We live in a society full of complacency, where most people take failure as their sign to exit a practice or vocation. ‘We’ll see if I’m good at it,’ ‘Not my forte,’ ‘I’m bad at that.’ Many people do not have enough drive to stay afloat when they are met with failure. What these types of people do not realize is that failure is almost always part of the learning/skill honing process. The concept of Buoyancy is defined as the ability to stay afloat, and this can be used to describe the rare individual who continues through any amount of failure and completes their objective which they set out for. I believe Buoyancy is largely decided by your mindset. Whether or not you keep going through a challenging trial in business can be decided by your courage and willingness to continue. We discussed in class conventional wisdom and the idea that earlier on, sales was based on motivation and positive thinking about yourself. While that has some merit to it, the duty is still on the player, and problem solving is still very much up to them. In the face of rejection, we need to ask ourselves about our motives and how will intend to continue, then have a doubtless mind that drives us to our goal.
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I think this can best be seen in Truitt Cathy’s founding of Chick-fil-a. His original restaurant burned to the ground, and then he lost his business partners early on. In the face of trial, he remained relentlessly dedicated to his business. His buoyancy and determination to continue, even when working long hours and through holiday seasons, made his business one of the most successful fast-food businesses in the country today.
Hi Ben, I really liked how you worded this as I completely agree. It is 100% a mindset where if you know you are bad at something but want to get good at it, you are going to fail but then learn from that failure. I would be lying if I said I was never in this situation but there came a time I thought I was bad at sales. But you know what I did? I memorized facts about what I was selling, learned to negotiate prices, and just overall how to bounce off a failure and learn from it.
Ben I think that this is a great definition of buoyancy. The ability for someone to stay afloat in the world of sales after going through several rejections and still keep on going. This is a resilience that is becoming more and more uncommon in our generation. I think your final point is amazing, asking yourself what your true motives are.
I completely agree with your perspective on failure and Buoyancy. In today’s society, many people give up too quickly when faced with failure, and they don’t realize that failure is a necessary part of the learning and skill-building process. It’s crucial to have the mindset of Buoyancy, which means having the courage and determination to stay afloat and continue despite failure. This mindset is essential in entrepreneurship, where failure is often an inevitable part of the process.
Having a positive mindset is certainly helpful, but it’s not enough on its own. It’s also essential to be proactive and problem-solve in the face of rejection. Sales, in particular, is a field where motivation and positive thinking are important, but it’s also critical to have the skills to handle rejection and find solutions to challenges.