Because of our unique attributes and skills, we’re well suited for some tasks and poorly suited for others. The genius composer may not have much skill with home improvement. The Olympic runner may not be the best swimmer. Philosophy grads typically have trouble understanding fashion trends. The things we do especially well we can do…
Athlete Steve Prefontaine explained why he ran: “You have to wonder at times what you’re doing out there. Over the years, I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.” These reasons are why we do…
Gimmicks used to sell what you know is a poor fit for your prospect only reinforces the idea that sales people (e.g., you) are untrustworthy and not to be liked or influential. Don’t do it.
Alex Knapp at Forbes has the details: Nolan’s Batman movies are more than just action-packed extravaganzas – they’re meditations. Meditations on what it means to be a superhero. Meditations on the nature of civil society and its institutions. As a consequence, there’s a lot that we can learn from these three movies that can help…
The Olympic Games feature the best athletes from around the world. They travel to compete from many countries, but they all have one thing in common: they practice, and train, and practice, and train. Their lives are devoted to the development of their skills and attributes, their talents and strengths, their skills and prowess. You…
You can‘t have a seat at your desk with Outlook open and the phone by your side and expect calls and emails to hit you like a hail storm. Establishing relationships with prospects takes energy and time. You have to talk to strangers, ask questions, answer their questions, and tell them about yourself, what you…
True story. A vendor, trying to get a friend of mine to upgrade to a more expensive package, says to her, “Maybe this time next year, you will have actually FOUND a job, and will be able to spend more money on us.” Where to begin? The vendor clearly knew enough about my friend to…
There is a simple rule of getting things done and that is to do what you like the least first. Following that logic, I make all of my prospecting calls first thing in the morning. If I try and do them after lunch or at the end of the day, I‘m tempted to give a…
Like all prospecting, tele-prospecting stinks like an infant’s diaper. It is the worst part of any sales job. It’s tedious and its rewards are not immediately apparent. It doesn’t provide instant gratification and usually delivers frustration after frustration. A small percentage of calls yield results. And yet those results matter and make the tediousness worth…
If you don’t have a passion for the actions needed to achieve success, then you really don’t desire success. At most, you’re just sitting around or wandering around the office, optimistic that success and you will bump into each other accidentally. That doesn’t happen, not even in the movies. You want success, then desire what…