Thought of the day - 2

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Submitted by phil knight on Wed, 18/06/2008 - 10:41.

OK apologies, but daily thoughts was a bit ambitious ! I'll do it whenever I can.

So first for today - business calls - don't put them off.

I'm the kind of person who hates cold calling but had to do two important ones this morning and decided screw it - so I just got on and did them - one person wasn't there but I left a message. The other turned out to be a really nice guy and we have a meeting booked in the next three weeks.

So strike while the iron is hot - in my case I enjoyed the process and hopefully will get a new client out of it. Unfortunately still for my 9 to 5 but success is success.

isn't it just?

Submitted by pencilsandpaint on Fri, 20/06/2008 - 08:34.

Success IS success, I couldn't agree more.

People at my job wonder why I put quite a bit of effort into selling, keeping the customer happy, and keeping the displays sorted to maximise efficiency and turnover, I am, after all, just a minimum wage order point assistant, but it's just so much more satisfying when you do a good job.

Funny that I don't actually apply that principle to housework or gardening. But, selling is fun, housework and gardening, face it, really aren't. Anne.