Do you love Cactus?

I love cactus, and I think everyone in business and in the selling professional must keep cactus at home.

Cacti are natural survivals. They can go on for days and weeks and months without water. That’s why they flourish so well in places like desert, where most other living things find it hard to survive.

Cacti have roots that reach further and deeper into the ground, compare to many other plants. Similarly, selling require you to cast a wider net, to really reach out before you have a good catch.

Cacti are the best savers – they save and conserve precious water carefully for “non raining” days. They are always prepared when crisis strike.

Cacti protect themselves well. Thorns help to block part of the sunlight while keeping hostile animals away. A thin layer of wax on the body further reduce the lost of water. Although the environment is cruel, cacti evolve and triumph! Cacti are strong and persistent!

Cacti provide the food and protection to many species in the deserts, including owls, woodpeckers and human. They give back to nature what god has bestowed on them. Likewise, if you want to be successful, give generously to the less fortunate.



I was catching up with a friend yesterday, and he casually mentioned that the selling professional is very brutal – most sales professionals started with little or no basic salary.

I agreed. However, I will like the add: in this profession, the fittest not only survive, but flourish, if they are willing to learn to be cautus.

I train my students to become cacti. Having said that, as part of the follow up mentoring I plan for them, I encourage them to keep cacti at home so that they are reminded of the lessons they learnt.

teck beng
www.coachme2sell.com