The below thought was originally posted about four years ago and re-posted almost two years ago. I was reminded of the topic during a client meeting this week.<\/p>\n
The subject is a common one with my clients and for that reason I decided to re-publish the post and add a few new thoughts on the subject.<\/p>\n
“Be persistent” are words you commonly hear in sales training sessions. They are used often in association with: “don’t take it personally” and “no today does not mean no tomorrow”. These are good sales thoughts.<\/p>\n
It is ironic that when you re-arrange the letters in the word persistent they also spell the two words “pester” and “isn’t”. Okay, I took the liberty to add the apostrophe. These two words describe what being persistent is not. I don’t know how many other words can define themselves so clearly.<\/p>\n
There is a line, some may see it as fine, and when you cross it, you transform yourself from persistent to pest. I would think the first characteristic is more desirable.<\/p>\n
When you put your mind to it is it quite easy to avoid becoming a pest. Here are a few tips:<\/p>\n
I have been characterized as persistent, and take it as a compliment. For me, persistence means not giving up or losing sight of the goals and objectives. It does not mean drive someone around the twist by calling several times a day. If I have the time to do that, I do not have enough prospects, and without enough prospects I will not achieve my objectives.<\/p>\n
Further thoughts on the topic of persistence:<\/p>\n
| \n Pest Behaviour<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Persistent Behaviour<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n People do not like pests and will buy from people they like. Get the hint?<\/p>\n Good selling, Have a question about sales? Contact Sakanashi and Associates Inc.<\/a> and I will respond.<\/p>\n Please share Thoughtful Thursdays posts with people you feel may find the topic interesting and helpful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" |