Comments on: How to know if you'll be good at sales http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/11/19/how-to-know-if-youll-be-good-at-sales/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:30:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Heatrush http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/11/19/how-to-know-if-youll-be-good-at-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-263538 Heatrush Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:44:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4326#comment-263538 Every morning that I wake up, and force myself to read a paragraph of Emerson, I have an absolutely tremendous day. The entire universe lines up with new unexpected meaning. Every morning that I wake up, and force myself to read a paragraph of Emerson, I have an absolutely tremendous day. The entire universe lines up with new unexpected meaning.

]]> By: Heatrush http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/11/19/how-to-know-if-youll-be-good-at-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-263539 Heatrush Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:44:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4326#comment-263539 Every morning that I wake up, and force myself to read a paragraph of Emerson, I have an absolutely tremendous day. The entire universe lines up with new unexpected meaning. Every morning that I wake up, and force myself to read a paragraph of Emerson, I have an absolutely tremendous day. The entire universe lines up with new unexpected meaning.

]]> By: Kids Make the Best Salespeople « Girl Talk Career Blog http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/11/19/how-to-know-if-youll-be-good-at-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-228175 Kids Make the Best Salespeople « Girl Talk Career Blog Tue, 25 May 2010 02:27:11 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4326#comment-228175 [...] You’re a saleswoman. You are you just don’t remember it very well. From the time you were in Girl Scouts (or Girl Guides or Brownies), to the time when your school was selling chocolate covered almonds to the time when you were selling god knows what for some youth sports organization you have been in sales and you’ve probably been quite good at it too.  Maybe you’re still in sales and now you are stellar at it. Congrats. I’m envious. I suck at sales or at least I think I do. I don’t know because I don’t have the confidence to try it anymore, not like when I was a Brownie or selling chocolates for my school. [...] [...] You're a saleswoman. You are you just don't remember it very well. From the time you were in Girl Scouts (or Girl Guides or Brownies), to the time when your school was selling chocolate covered almonds to the time when you were selling god knows what for some youth sports organization you have been in sales and you've probably been quite good at it too.  Maybe you're still in sales and now you are stellar at it. Congrats. I'm envious. I suck at sales or at least I think I do. I don't know because I don't have the confidence to try it anymore, not like when I was a Brownie or selling chocolates for my school. [...]

]]> By: john http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/11/19/how-to-know-if-youll-be-good-at-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-226359 john Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:27:37 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4326#comment-226359 SO BASICALLY YOU LOVE TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF? HOW'S THAT FOR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE? MORE LIKE YOU ARE AN EMOTIONAL RETARD OR YOU WOULDNT HAVE TO COME ON HERE AND TELL EVERYONE HOW GOOD YOU ARE SAD BITCH SO BASICALLY YOU LOVE TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF? HOW'S THAT FOR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE?

MORE LIKE YOU ARE AN EMOTIONAL RETARD OR YOU WOULDNT HAVE TO COME ON HERE AND TELL EVERYONE HOW GOOD YOU ARE

SAD BITCH

]]> By: Ned http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/11/19/how-to-know-if-youll-be-good-at-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-216393 Ned Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:32:40 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4326#comment-216393 Thank you for sharing this post! You made some good points! Very nice written article! Thank you for sharing this post! You made some good points! Very nice written article!

]]> By: Annie http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/11/19/how-to-know-if-youll-be-good-at-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-216391 Annie Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:57:16 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4326#comment-216391 This entry really made me feel good about myself. I'm naturally a PR gal, storyteller, marketer, etc. I can sell ideas, but selling a tangible product... definitely not my forte. Thank you for continually inspiring me. I'm in the process of pitching investors so I can hopefully hire my own "Justin" type. This entry really made me feel good about myself. I'm naturally a PR gal, storyteller, marketer, etc. I can sell ideas, but selling a tangible product… definitely not my forte. Thank you for continually inspiring me. I'm in the process of pitching investors so I can hopefully hire my own "Justin" type.

]]> By: Medstore http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/11/19/how-to-know-if-youll-be-good-at-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-215547 Medstore Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:43:31 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4326#comment-215547 Thank you, this topic (as well as comments from other readers) helped me realize why I am not suited to sales or PR job (and why I shouldn't feel bad about it). Thank you, this topic (as well as comments from other readers) helped me realize why I am not suited to sales or PR job (and why I shouldn't feel bad about it).

]]> By: Nick http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/11/19/how-to-know-if-youll-be-good-at-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-215343 Nick Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:48:31 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4326#comment-215343 Sales is all about empathy and information. Pushy sales people will work in some areas but if you ever want to be a great sales person it is more about connecting. And that goes for anything from selling used cars to a <a href="http://coffeemugtree.net/" rel="nofollow">coffee mug tree</a>. Whatever you are trying to sell you need to know how to relate to the person you are trying to sell to. Nick Sales is all about empathy and information. Pushy sales people will work in some areas but if you ever want to be a great sales person it is more about connecting.

And that goes for anything from selling used cars to a coffee mug tree. Whatever you are trying to sell you need to know how to relate to the person you are trying to sell to.

Nick

]]> By: Patrick http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/11/19/how-to-know-if-youll-be-good-at-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-215241 Patrick Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:51:08 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4326#comment-215241 There are two kinds of sales people... good, and bad. Good = what you describe yourself as - you take something you believe in, and sell it... if the product is what you expect, you're not so much selling, as letting something awesome and desirable sell itself. This isn't sales, it's providing people a service, letting them know that something they need is out there, and all they have to do is grab ahold Bad = selling things people don't want or need, by convincing people that they really do want/need this. A good example is car sales folk... a good car seller will lie, cheat and steal to get you to sign on the dotted line. There are two kinds of sales people… good, and bad.

Good = what you describe yourself as – you take something you believe in, and sell it… if the product is what you expect, you're not so much selling, as letting something awesome and desirable sell itself. This isn't sales, it's providing people a service, letting them know that something they need is out there, and all they have to do is grab ahold

Bad = selling things people don't want or need, by convincing people that they really do want/need this. A good example is car sales folk… a good car seller will lie, cheat and steal to get you to sign on the dotted line.

]]> By: A clue to where to find your Great Work | The Great Work Blog http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/11/19/how-to-know-if-youll-be-good-at-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-215115 A clue to where to find your Great Work | The Great Work Blog Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:20:11 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4326#comment-215115 [...] those of us looking for clues about our Great Work, this post is a beauty. It’s nominally about being in sales, but it’s really about finding the path for you. [...] [...] those of us looking for clues about our Great Work, this post is a beauty. It's nominally about being in sales, but it's really about finding the path for you. [...]

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