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Practice Honesty

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Mark Twain said, “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything”.

UNITED STATES – CIRCA 1900: Mark Twain (Photo by Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

This is easily gotten, but not easily practiced.

Today, I told the truth to a business partner about something I had said about him, behind his back. It was a funny throw-away line, BUT… It wasn’t pretty. I am not even sure why I “needed” to say it.

Here’s what is REALLY interesting! It is unlikely he would have ever known that I had said it.

But, I care about my business, so I told him.(I was shaking in my boots when I did.)  Know what he did? He LAUGHED!!!!

What I learned? I still act as if I am 15-years-old some days. AND, people are GENEROUS. What’s funny is…HE apologized to ME that I’d sweated it out for two days to tell him.

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THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE.

Even if it seems scary!

Love your honesty UP!

The Irreverent Sales Girl

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Why “Can I?” is such a bad habit

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So often when we confront something we want to do … our first thought is “Can I?”

“Can I afford it?” “Can I physically handle it?” “Can I make it work with my schedule?”

I wonder where we learned this. Whose permission are we asking anyway? When we were kids were we so trained in learning to ask “Can I?” that it just STUCK!

WHAT IF we were trained to ask “How can I?”

“Hey, Mom! HOW CAN I get you to agree to have Nicky over for dinner tonight?”

“Hey, Teacher! HOW CAN I get an extra 15 minutes of recess today?”

“Hey, Dad. HOW CAN I get the family to Disneyland this summer?”

What would your life look like NOW if you were trained THAT WAY.

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Today, In invite you to pretend that you WERE trained that way. Like anything is possible, you’ve just got to find out how and don’t stop asking until you do! Maybe you’ll start by giving YOURSELF permission in the first place.

Simple!

Today could be a MIRACLE DAY for you!

Love yourself UP!

The Irreverent Sales Girl

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Collecting “no’s” is a fantastic strategy

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Hypothesis: If you are getting a LOT of “no’s” – you aren’t asking for enough from life!

Doesn’t matter what business you’re in – even if you’re not in business. Ever notice how kids keep asking and asking and asking. Never minding that they’re collecting “no’s”, they’re simply going for the “yes”. The magical “yes”.

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I’ve heard that you can’t collect 20 “no’s” in a row for a request that is even remotely possible.

I dare you to try this today. What is something you want? Now, go ask for that thing 20 times from people who could give it to you. You could do 20 asks from the same person! (That could be interesting). Or ask 20 people.

If you take the dare, please share your results! Did you get 20?

Love your life UP!

The Irreverent Sales Girl

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Going to the Ocean with a Thimble

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OK

This is the hardest thing for me to get myself.

The world is willing (and able) to give you EVERYTHING you wish for.

But, we don’t ask.

Surprisingly, I have asked for about 100 things in the past month – and I’ve gotten ONE “No!” (in response to … do you want to receive my newsletter).

ONE “NO” out of 100 asks. WOW!

I now have to deal with that I’m not asking for very much.

What would your life look like if you were asking for so much that you got only ONE yes for ONE HUNDRED asks?

But, that ONE YES was a WORLD-SHAKER?

Consider that you are going to the OCEAN with a thimble, when it is ALL available to you.

NOW, what will you ask for?

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Bonus Opportunity: Post your BIG ASK …

Love miracles UP!

The Irreverent Sales GIrl

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When life takes an unexpected left turn…

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And it sometimes does.

Life is just life-ing along and then BAM! the unexpected news you never expected to hear and it changes everything!

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How do you keep your head about you and keep everything moving boldly in the direction of your dreams?

First, I would say…take some time to hunker down with the ones you love. Let it all in.

When you are ready, re-convene and keep going for it!

My favorite coach used to say, “Remember, EVERYTHING is working in YOUR favor!” Ha! It really always does!

Love it all UP!

The Irreverent Sales Girl

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Wisdom from my father…Eight Thoughts to Ponder

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OK…EVERYONE has a father…even The Irreverent Sales Girl. I got lucky!  Mine happens to be brilliant and funny. Here’s an email he sent to me today. Enjoy!

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Eight Thoughts To Ponder

Number 8
Life is sexually transmitted.

Number 7
Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

Number 6
Men have two emotions : Hungry and Horny. If you see a gleam in his         eyes, make him a sandwich.

