This is for writers yet to be published who think the uphill climb will never end. Keep believing. This is also for published writers grown jaded by the process. Remember how lucky you are.
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Is your sales call so valuable that your client would write a check for your visit?
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of delivering significant value in your sales interactions.
Neil Rackham's quote challenges sales professionals to evaluate their worth during client interactions. It suggests that a truly effective sales call should provide such substantial value to the client that they would be willing to pay for the time and expertise of the salesperson, highlighting the essence of creating meaningful and impactful relationships in sales.
In practice
During a sales training seminar to inspire new salespeople.
This is for writers yet to be published who think the uphill climb will never end. Keep believing. This is also for published writers grown jaded by the process. Remember how lucky you are.
I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.
You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.
Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.
We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.
To summarize, using money to motivate people can be a double-edged sword. For tasks that require cognitive ability, low to moderate performance-based incentives can help. But when the incentive level is very high, it can command too much attention and thereby distract the person’s mind with thoughts about the reward. This can create stress and ultimately reduce the level of performance.
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