advanced as to not be
curable. If you are exposed to anyone exhibiting any of these symptoms,
remain exposed only at your own risk.

1/24/08: Also Found Here