Number 5
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a person to use the Internet and they won’t bother you for weeks, months, maybe years.

Number 4
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in the hospitals, dying of nothing.

Number 3
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

Number 2
In the 60’s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

And The Number 1 Thought
Life is like a jar of Jalapeno peppers –what you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow.

– – – and as someone recently said to me:

“Don’t worry about old age–it doesn’t last that long.”

A little crude in parts? Certainly, but worth the think anyway!

Love your life up NOW!

The Irreverent Sales Girl

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If you want to be bold…

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Remember who you REALLY are…what you came here to accomplish!

Please think about your life this way. What do you want to leave behind?

It may seem morbid, but it’s not!

Go forth as if you could not possibly lose!

Take risks!

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Get what you get … and then go from there.

Stop LIMITING YOURSELF. YOU ARE HERE FOR SOMETHING AMAZING!

I’m just sayin’

Love,

The Irreverent Sales Girl

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Pay yourself first…as applied to scheduling

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I have a practice to ensure my long-term wealth: I always pay myself first (meaning, every time I get paid, I always put money into MY savings account first).

And then I realized…I’ve been resisting scheduling my week. Here’s why…I always schedule what I “should” be doing. And it fills everyting up. And then, I don’t do it and I feel like I can’t keep up.

Now, many of you are much better than this – way more driven – so this only “might” apply to you! Or, if you’re RICH, you probably already do this…

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So, this week, I “paid myself first”. I put into my calendar my next vacation and I scheduled my workouts and time “off” FIRST.

Then, I built the actions that I need to take to move my games forward into the calendar.

I don’t HAVE to burn out…and it all fits!

Are you willing to schedule your life out? And to schedule time for you FIRST?

I promise you that WILDLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE are not run by their to-do list.

Love ALL OF IT UP!

The Irreverent Sales Girl

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Hot dog breath

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OK. I don’t particularly like this expression. Ewwww!

But, it’s a powerful concept.

One of the most effective managers I’ve ever met used to bring her team in on the first day back from a holiday weekend (much like we’ve just had) and she would have the “hot dog breath” conversation. (You’ve all been at hot dog parties all weekend).

Here’s how it went: The first hour of the day, she would have the entire team talk about what they had done over the weekend. Clear it all out. Then, they would talk about what they were going to accomplish that week and THAT day in particular. They would formulate their plan.

Then they would GET TO WORK and produce results right away!

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How much of a difference an hour of planning can make! Jack Canfield asserts that one hour of planning is the equivalent of seven hours of work.

So, tomorrow, if you don’t have an amazing manager like the one I mentioned, take some time for yourself to acknowledge your “hot dog breath”, the fun you had while you were off, then create your intentions and your plan for the week and for your day.

Love your work UP!

The Irreverent Sales Girl

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Release your inner engineer!

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I was reading a discussion on LinkedIn today about sales engineers; that supposedly magical mix of technical expertise and sales acumen. The woman posting asserted that “the two personalities are on opposite sides of the spectrum”…and I thought to myself, “Really?” I wonder what she means…

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After all,

Great engineers figure out processes, fix things, and incorporate innovative products/services into existing systems to create efficiencies. They make things work.

So do great salespeople.

Great engineers know when something won’t work NOW or ever at all and they don’t pretend that it will.

So do great salespeople.

Great engineers know how to ask straight questions, get to the heart of the problem, and give straight answers.

So do great salespeople.

Great engineers know when a workaround can really work — and they bring creativity to the situation — solving the problem.

So do great salespeople.

Great engineers listen first and get ALL the relevant facts before they propose a solution.

So do great salespeople.

Great engineers know when something else will work better and are willing to share that information freely.

So do great salespeople.

Great engineers know their product inside and out and understand where it fits in the marketplace.

So do great salespeople.

Great engineers ask, “How can we?”

So do great salespeople.

You get the idea!

So, if I were a sales engineer and I was asked the tough question, “Am I more engineer or sales?” I would say “both”.

As long as I know how to listen for the problem, determine if we have a solution, and propose the right mix of products/services to either meet or exceed the client’s goals, then I can be your top engineer and salesperson every time.

Love the engineer in you UP!

The Irreverent Sales Girl

Bringing a Dash of Dignity to the Art of Selling