When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose.
Bob Dylan, “Like a Rolling Stone”
Arthur Priebe, one of the great insurance salesmen, counsels his colleagues suffering from the common affliction of “doorknob phobia” to hold a debate with themselves:
“Where am I?”
“In the hall.”
“Where do I want to be?”
“In that man’s office.”
“What will happen if I go inside?”
“The worst thing that could happen is I’d be thrown back into the hall.”
“Well, that’s where I am now, so what have I got to lose?”
-- from Even More of the Best of Bits & Pieces
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Whether you want to sell insurance or sell yourself, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?
Go to that audition, try out for that team, apply for that job . . .
DON’T REJECT YOURSELF!
DON’T REJECT YOURSELF!
DON’T REJECT YOURSELF!
EXAMPLE #1: If you really want to go to Harvard and you don’t apply to Harvard . . . Harvard doesn’t reject you – YOU REJECT YOURSELF.
At least get rejected by a qualified person. You’re not qualified to reject yourself. Let the admissions office at Harvard reject you.
EXAMPLE #2: If you really want to go out with Chris and you don’t ask Chris out . . . Chris doesn’t reject you –YOU REJECT YOURSELF.
Go for it,
Rob Gilbert
