Disraeli on Boldness

Life is too short to be little.”

–Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)

British prime minister and writer

Sales reminder…

Take action.

Make the call (contact).

Ask the (real) questions.

Seek out the objections (the truth).

Close.

Don’t waste a moment going through the motions. (no gomos)

You’re in sales. Everyone depends on you.

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Keller on Being Bold

Avoiding danger is no safer in
the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as
the bold.”

–Helen Keller (1880–1968)
American humanitarian
advocate for the deaf and blind

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Sales push…

Take action.

Make the call (contact).
Ask the (real) questions.
Seek out the objections (the truth).
Close.

Don’t waste a moment going through the motions. (no gomos)

You’re in sales. Everyone depends on you.

(If you’ve not seen it or need a reminder, 1 minute from Nike…
excusing us not.)

Huxley on Wishes and Truth

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”

–Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)
English writer

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Sales bright…

annoy: (uh-’noi) verb: to disturb or irritate especially by repeated acts

The last thing we want to do is annoy them.

It’s never our intent. But our intent doesn’t matter.

What we do matters.

Here are the sales facts…

They don’t like it when…

  • we’re pushy
  • we call too much
  • we’re “just checking in”
  • we’re unprepared
  • we’re disrespectful of their time
  • we keep calling if they say they’re not interested

Get the complete list of 16 things that annoy our prospects and customers and the 5 things they really want.

Managers: Help your team be SalesBright and avoid annoying (and listen more than they talk).