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Sales Tweet #247

by Rick Baker
On Jun 28, 2011
Sales Tweet #247 After that episode with Ernest Seller yesterday, The Boss had horrible nightmares, reliving school days.
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
The Boss struggled with school. He was bored stiff about the whole experience. So, he was the kind of guy who frequently dozed off to sleep during class. It happened so often he came to think of teachers as people who talk during someone else’s sleep. Yesterday’s experience with Ernest must have opened some of The Boss’s old subconscious wounds. Last night The Boss had a horrible nightmare about his school days. In the nightmare, his math teacher lost it, went completely berserk, and did a number on the blackboard.

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Ernest Seller | Thought Tweets

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Sales Tweet #246

by Rick Baker
On Jun 27, 2011
Sales Tweet #246 Caught with head on desk The Boss said, "I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on our mission statement".
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
Ernest Seller had opened The Boss’s door quickly, without knocking. He surprised The Boss, who had been snoozing in an effort to muster the strength to handle the afternoon of work with Ernest and his sales teammates. You gotta hand it to The Boss. That guy is quick on his feet! He’s got an answer for everything. He’s got those ‘motor wheels’…they never stop turning…unless, of course, he happens to be asleep at his desk.

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Ernest Seller | Thought Tweets

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Sales Tweet #245

by Rick Baker
On Jun 24, 2011
Sales Tweet #245 The Boss made the mistake of getting on Ernest’s back about ‘wheat, chaff, & nose to grindstone’.
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
Following the comments about Contacts and Sales [see Sales Tweet #242], The Boss felt the need to repeat another lecture for Earnest Seller. The Boss booked the meeting and sent out an agenda to help Ernest prepare and keep focused. The Boss gave Ernest a package where he talked about separating wheat from chaff and putting the nose to the grindstone. He asked Ernest to consider some ways to move toward sales excellence. When Ernest arrived for the meeting The Boss asked, “So Ernest, have you thought of ways to put your nose to the grindstone?” Ernest replied, “Yes Boss. I spent a lot of time thinking about that. And I cannot figure out any way to do it that won’t leave me with a flat face”.

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Ernest Seller | Thought Tweets

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Sales Tweet #244

by Rick Baker
On Jun 23, 2011
Sales Tweet #244 The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. [Anonymous]
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
I enjoy the English language…all those puns and plays on words and all the opportunities for double or more entendre. This saying is sticky…a little ‘extra’ plus ‘ordinary’ makes ‘extraordinary’. Certainly, this is technically correct. Possibly, it is theoretically correct. But, is it practically correct? Regardless, we can conclude: it doesn’t take a huge effort to be more than ordinary. We just need to do a little extra. That’s why I like this saying.

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Beyond Business | Thought Tweets

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Sales Tweet #243

by Rick Baker
On Jun 22, 2011
Sales Tweet #243 Life is like a mirror, if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
That little saying reminds me of a story Napoleon Hill told. A down-and-out fellow, living in the streets of Chicago made one last desperate attempt to get help…while contemplating suicide. He visited Napoleon Hill. [In summary] Hill said he could introduce the fellow to a man who could remove all the troubles and woe. He guided the down-and-out fellow to another room. He stood the fellow in front of something covered in a sheet. As the fellow stood in front of it, Hill removed the sheet to reveal a full-length mirror.

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Hero Worship | Thought Tweets

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Sales Tweet #242

by Rick Baker
On Jun 21, 2011
Sales Tweet #242 Ernest Seller: "I made some great contacts today". Sales Teammate: "I didn't make any sales either".
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
Contacts versus Sales. Optimism versus Pessimism. Measurement versus Winging It. The good news is our Ernest Seller is an optimist. He approaches every day with a great, big smile. Sure Ernest tells bad jokes like, “When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.” And “When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I.” And, sure, Ernest sometimes confuses Contacts with Sales. In addition, Ernest has that endearing thick skin. He doesn’t get angry. He has no need to get even.

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Ernest Seller | Thought Tweets

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