Doesn't annoy me at all (ok, it did when I first read it a little).

I see what you mean about 'blaming' the prospects.

I'm not really doing that -- I blame myself (that's why I'm asking for help here).

Maybe there's a twinge of blaming the prospect *at first*.

If you knew the biz I'm in, you'd know that I have 'the customer's always right' firmly implanted in my psyche. Has to do with being a performer (like, on stage -- really on stage). If a show goes badly, it's NEVER the fault of the audience. Same with sales or running a biz.

If I really look in the mirror, I CAN see how I'm contrarian -- I want to learn, but my mind is kind of closed to ideas I don't like (don't WANT them to be true, etc.).

And, yes, I see the irony in complaining about prospects who don't have an open mind, then also admitting that *I* don't have an open mind. -- so there's the raw truth. That's something that has plagued me forever. A quirk that gets me into pig-headed trouble sometimes. I see it more clearly --- but I have a hard time shaking it. It's a curse. It's a learning disability -- who knows. I defend my little tea cup -- even though it's clearly too full for anyone to add tea into it (as the parable goes). So, I guess I can't complain about close-minded prospects, if I have the same problem, in a slightly different form.

I'm sure this post will come back to haunt me in the future.

-- TW

PS: the threads are not really about door to door sales. The only thing I was considering using that method for was the motel channel guide thing - which I STILL might try, just to see if it's as bad as I think it'll be. Who knows, maybe it'll be a breeze -- what with me being such a charmer. I'll report back. And I'll apologize to D.A. if I make some $$ at it.