The Acid Test
Posted by Brian Tracy on Oct 26, 2009
Don’t get caught not listening to your potential customer. This is critical to your sales success. Read the rest of this entry »
Forging Your Self-Confidence: Part 2
Posted by Brian Tracy on Oct 19, 2009
Some years ago, a young man named Tim came to one of my personal-development seminars. He was shy and introverted. His handshake was weak and he had tremendous difficulty making eye contact. He sat in the back of the seminar room with his head down, taking notes. He seemed to have few friends, and he didn’t socialize very much during the breaks. At the end of the seminar, he told me that he was in sales and hadn’t been doing very well up to that time. But he had resolved to change, to go to work on himself, to overcome his shyness and to become very good at selling for his company. He then said good-bye, and I wished him the best of luck as he went on his way. Read the rest of this entry »
Forging Your Self-Confidence: Part 1
Posted by Brian Tracy on Oct 13, 2009
A young woman wrote to me recently, telling me that her whole life had taken a different turn since she heard me ask the question, “What one great thing would you dare to dream if you knew you could not fail?” She wrote that, up to that time, this was a question she had never even dared to consider, but now, she thought of nothing else. She had realized, in a great, blinding flash of clarity, that the main thing separating her from her hopes and dreams was the belief in her ability to achieve them. Read the rest of this entry »
Analyzing Your Competition
Posted by Brian Tracy on Oct 9, 2009
“Concentrate your strengths against your competitor’s relative weakness.”
—Bruce Henderson
There is a military adage that says, “No strategy ever survives first contact with the enemy.” No business strategy ever survives first contact with the marketplace, as well. It must always be adjusted to deal with the realities of the moment. Read the rest of this entry »
Brutal Business Questions You Should Be Asking Yourself—But Are You?
Posted by Brian Tracy on Oct 1, 2009
The starting point of strategic planning is for you to develop absolute clarity about your current situation. Look at your overall business and ask, “What’s working?” and “What’s not working?” in every area.
What is your current level of sales? Break them down by product, product line, service, market, and distribution channel. What exactly are you selling, to which customers, at what prices, and with what level of profitability? Read the rest of this entry »
Eat That Frog… is now an iPhone Application
Posted by Brian Tracy on Sep 24, 2009
Eat That Frog… is now an iPhone Application
Eat That Frog! Every bit of planning, prioritizing, and organizing comes down to this simple concept.
Every great achievement of humankind has been preceded by a long period of hard, concentrated work until the job was done. Your ability to select your most important task, to begin it, and then to concentrate on it until it is complete is the key to high levels of performance and personal productivity. Read the rest of this entry »
Online Video…The Future
Posted by Brian Tracy on Sep 17, 2009
Is your primary concern to increase your sales and profitability?
If you’re like me, that is definitely your concern… especially today.
So where is the best opportunity today to increase your sales and profitability?
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Developing a Powerful Sales Personality
Posted by Brian Tracy on Aug 27, 2009
Look for my Free Report at the bottom of this post.
Becoming excellent in closing sales is an inside job. It begins within you. In sales, your personality is more important than your product knowledge. It is more important than your sales skills. It is more important than the product or service that you are selling. In fact, your personality determines fully 80 percent of your sales success. Read the rest of this entry »
Factors of Risk in Selling
Posted by Brian Tracy on Jul 28, 2009
The Critical Factor: Risk
The critical factor in selling today is risk. Because of the continuous change, rapid obsolescence, and an uncertain economy, the risk of buying the wrong product or service has become greater than ever before.
One of our powerful needs is for security, and any buying decision that represents uncertainty triggers the feeling of risk that threatens that security.
There are four main factors that contribute to the perception of risk in the mind and hear of the customer. Read the rest of this entry »
The Six Elements of Self-Esteem Building
Posted by Brian Tracy on Jul 14, 2009
To perform at your best and to feel terrific about yourself, you should be in a perpetual state of self-esteem building and maintenance. Just as you take responsibility for your level of physical fitness, you need to take complete responsibility for the content and quality of your mind. Read the rest of this entry »
