Comments on: A real health issue in the sales profession. http://salesvitamins.com/for-sales-managers/a-real-health-issue-in-the-sales-profession Sales tips blog with sales skills information for sales professionals and sales management. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:32:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Chris http://salesvitamins.com/for-sales-managers/a-real-health-issue-in-the-sales-profession#comment-178 Chris Sat, 10 May 2008 13:58:29 +0000 http://salesvitamins.com/?p=209#comment-178 Scotty, kudos to you for bringing up this issue in public forum. There is a stigma associated with admitting to dealing with depression and in the sometimes dog-eat-dog environment of sales the last thing someone wants to do is to admit to what others may perceive as weakness. One to keep in mind are that nobody would fault a diabetic for taking insulin; in many cases the situation is no different for someone dealing with depression. The body needs a chemical and it's not getting enough of it. Do something about it. I did and it resulted in a massive and positive life change. Another thing to keep in mind is that some of the most legendary men in history have dealt with recurrent depression. The best example is Winston Churchill, whose leadership during the Second World War saved England (and quite possibly the world) from being overrun by Hitler's hordes. Yet he struggled so profoundly with depression that he nicknamed the malady the "Black Dog." Depression can only keep you from greatness if you choose pretend it isn't there. Scotty, kudos to you for bringing up this issue in public forum. There is a stigma associated with admitting to dealing with depression and in the sometimes dog-eat-dog environment of sales the last thing someone wants to do is to admit to what others may perceive as weakness.

One to keep in mind are that nobody would fault a diabetic for taking insulin; in many cases the situation is no different for someone dealing with depression. The body needs a chemical and it’s not getting enough of it. Do something about it. I did and it resulted in a massive and positive life change.

Another thing to keep in mind is that some of the most legendary men in history have dealt with recurrent depression. The best example is Winston Churchill, whose leadership during the Second World War saved England (and quite possibly the world) from being overrun by Hitler’s hordes. Yet he struggled so profoundly with depression that he nicknamed the malady the “Black Dog.”

Depression can only keep you from greatness if you choose pretend it isn’t there.

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