Do you want to increase sales by 100% or 200%? You can improve your sales by over 200% with the correct attitude and discipline. Do you have the precise attitude to increase your sales? Does your attitude demonstrate effective discipline to do that? In this article, we'll focus on increasing sales by 100%.

The next article discusses the effect discipline has on increasing sales by another 100%. You can and will increase sales by 200% with a positive attitude and a powerful discipline.

Determine your benchmark. What are your current annual sales results? If you were to improve your sales by 100%, what would that number be? Do you believe you can achieve these particular increased sales? Place an "X" next to the applicable answer:

Yes____ NO_____

Be honest with yourself and circle the number that best describes your present belief as it pertains to the following questions: 0 (poor) - 10 (excellent)

Do you believe in your products and services? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Do you believe in the team supporting you? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Do you believe in your organization? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Do you believe there is a market for your products or services? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Most importantly, do you believe in yourself? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Calculate the average of the above numbers.

My average is _________.

If your answer above is NO and/or your average number is 6 or less, you will not be able to increase your sales. Take my advice and abscond from your current path. You must uncover what you do believe in and validate your drive to increase sales.

You will not perform without a strong belief in not only your product and service but the people who support you. You will not be able to improve your sales with a negative belief. If you don't believe in yourself, this belief will cause plenty of unneeded stress in your life which may lead to illness. We want nothing less than a vibrant, determined attitude which parleys into increased sales.

However, if your average is 7 or greater, then you must dig deep and find a way to attain a 10 average. Nothing will stop you from increasing your sales by 100% or more with an affirmative attitude rating of 10.

The answers to the questions above reflect an enduring attitude. Your attitude is created by your beliefs. Your beliefs are fashioned by your past. It may be time to re-evaluate your belief. Formulate the necessary changes. Your present day beliefs determine your attitude.

It is your attitude that determines how you feel. How you feel determines how you act. How you act determines the realization of your goals which in this case is to increase sales by 100%. What is Attitude?

Attitude is a manner of thinking or behaving. Your attitude towards people influences your behavior in their company. It affects the level of satisfaction with daily life, with your job and concurrently, your ability to increase sales. It affects everyone who comes into contact with you.

Your attitude is reflected in your tone of voice, posture and facial expressions. It can affect your health and your outcome in the direction of increasing sales. It makes the biggest difference in your life particularly with reference to improving your sales. Your past and present sales statistics are a result of it.

However your current attitude will determine your future. The greatest thing about attitude is that it is not fixed and it is 100 percent under your control. It is determined by you! If you yearn to increase sales by 100%, change your attitude.

Napoleon Hill, in his book Think and Grow Rich said "Whatever the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve..." Henry Ford said the same, but in a different way, "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you are absolutely right!"

You can't build anything without a solid foundation. The "A" in the ABC, 123 Sales Results System, is for Attitude - the foundation of all successful people.

Attitude is the "advance man" of our true self. The roots are inward and based on past experiences but the fruit is outward. It is our best friend or our worst enemy, and is more honest and more consistent than our words.

Attitude is a choice which draws people to us or repels them. Attitude is never comfortable unless it is sincerely expressed. It is the librarian in our past, the speaker in our present, and the prophet of our future.

Who controls your attitude?

Your attitude is 100% under your control! Convert each letter of the word ATTITUDE into the letter's numerical value. What is the total? Master it and you will be assured of a 100% increase in sales.