Have you needed to attend mandatory Monday morning meetings in the corporate environment?
In my early corporate days, I initially looked forward to these in anticipation of learning new skills but quickly realized that was not to be. In the sales environment, it was more of an opportunity for management to beat-up the salesforce in the hope of motivating them. Doesn’t make much sense – does it?!
Hopefullly you are experiencing a better environment. The more important meetings, whether in corporate or as an entrepreneur, are the ones you hold with yourself.
Every Sunday evening create a prioritized list of what you must complete during the week so that you can enjoy the following weekend. Likewise, every evening, do the same for the next working day.
You will be amazed by how these meetings with yourself will help you with efficiency and effectiveness. One added tip: Keep track of your accomplishments to build your confidence, or for “selling” to your management. You will be glad you documented your meetings!
A by-product is by documenting what you accomplish, this will be a basis for your marketing messages and enable you to better relay them to your prospects and clients. Business development will come easier as will building relationships because your comfort level for discussing a variety of topics will add to your credibility and trust.
Ultimately the self-held meetings will lead to closing more sales and they will become a Smooth Sale!
