To succeed in sales, simply talk to lots of people every day. And here’s what’s exciting: There are lots of people!
Network marketing is the big wave of the future. It’s taking the place of franchising, which now requires too much capital for the average person.
Breaking the rules and challenging convention is in the DNA of every successful entrepreneur. Doing things differently and solving problems with new, innovative and fresh approaches are the very reason many start-ups are able to compete and sometimes outpace the established market leaders.
The ability to bounce back after a setback is the single most important trait an entrepreneurial venture can possess.
Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it’s the life blood of business.
Build your own business team. Survival in business requires a synergy of skills.
Starting a business is like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. In mid air, the entrepreneur begins building a parachute and hopes it opens before hitting the ground.
The ability to sell is the number one skill in business. If you cannot sell, don’t bother thinking about becoming a business owner.
Doing more with less, is a crucial principle to learn; especially if you’re going to be in business in this rapidly changing world.
True passion attracts. If you have passion in your business, the right people will be attracted to your team.
Keep on the lookout for novel ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea has to be original only in its adaptation to the problem you’re working on.
Big doors swing on little hinges.
The way to get ahead is to start now. If you start now, you will know a lot next year that you don’t know now and that you would not have known next year if you had waited.
The only thing worse than losing an employee you have trained is keeping an employee you haven’t trained.
If you believe your product or service can fulfill a true need, it’s your moral obligation to sell it.
For every sale you miss because you’re too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you’re not enthusiastic enough.
What helps people, helps business.
Learn to sell. In business you’re always selling: to your prospects, investors and employees. To be the best salesperson put yourself in the shoes of the person to whom you’re selling. Don’t sell your product. Solve their problems.
Do your homework and know your business better than anyone. Otherwise, someone who knows more and works harder will kick your ass.
Love what you do or don’t do it.