The Ultimate Indicator Of Success

Recently on a podcast, I was asked a common, but complicated, question.  The question was this: “What do you look for in a salesman?”  There were three of us on the panel, and we each had three very different answers.  The first answer came from a...

Don’t Get Too Comfortable

When you think about it, for most of us, the pursuit of comfort is almost an obsession.  We search for comfortable shoes, comfortable clothes, a comfortable house, a comfortable chair, and the list goes on and on.  But strangely enough, not everything is...

Championship Rounds

I grew up playing and watching just about any sport, but strangely enough, the sport I enjoyed watching the most was one that I never participated in. I’m referring to “the sweet science” also known as boxing.  I marveled at the skill of Muhammad Ali, the speed...

The Polite Prospect Syndrome

For people who sell, there are many difficult objections that they need to prepare for; cost, trust, and urgency, to mention a few.  One of the leading objections, however, is often misread.  As a matter of fact, if you aren’t paying close attention, you’ll never see...

A Tough Call

We spend a great deal of time, effort, and training on how to make the sale, and rightfully so.  But I want to ask this; what do you do when you do not make a sale?  The fact is, no matter how talented you are as a salesperson, no one has a 100% closing...