When I Stopped Checking the Leaderboard 👀
“The more we focus on what our competition is doing, the less we’re focused on what we’re doing.” ~ Simon Sinek Early in my sales career, I set a very clear goal: 👉 I wanted to be the #1 sales agent in the company. At the time, the longtime top producer had just been promoted to Sales Manager. The #2 guy was now sitting comfortably at the top of the leaderboard... and I was somewhere in the middle of the pack. Not even close. So I did what a lot of people do. I asked my new Sales Manager what he did to stay #1 for so long. His answer caught me completely off guard. He said: “I never paid attention to the sales rankings.” Then he added something I’ll never forget: “The answer you’re looking for isn’t found in the people ahead of you or behind you on the leaderboard. It’s found in how you show up every day.” So I tried it. I stopped looking at the leaderboard. I stopped tracking anyone else’s numbers. And I got hyper-focused on my activity. My calls. My conversations. My wins and losses each day. I only compared myself to: - My closing rate from the week before - My total weekly revenue No field. No rankings. Just progress. And something interesting happened...I got better every single week. It took me 13 weeks to hit #1. It took another 3 weeks before I even realized I was there — because I wasn’t looking anymore. Truth is, I couldn’t tell you how long I held the top spot. All I know is this: my numbers kept improving. 💭 Reflection: Where your focus goes, your growth follows. Not outward. Not sideways. Inward. Forward. Consistently. So let’s talk, HuRU Crew 👇 Where does your focus go most often right now? 🔍 What others are doing 📊 My own daily activity 🎯 My long-term goals 😬 Honestly… it’s scattered Vote in the poll and, if you’re up for it, drop a comment: 👉 What’s one thing you could focus on this week that would actually move the needle for you?