Is Positive Attitude The True Bottom Line

We've all heard enough about positive attitude. If you agree, you can skip reading this blog, but at your own risk. Keep in mind that, according to a Stanford Research Institute study success is 88 percent attitude and 12 percent education. The results should be no surprise to anyone. Maintaining a positive attitude is an important factor in your ability to succeed in life and stay sane through tough times. This topic is of great importance to anyone that is part of fundraising.

When you are doing fundraising you need to ask, "What's is our most urgent need?" Most will answer "To raise more money, so we can help more people." You need to learn and then teach the skills and solutions to the problems, help increase their sales, help their people to accept and adapt to change, and teach them how to apply creative thinking for business solutions. They also need to address the importance of providing service excellence and establishing customer loyalty. But most important, they say, is to help their people to maintain a positive attitude through this tough economy.

If you're a fundraising professional or even a part time volunteer, consider this: a national survey examined why salespeople fail. You would think it would most often be because of high prices or poor quality. But 15 percent of the respondents attributed failure to "poor training," another 15 percent said "poor management" and another 20 percent said "poor communication skills." A full 50 percent, however, said that salespeople fail because of "lack of positive attitude."

If you are in sales, and make no mistake about it, fundraising is salesmanship, you must recognize that your donors, potential donors or buyers need to hear a positive attitude and confidence behind the words you say. If they don't, you'll have a difficult time convincing them to buy your items or make donations.

Positive attitude is not only about choosing to have a good outlook through good times and bad, but also about learning to love what you do. It has been observed that outstanding business people are successful because they deeply love their work. The Achievers of this world know that if you can learn to love and be grateful for your job, you'll be more productive, more creative, and more content.

Think of most successful people you know, and you may agree that most are passionate about what they do, are rarely affected by negativity, and tend to enjoy their work. I know for certain that the better your attitude the better your work and your life will be for you.

If you are looking for a high value fundraiser call Sunset Coupons at 800-627-6340 and see how positive we are that Sunset Coupons can help your group reach its goal. 

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