I was disturbed by a recent Chicago Tribune article stating that most people think sales people are a ‘necessary evil’. The survey sited that:
“41 percent of consumers rate the quality of the sales profession below mediocre, describing salespeople as “leeches” and “rashes…46 percent also said they would be ashamed to call themselves a salesperson.”
While a […]
There is alot of hype around entrepreneurship. I don’t buy into the rags to riches stories since in between, there is always alot of hard work, heart ache and some luck.
Scott Jordan is a true American entrepreneur. I had the good fortune of working with Scott many years ago in Chicago when he first got […]
I pondered this question in my upcoming book, Bounce!. There are alot of famous success college drop outs like Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Richard Branson and Steve Jobs. Lesser known ones I learned about at a site called, College-Startup.com (I love their tag line- Get Rich in Your Dorm Room). Interesting and suprising to me were […]
Tiger always says that you need to have a short memory in sports. Forget what just happened. You need to always focus on the next shot.
This is what it is to “Bounce!” in business. Make a short celebration of your victory OR feel sorry for your failure. But then focus your energy on what is coming […]
I have always loved “Black Friday” – the day in the United States after Thanksgiving. It is the one day where you can work yourself into a buying frenzy and be considered normal. With the internet taking some of the significance out of the day, retailers are resorting to “doorbusters”- 50 to 75% off an […]
I stay at alot of hotels. Its the hazard of the trade. I was in my hotel rooms bathroom (this is at dirty as this gets) and I glanced at the soap. Written on it were the words, "Smile Now". I couldn’t help but smile and chuckle a bit. It is not too often […]