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![]() Hi,
I know the feeling. I've been talking to people in my own family (who you would think would know me enough to trust me) about my predictions concerning the future of the world economy and political state for years, and they just listem politely, change the subject, and I can almost see my words sliding through cracks in the floor and disappearing forever, never to be remembered and certainly never to be acted on. GRRRRRRRRR!!! Sorry for the rant. - Boyd |
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![]() I live in a high UNemployment area. Men whose families were loggers for years are now having to look for other ways to earn a living.
I know a lot of these guys so I try and come up with programs that takes little cash to get going and has the potential to earn them 10 times what they would be earning cutting down trees. Deck Renewal and Oil Stain Removal for 2 recent examples. I put the programs together AND even go out and get them their first few jobs BUT...for some reason they just will NOT even try to get jobs themselves. I do not know what the heck scares the bejeebers out of people as to "Selling" something. All they have to do is drop off some flyers and they'll get calls....or just simply ask the people where they just finished a job (that I got for them)...if they can give a name of a friend or relative who might want to have similar work done. Simply pick up the phone and CALL! Ya think they'd do that? No way Jose! They want ME to make the phone calls and get the jobs. Maybe their genes tell them that they are ONLY to "take orders"...do NOT initiate anything on your own...you might fail. Who knows. Whatever it is...they refuse to even try and get jobs on their own. Such is the mind of the "working class"...I guess. Don Alm > Hi, > I know the feeling. I've been talking to > people in my own family (who you would think > would know me enough to trust me) about my > predictions concerning the future of the > world economy and political state for years, > and they just listem politely, change the > subject, and I can almost see my words > sliding through cracks in the floor and > disappearing forever, never to be remembered > and certainly never to be acted on. > GRRRRRRRRR!!! > Sorry for the rant. > - Boyd Reprint Rights to 3 of my Proven Products! |
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![]() that people might be afraid of what others will "think" of them....
The BAD salespeople sometimes give sales a bad name. People are "afraid" of what their friends and family will think if they "sell".... On the other hand, once you learn more about sales, you come to appreciate the real skill a great salesperson has. Especially after you've done some selling yourself... But I think that's probably the reason why, "fear" of what others might think. That's my guess, anyhow.... What do you think? - Dien |
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![]() I sense a new "Don Alm" project comin' on. Hire a couple (few?) local gals to solicit jobs/orders and perhaps organize flyer distribution, etc. They could work for several different sales-shy entrepreneurs at the same time on some sort of commission basis. I'm sure you could work out the details a lot better than me. Sounds like an opportunity...
> I live in a high UNemployment area. Men > whose families were loggers for years are > now having to look for other ways to earn a > living. > I know a lot of these guys so I try and come > up with programs that takes little cash to > get going and has the potential to earn them > 10 times what they would be earning cutting > down trees. > Deck Renewal and Oil Stain Removal for 2 > recent examples. > I put the programs together AND even go out > and get them their first few jobs BUT...for > some reason they just will NOT even try to > get jobs themselves. I do not know what the > heck scares the bejeebers out of people as > to "Selling" something. > All they have to do is drop off some flyers > and they'll get calls....or just simply ask > the people where they just finished a job > (that I got for them)...if they can give a > name of a friend or relative who might want > to have similar work done. > Simply pick up the phone and CALL! Ya think > they'd do that? No way Jose! > They want ME to make the phone calls and get > the jobs. > Maybe their genes tell them that they are > ONLY to "take orders"...do NOT > initiate anything on your own...you might > fail. > Who knows. Whatever it is...they refuse to > even try and get jobs on their own. > Such is the mind of the "working > class"...I guess. > Don Alm |
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