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I made my first cold call when I was 15. I was given a list of phone numbers of community groups. I called each number to ask the community group to conduct a charity bike-a-thon to raise money for a charity. I was the only person to get a group to raise money. In fact, I organized two events, which was more than the rest of the people making calls.

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If you want to see the future, you will need to look at demographics and geography. These two topics tend to allow you to look into the future. So when the Wall Street Journal prints “U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low” followed by the subtitle “Fewer babies were born in the U.S. in 2023 than any year since 1979,” it’s worth thinking about this trend.

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The Challenges of Establishing Authority in Sales Workshops

The group in the workshop I was conducting wasn’t quite ready for the two topics I was teaching. The first obstacle was the concept of being One-Up, and the corresponding need to be an expert and an authority. It took a little time to help them recognize how much more they knew about what they sold compared to what their clients knew about it. Eventually, they recognized that their clients knew almost nothing about what they were buying except that they needed it.

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Some salespeople don’t look like they are having fun selling. If you believe that selling is fun, you may feel bad for salespeople who are not enjoying it. Occasionally, you see a salesperson who is making too much of selling. If you are an extrovert, spending time talking with people is your nature. If you are stressed about selling and winning, you might find that it helps if you focus on helping your contacts to succeed by providing your insights and sharing your experience.