Sell or Be Sold

I'm listening to a (now) interesting book called Sell or Be Sold. It started off slow; the author kept repeating over and over about how everyone needs to sell, not just salespeople, but I got it the first time, and I was getting more and more annoyed about him wasting my time. But then he said that in order to become professional at something, you need 100 percent commitment, and that brought me up short. And then he said that in order to become professional, you need to be able to predict results, and the way that you do that is to record what you do and what the outcome is. (He recommended recording yourself, but keeping a diary probably will work.)

Telling myself that I'll place catalogs and business cards at five salons brings up a voice telling me that I can't possibly do that. But if I tell myself that I'll ask people if I can place materials at their salon and study what happens, that's a lot more motivating.

I'll share more of the book as I listen to it.

The only other thing of note is that I tried out the Fitness Center at work when they had an orientation. The place is okay, not great, but the price is right (free). The only thing is that I don't want to drive down there on the weekends, but if I move to Lincoln, using the gym will work.

Good Luck Connie

Tonight was the goodbye party for a former colleague at my former employer, and they invited me to come. So I drove 200 miles round-trip to spend one hour with them, but I really enjoyed myself. I especially enjoyed listening to the librarian that they hired after I left. He sounds like he's good.

It was a good end to a lousy day.