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Sales Tweet #169

by Rick Baker
On Mar 10, 2011
Sales Tweet #169 Perfectionist: someone who takes great pains…and gives same to others.
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
Perfectionists have trouble finishing. That becomes a problem when others rely on them. In sales this can show up as failure to close.

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Beyond Business | Sales | Thought Tweets

Sales Tweet #168

by Rick Baker
On Mar 9, 2011
Sales Tweet #168 Ernest Seller’s Client, Mr. Kaye, describes Ernest as 'the only anaesthetic that hurts'.
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
You remember Mr. Kaye – Ernest’s favourite Client. The way I heard the story, Mr. Kaye dreamed that line a few years ago when Ernest was giving a sales presentation. It happened like this...after 45 minutes or so of some of Ernest's best sales-spiel-stuff Mr. Kaye slowly dropped his head to his desk and dozed off. Ernest didn’t think much about it. He's seen Mr. Kaye do that before. Figures it has something to do with concentrating better. Anyway – that day – after a nice little snooze Mr. Kaye woke up with a new description of Ernest.

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Thought Tweets | Ernest Seller

Sales Tweet #167

by Rick Baker
On Mar 8, 2011
Sales Tweet #167 Avoid arguments: when you don’t know, when you are wrong, and when you are right.
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
I am working on the list of situations where it is good to argue…if you are a lawyer in a court case…if…

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Beyond Business | Thought Tweets

Sales Tweet #166

by Rick Baker
On Mar 7, 2011
Sales Tweet #166 Ernest Seller has self-respect...when he passes mirrors he smiles.
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
Well, at least he doesn’t take a bow. There's no self-image shortfall.

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Thought Tweets | Ernest Seller

Sales Tweet #165

by Rick Baker
On Mar 4, 2011
Sales Tweet #165 Just the other day, we heard a fellow bragging that he never boasts.
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
Sometimes we judge others more harshly than we judge ourselves.

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Humour | Thought Tweets

Sales Tweet #164

by Rick Baker
On Mar 3, 2011
Sales Tweet #164 Simple advice: speak up and be heard, shut up and be appreciated.
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
Jay Abraham tells a great story about meeting a fellow at a convention-hotel bar. Jay asked the fellow dozens of questions and the fellow talked about himself for hours. At the end of the evening, the other fellow said Jay was the most-interesting person he had ever talked to.

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Sales | Thought Tweets

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