On any given holiday take time to reflect on your journey and your secrets to success.
This past week was remarkable (stories immediately below) having learned three important lessons.
1. For the first time in my life, this week, a doctor told me I was at the perfect weight. After so many years battling the problem, my final changes were reading the book and beginning to eat for my blood type followed by not eating anything with preservatives and switching to organic food. As the weight began to shed, exercise became easier and easier and feeling good became a way of life.
2. Ever since the bottom fell out of the economy, I experimented with new strategies to re-position my business, take control and once again attract more sales. I learned with the click of a mouse utilizing social media and appropriate messaging, the world could be at my doorstep. I became focused on attraction and heart-based selling.
3. A recent graduate with no prospects of getting work due to her lack of experience contacted me. We spoke about her frustrations and I coached her on what she could do to turn the corporate objections around. I wanted her to have equal opportunity. My book HIRED! will be published in October so I sent her a copy of my first book “Nice Girls DO Get The Sale: Relationship Building That Gets Results”.
It was important for her to understand that sales skills are important in every venue and how to utilize them. Yesterday, she wrote that by my helping her, she was able to secure an incredible opportunity. Her email was testimony to what I had been working on all of these years!
What do all of these vignettes have in common, the lessons learned and tips for your success?
A. Never give up – keep pursuing new ideas that might work
B. Ask for help and collaborate
C. Work for the benefit of others
When you are of the mindset to pursue these 3 tips and find others who operate in similarly – mastermind and collaborate. You will attract more prospects, clients and sales. The underlying marketing-communication message is you are available to help others whether it’s on a job or as an entrepreneur. The road may be a tiny bit slower upfront, but when everything is in place and you build relationships with everyone, your rewards will grow exponentially in terms of repeat business, referrals and testimonials.
Business development becomes automatic and you experience the Smooth Sale!
