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Sales Tweet #229

by Rick Baker
On Jun 2, 2011
Sales Tweet #229 Is it possible people are not inspired to 'play the game of work' because they think they cannot win?
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
Some very competitive people, perhaps most very competitive people, will only play games they think they can win. That applies to work roles too. So, it is important to ensure the right people are in the right roles working on the right goals and doing the right tasks.

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Leaders' Thoughts | Thought Tweets

Sales Tweet #228

by Rick Baker
On Jun 1, 2011
Sales Tweet #228 Ernest likes this quote, “Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts.” Jim Morrison
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
Of course, Ernest Seller is a big fan of The Doors music. Even though he was ‘Baby Ernie’ at the time, he can remember enjoying Jimmy Morrison crooning and rapping to those catchy tunes…“Come on Baby Light My Fire”…well, that’s another Ernest story. [talk about worst mistakes] Apparently, much to his dear Mom’s surprise Ernie took those Jimmy Morrison words literally…but it’s probably time to let that very understandable Ernest error go without further comment.

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Ernest Seller | Thought Tweets

Sales Tweet #227

by Rick Baker
On May 31, 2011
Sales Tweet #227 "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." Einstein
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
Good Questions are a, perhaps even the, key to excellence. Good Questions [to oneself] can maximize Self-knowledge. Good Questions can lead to excellent communication…and life-long relationships. Good Questions can lead to excellent Sales Performance. A link to more thoughts about “Good Questions”.

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Questions?: The Art of Asking Good Questions | Thought Tweets

Sales Tweet #226

by Rick Baker
On May 30, 2011
Sales Tweet #226 Ernest tried an interesting exercise: for a day, he tried to remove the word ‘BUT’ from his vocabulary.
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
The problem is he picked the worst day to try it. The day started with a meeting with his favourite Client - Mr. Kaye. Ernest was explaining the positive-communication idea he had learned to Mr. Kaye. Ernest said, "I learned BUT is a negative word. We need to remove the word BUT from our vocabulary. We will communicate better if we replace the word BUT with the word AND. " When Mr. Kaye heard that he said, "OK Ernest, I am going to give it a try...here it goes...If you don't stop annoying me, Ernest, I am going to kick your AND."

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Ernest Seller | Thought Tweets

Sales Tweet #225

by Rick Baker
On May 27, 2011
Sales Tweet #225 Ernest Seller’s Boss has a rare blood type…B Negative…with antibodies.
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
The Boss’s rare blood type has some unique features: (1) it boils at room temperature and (2) it is highly allergic to smiling-faced sales folks that have even the slightest resemblance to Ernest Seller. So, you can imagine how white blood cells, antibodies, and anti-salesbodies kick in when the real thing, Ernest Seller, is in the room.

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Ernest Seller | Thought Tweets

Sales Tweet #224

by Rick Baker
On May 26, 2011
Sales Tweet #224 Who needs rhetorical questions?
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
Certainly Clients don’t! A link to more thoughts about Good Questions.

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Humour | Thought Tweets

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