I just had to write a post about the TV programme I just watched.

I admire a great business story and this was one of them….well at least it is for the time being.

Wellworths was the brainchild of Claire Robertson.

Former Woolworths Manager Claire and her team from the Dorchester branch were made redundant along with thousands of others when Woolworths went bust.

But Claire wanted to fight back and she reopened the store and renamed it Wellworths. So she re-employed all of her staff and along with an 8,000 product line and £38k to find each week just to stay afloat she started a media frenzy!

It was a great PR story and local, national and international press all had a piece of the action!

On opening day it meant that they took over £8k including £2k in the first 2 hours.

Chris Evans opened the store and he summed it up nicely when he said “This is a great story and Britain loves a trier”

So, will Wellworths make a better fist of it than Woolworths?

Well, time will tell but the lesson to be had is this…

Don’t look back in 20 or 30 years and ask “What if?”

Have the balls to go for what you want.

Have the balls to keep on trying.

Have the balls to take a chance.

Have the balls to ask for the business even when you think all is lost.

Have the balls to make another 20 cold calls even when you’ve heard “no” for the past 2 days.

Remember, there are 3 types of people in this world…

There’s those people that make things happen like Claire Robertson.

There’s those people that watch things happen.

And then there are people who say “What happened?!”

What will you make happen today?

Happy Selling

Sean

Sean McPheat
MTD Sales Blog
www.mtdsalestraining.com

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