Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.

-Dale Turner-

The 12.5 Values of a Sales Professional

1.The value of creating a difference between you and the competition.

The key is perceived value.


The biggest difference is the difference they perceive in YOU!


2.The value of knowing the difference between satisfied and loyal.


Satisfied customers buy anywhere. Loyal customer stay, fight for you, and refer.


Will they order again? Will they recommend you to others? That is the measure.


3.The value of your ability to speak and be compelling.


If your sales message is boring, they pass. If it's compelling, thay want to buy.


Engage them with great questions and ideas.


4.The (value) of knowing everything or being too busy to learn.


Stay a student - every day. All the information you need to succeed already exists.


You may not be exposing yourself to it.


5.The value of establishing a friendly relationship.


All things being equal, people want to do business with their friends.


All things being not quite so equal, people still want to do business with their friends.


6.The value of your humor.


If you can make 'em laugh, you can make 'em buy. Study humor.


7.The value of your creativity.


Your key to being perceived as different lies in your creativity.


Creativity can be learned.


8.The value of asking for the sale.


It's so simple, no one does it.


9.The value of your belief in yourself


To make a sale, you gotta believe you work for the greatest company in the world,


You gotta believe you have the greatest products and services in the world,


You gotta believe you're the greatest person in the world.


Three key words, you gotta believe.


10.The value of being prepared.


Most salepeople are half prepared.


They know everything about themselves, but they know nothing about their prospect.


11.The value of not whining and not blaming.


You may think you're the greatest - but if you whine and blame others, no one will like you, or respect you.


12.The value of an apple a day.


An hour of learning a day will make you a world class expert at anything in five years.


12.5. The value of a YES! Attitude.


Attitude is EVERYTHING - to you and your success.


You become what you think about.


Your attitude is at the core of every action you take.