I am afraid that you underestimate your competition.
I am afraid that you will not go the extra mile.
I am afraid that you aren’t leaving it all on the playing field.
I am afraid that you could have done a little bit more and that it would have been the difference between winning and losing.
I am afraid you are just going through the motions.
I am afraid you are going to hit the snooze button.
I am afraid you are not sweating the small stuff.
I am afraid you are watching television while your competitor is reading a book on sales.
I am afraid that you have forgotten how many people are counting on you.
I am afraid that you aren’t thinking about the consequences.
I am afraid that you are mistaking no action for action.
I am afraid you put too much stock in what other people think.
I am afraid you buy the conventional wisdom.
I am afraid that you believe there is a “do over.”
I am afraid you are not going to take the shot.
I am afraid you will quit inches from the finish line.
I am afraid you are underestimating yourself.
I am afraid you don’t know how good you really are.
What are you afraid of?
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Awesome!!
Glad it stuck you right, Cole! Thanks!
Anthony: great post. *I* am afraid your fears will go unabated until they’re countered with improved awareness of what’s going on + with what impacts.
Put another way: there’s much to fear when my understanding of the state of today is fuzzy + how my picture of how I to today’s state is foggy.
When I can see clearly where I am + how I got here, there’s much less to fear in what lies ahead, nor my committment to shape it by my actions.
Thanks for the comment, John. Look forward to talking with you again on Sales Smack this Tuesday!
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