Few have tasted sweet success as Joe Girardi and the  New York Yankees did this past week, topping off arguably the greatest baseball season ever with another MLB World Series Championship (OK… We’ll be the first to admit that we’re a little biased here at Pathos, but just a little!)

So after celebrating the victory “clubhouse style” with champagne flowing and all, Girardi did the improbable on the way home at 2:25am… As the report goes, he was on a “curvy stretch of highway on the outskirts of New Rochelle. He came upon a car wreck and stopped to help a girl involved in it.” (You can read the report from CNN here.)  He apparently sprinted across three lanes of traffic to come to the aid of the motorist.  As if winning the World Series wasn’t enough?

So it made us ponder the question… How do you celebrate success? For many this year, as we wind down 2009 some will celebrate their “best ever” year and probably more will say “sayonara” in hopes that 2010 can be different.  As sales coaching goes, we often see leaders hoping that results are different.  Unfortunately, hope does not translate very easily to financial success.  The last time we checked, in business and in sales, financial success is all that matters!

So what will you do when you achieve that success?  Here is our list of the “Top 7 Sales Success Celebrations” we’ve seen that you may want to consider:

1. Bonus - Few things say “I value you” like cash!
2. Time Off - A well deserved break allow for drained energy levels to be restored.
3. Recognition Event - Be it a dinner, a weekend trip, or better performers love recognition.
4. Organization Ambassador - Being allowed to be the “face” of the organization at an industry event shows they’ve arrived!
5. Training - They’ve already proven that they’ve got sharp skills, how about making them even sharper!  The best never rest on their laurels…
6. Promotions - What if we could replicate one person’s performance tenfold?  Would the organization or platform grow?
7. Get them an External Coach - Show them that you’re interesting in keeping their performance rolling.

In order to celebrate sales success, you’ve got to sell.  If you or your organization have struggled, why not make struggling a thing of the past and participate in the Pathos Leadership Group’s upcoming Influential Sales Summit?  To find out more information, contact us by phone at 877.455.3133 or by email at info@pathosleadershipgroup.com today.