Thought(s) for the Week

Posted on March 28, 2010 under Thoughts for the Week.

“Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right’. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” –Napoleon Hill

Procrastination is suicide on the installment plan.

Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.

“The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.” –Thomas Edison

Sales Reminder 184-196

Think long term.

Plan every day in advance.

Set daily priorities.

Once you start a specific task, have the discipline to take it to completion.

Turn off your Iphone and Blackberries when you are exercising.

Don’t text while driving; your clients, family, and friends can wait till you aren’t behind the wheel.

When you’re on the phone, sit up straight; you’ll come across more confident and friendly

Don’t look for somebody else to motivate you – “‘ain’t’ gonna happen”

As you are working your way through your monthly book on sales (for 2010, you should be on number 4 by now), understand the difference between reading and studying.

Always have a list of good questions ready to go at a moment’s notice.

Join Toastmasters

Profanity is never cool.

Final Thoughts

Our society’s compulsion and the accompanying pressure to communicate perpetually (think Blackberry, Ipad, Iphone, Internet – wired and wireless, cell phone,Facebook, MySpace, LINKEDIN, PDAs, CRMs, etc.), can be physically and mentally exhausting. Don’t become a slave to technology. What is the first thing you do every morning? Could it be you are addicted to your communication device.

Let’s consider your emails for a moment. The receipt of an email does not mandate an immediate reply; it may not mandate a reply ever. Answering emails can be a non-stop activity that prevents you from doing the things that are really important.

Here’s a radical exerecise: try going Blackberry free for an hour; for two hours; for a day. See what it does to your overall productivity. Will you lose business? Will you aggravate any clients? The results may surprise you.

Thanks for being here and remember: get out of your comfort zone, selling is a profession – act accordingly, pay it forward, persistence is ‘king’, read something inspirational every day, always make it fun and go out and sell something.

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Excellent, thanks. Need for one of the guys having trouble prioritizing study habits.

AE

Comment by Alex Evans — March 29, 2010 @ 9:06 am

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