” I am not remotely interested in just being good. ” ~ Vince Lombardi
While reading the PARADE magazine part of my Sunday newspaper, I came across a great article about Bart Starr, written by Jeremy Schaap, whose father was one of the best sport writers ever. Ever.
The story is that on day 1 Lombardi came to them and said,
” Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence. “
Then he uttered the quote that leads off this post.
That’s the way to conduct your sales career.
Don’t settle for just being good.
Strive for perfection and along the way, you’ll find excellence and that’ll be more than good enough to beat each and every one of your competitors … just like Bart Starr and his Packers did winning the NFL Championship five times ( 1961, ’62, 65-’67 ).
Starr is still the only quarterback to win five NFL titles, two of which were Super Bowl’s I and II.
Take a lesson from Coach Lombardi’s playbook and you’ll never have to worry about the economy, the price of oil, the housing market or the hotshot college grad they just hired.
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That article about Bart Starr was awesome. The more you delve into the character of people like Starr and Lombardi, the more you see the connection between attitude and action. Great post.
Thanks Brad !
Your blog’s been en fuego lately !
I love the new way you’re incorporating images.