Optimism is a philosophy. It’s the belief that things will work out for the best, regardless of how the situation looks today. Optimism is a personal choice to view things positively. It’s your attitude. It’s personal. It’s a choice.
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My friends, David Brock ad Jim Keenan, are hosting another episode of Sales Smack. This week’s topic is Innovation in Sales, ...
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You have to believe in your product or service to be a great salesperson. But belief in your product or service can be as ...
It’s an age-old question: “Do I have to believe in what I am selling to be a good salesperson? “ The answer is complicated.
Salespeople get into trouble when they believe so strongly that they will win a particular deal that they don’t take the ...
At no time in history has there ever been more distractions, chief among them is the Internet.
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Instead of posting here on TSB today, I have made my monthly contribution on SalesBloggers Union. If you haven’t visited the ...
There are far too many skills and attributes that a salesperson must possess in order to succeed to limit them to 10 ...
To be effective in sales requires many and varied skill sets and attributes, all of which are essential. But only one of ...
The folks at Mother App turned The Sales Blog into an iPhone App. The app is free, and it brings you the feed from The Sales ...
Last night I joined a conversation on Jim Keenan’s new Talk Shoe program called Sales Smack. (the call was recorded and is ...
“I don’t want to come across as selling.”
In Yesterday’s post, Deals Stalled? How to Stop Taking Yourself out of the Sale, I wrote about the danger of agreeing to ...
Too often salespeople cause deals to stall because they take themselves out of the sale (or because they let themselves be ...
Interview A few weeks ago, my good friend Joe Sperry and I had coffee at Stauf‘s in Grandview, Ohio (best coffee anywhere). ...
Tuesday’s post, The Truth About Why Salespeople Don’t Like Cold Calling, continues to generate no end of comments (both in ...
One of the comments I received from a reader earlier this week brought this idea to mind. It stuck with me. Her comment was ...