A pair of sisters who migrated from the countryside to the city for work were eventually hired as sales representatives by a gift company after much effort.
Initially, they had no fixed customers or connections. Every day, they carried heavy samples of clocks, photo albums, teacups, table lamps, and various crafts, wandering through the city's streets and alleys in search of buyers. Five months passed, and despite exhausting their legs and wearing out their tongues, they faced rejection everywhere and failed to sell even a single keychain.
Countless disappointments exhausted the younger sister's patience. She proposed that they both quit and find a new way forward. Her older sister advised, "Everything is difficult at the beginning. Hold on a little longer; perhaps the next attempt will yield results." However, ignoring her sister's pleas, the younger sister firmly left the company.
The next day, the sisters went out together. The younger sister followed job advertisements to search for work, while the older sister continued carrying samples to find clients. When they returned to their rented apartment that evening, their minds were in two different states: the younger sister had returned empty-handed from her job hunt, while the older sister brought back her first sales order. A company she had visited four times decided to hold a large conference and ordered 250 sets of exquisite crafts as souvenirs for the attendees, totaling over 200,000 yuan. Consequently, the older sister earned a 20,000 yuan commission, securing her first substantial income. From then on, her performance steadily improved, and orders came one after another.
Years later, the older sister not only owned a car and an apartment of over 100 square meters but also established her own gift company. In contrast, the younger sister frequently changed jobs and even relied on her sister for support with basic living expenses.
The younger sister asked her sister for the secret to success. The older sister replied, "Actually, The entire secret to my success is that I made one more effort than you did."
Just one more effort. This slight difference caused the two sisters, who had similar talents and opportunities, to take completely different life paths.
It is not just this older sister; many successful and renowned individuals also attribute their initial success to that "one more effort."
