{"id":10700,"date":"2017-08-14T14:58:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T14:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandler.dsstaging2.com\/case-study\/exceed-sales-quota\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T15:57:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T15:57:45","slug":"exceed-sales-quota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/exceed-sales-quota\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Beyond Your Limits to Exceed Your Sales Quota and Expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Use The Navy Seals 40% Rule To Achieve The Impossible. A common obstacle of success in sales leadership is getting stuck in a rut.  Worry, fear and doubt are manufactured emotions that can limit a sales team\u2019s ability to achieve their goals and potential.  The rut is a comfort zone for you and your organization.  Success can still happen in the rut, but according to the Navy SEAL\u2019s 40% Rule<\/strong>, the big wins will never be achieved here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEALs know these principles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Real change takes time.  SEALs commit to setting the goal, doing the work day after day, month after month, year after year.<\/li>
  2. To get out of the rut, you must do one thing each day that is outside of your comfort zone.<\/li>
  3. SEALs create their own reality based on their expectations.  They expect to win as a team.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    What is the Navy SEAL\u2019s 40% rule?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Navy SEALs recognize that in a physical event when the mind tells a person that they are physically maxed out, that person is actually only 40% done.  A person is capable of doing 60% more than they believe is possible for themselves.  The rule can be applied to other life areas as well, such as in sales or management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    99% of runners who start a marathon finish it for the same reasons.  They commit to the goal and apply the same mental toughness of the Navy SEALs– with no limits<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The 40% represents what you know you are capable of achieving.  It does not necessarily mean it is easy, but you know it is achievable and you may be able to call it a success.  For example, you might forecast a 10% increase in sales revenue knowing all the while that 20% would be a win, but just out of reach.  Playing it safe at 10% is still considered a success by your company, but keeps you in the \u201csafe zone.\u201d  If you are a decision maker for your organization, remove the fear of failure when forecasts are not reached.  When you strive for your reach goals, you will almost always come in above your safe goals.  If a sales team has a reach goal of 20% increase in sales, and they end up at 16%, they are still 6% over the safe forecast of 10%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201c60% of what you think is impossible is limited by your own belief system.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you have ever worked out with a personal trainer or been a part of a competitive athletic team, you understand the power of pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone or until it \u201churts.\u201d  Setting goals that are outside of your perceived limits is called growth.  Just as muscle growth occurs during the repair phase of being pushed, so can your growth as a manager and leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Finding the 60% in your team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Identify the reach goal for your organization.  Better yet, engage the team to identify it with you for buy-in.<\/li>
    2. Define how or to who you will be accountable.  Putting the goal in writing or communicating the goal to your team or company leadership will force you past the 40% comfort zone. <\/li>
    3. Employ curiosity into your coaching strategy by incorporating the 5 Whys questioning technique \u2013 asking five consecutive WHY questions about any problem or obstacle to uncover the root cause of each.  Here\u2019s an example of uncovering what is under the iceberg with WHY questions when a sales rep is struggling with prospecting behaviors:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      WHY?<\/strong>  I\u2019m struggling with my cold calls<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      WHY?<\/strong>  I\u2019m not comfortable on the phone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      WHY?<\/strong>  I feel like a nuisance when I call<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      WHY?<\/strong>  When I get sales calls on the phone, my workday is interrupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      WHY?<\/strong>  Because they immediately try to sell me something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      WHY?<\/strong>  I guess they haven\u2019t been taught the importance of bonding and rapport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      SEALs say mental toughness can be learned and that the individual is the only thing standing in his\/her own way.  What comfort zones are you or your team stuck in?  Why are you afraid of your reach goals?  What 5 WHY questions should you be asking to get unstuck?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      To learn more, download our free report <\/strong>9 Key Factors that Will Guide You to Success.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Ed Schultek is the Founder and Managing Principal of PEAK Sales Performance in Connecticut.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Having built Sales Organizations across Continents and Cultures in Fortune 100 Companies, Ed began Sandler\/PEAK with focus on medium and small size firms to Corporate organizations who must lift their Management and Sales competency to Win, improve their ability to lead others to change their future, and position themselves as the Trusted Advisor to their Clients above all others. www.peaksalesperform.sandler.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Use The Navy Seals 40% Rule To Achieve The Impossible. 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