This blog is dedicated to all my friends that are in any company that may require them to sell a product or service.

Sales is not for everyone, yet each one of us at some point though-out our day attempt to persuade others to understand our point of view. It all starts with asking questions and a lot of listening.

If you joined a company to “help” people whether you are selling a product or service that would benefit your customer please understand that you are in the profession of SELLING.

Tell yourself that you will be successful as a sales professional and that you will learn something today that will make you even more professional tomorrow!

Asking the right questions and listening to the answer is a great relationship builder and important to the persuasion process. Zig Ziglar once said: Talking is sharing, listening is caring.

In life, some people will treat you rudely, on occasion many will let you down, some people may even avoid you. With all the negative externals out of the way one benefit about the sales profession: You get to be your own boss, you’re in business for yourself but not by yourself.

Wouldn’t you agree that it is time to take your sales profession seriously and begin developing the skills that will make a difference to your customer and your bottom line?

If you feel that you have aligned yourself with a company or product that you can endorse there could be no greater satisfaction of being able to save someone time, money and frustration because of the services you have to offer.

I will share with you a couple of points that will make a difference in your sales profession: conduct yourself with honesty and integrity.

YOUR:
Values determine behavior – behavior determines reputation – reputation determines advantages.

Remember – people with a job could walk in and get their pink slip, you “as your own boss” create SECURITY by creating activity. Creating activity starts with PROSPECTING, without prospecting you will never have a chance to develop your sales skills. Prospecting is an all the time activity.

One of the most dreadful words for an ‘unprofessional’ sales person is the word: NO
Yet, when your prospects say no, they most often are conveying a message to you letting you know that they ‘do not know’ enough to say yes! Your job is to empower your customer with knowledge so that they have new information (reasons, features and benefits) that will guide your prospect to the YES decision today!

Begin today developing a genuine interest and concern for other people and you will be on your way to becoming a professional in sales.

Daisy Says: There is no greater mountain to climb than to the peak of your infinity.

In stillness we find life
~ ~ ~ sojourn into the day

Take hold of your spirit
~ ~ ~ soar through the ether’s free

Be not afraid to discover yourself
in the moment known as experience.

Let no other steal your dream
for it is YOUR path that lies ahead
and it is your feet that takes that first step.

Be brave my dear heart
~ ~ ~ gather your strength
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ for the sun awaits.

Embrace the dawn of a new day
the quest is yours oh kindred one.

All the beauty and the pain
exquisite in each extreme

guard this treasure close:

My Dearest it is in the journey that you will find yourself.

((Daisy Raisler))

Daisy Says: You will discover yourself in each experience.

Whether we like it or not… we are destined to play the relationship mind game. Some of us fall prey to the game and others have become masters at it.

What is yet most amusing is that this game is being played every day and we are playing it whether we are aware of it or not. In this game we also (in most cases subconsciously) choose our partner partially based upon their abilities and skill at playing the games we know how to play.

“Flirting” can be placed in this category as one of the mind games we play, for the most part it is fun and satisfying and does no harm.

I don’t claim to be an expert of mind games and would not like to play any game where someone could get hurt, yet I do believe that one should be aware of the games that people do play because one could so easily get caught in the middle of a full blown game. Keep your eyes on the end zone and go for a touch down!

If you are going to play… try and learn the rules, tread with caution, give your opponent a few passes and always go for the home run!

Daisy Says: In the name of Peace and Love, Yes is the surrender when you let go.