Being super dads as we are, my friend and I took our daughters to the mall and let them burn the extra 54,000 calories they have bottled up by running wild in the bounce house. As we were walking to our cars we were approached by two young men offering a CD for sale for $2. His words were literally, “Say man, we’re selling our mix CD for $2. Would you like one?” I quickly glanced at the CDs and then looked up (Coincidently Napoleon Bonaparte and I share the same height) and said, “Sorry…it’s really not my thing, but thank you”. As we walked off my unsolicited mentor instincts peaked and I turned around and asked him what he
How To Successfully Sell Yourself
Imagine you just get to work, and a nice stack of 30 resumes is patiently waiting for you on your keyboard. Task: Review the applications for the new office manager position and have a list of candidates you want to come in in for an interview. Deadline: By the end of business today (meaning you this is now added to ALL the typical things you have to do). You get the point. Check out these two resume examples: So you’re on the job hunt again? Best-case scenario: you’re trying to move up or get a better negotiating position with your current employer. Worst: you are trying to find employment after getting booted from Hell’s Kitchen for a lousy performance every potential employee
Pick And Choose Your Customers
Customers are great. Without them, there would be no business. So what is this craziness about qualifying the people to which you sell? Truth is, not all customers are created equal. How often do you spend time sending quotes, making follow up calls, and updating your CRM/sales system, only to find out that the customer is really just in the fact-finding stage and have no intention to do business at the time? While having no solid plans for the foreseeable future, such prospects are nevertheless beaming with enthusiasm and are willing to eat up your valuable time finding out as much information as possible. The exact time you could be using to make cold hard cash. Think about it. That’s
A Case For Imperfection
When you’re working on a project, there’s no sweeter word than “DONE.” I’ll admit to some high fives, a few loud “HELL YAYS!” or even an occasional dance (after making sure there are no recording devices present) in celebration. Finally realizing the fruits of your hard work is quite addictive indeed: conceive an idea-birth a project-slave away-reap rewards-rinse-repeat. Yet you are smart enough to know that this process is not always quite linear (otherwise, I wouldn’t be wasting your time with this article), and there’s a subtle nuance of knowing when to bust out in that crazy booty dance and when to keep laboring away. Does it take a perfect product to have a perfect product launch? Does your product
