A former baseball pitcher explains why he felt calm pitching in high-pressure games but anxious starting in insurance sales. His answer: preparation. He wasn't the most talented pitcher, but thorough prep let him manage pressure then and still does now.
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I wanted to ask you this question today. This is something I wanted to ask you, being a former pitcher. Something I struggled with in my insurance career is early on, I really struggled with what I would call sales pressure, like the pressure of feeling like I had to sell things. And I would always catch myself going, why do I freak out, have all this anxiety in a sales situation? Yet when I was on the mound with a guy on second and third and one out, I was calm. Why could I handle that pressure so easily? But over here in sales early, I was like freaking out. When you look back being a pitcher, are there lessons that you took from the mound that you still apply to your insurance career today?
Yeah, it's a great question. I think of, again, I wasn't overly skilled, so preparation, right, was a huge aspect.