08/30/2014
Here is our tribute to the salesman:I want to express appreciation, value and emotion for one of the most important occupations in the world. Somebody can grow it, manufacture it or produce it, but if nobody sells it, there is no value.
And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need an honest man who will build a world economy in a caring, trustworthy and noble way.” So God made a salesman.God said, “I need somebody willing to get up early, put in a full days work, possess eternal optimism, continually find ways to help others, travel out of town when necessary, return home and then attend parent teacher meetings with your spouse”. So God made a salesman.
“I need somebody educated enough to get to the heart of a problem and yet honest enough to recommend the right solution even if it is not his own product. Somebody to listen, to evaluate, to truly understand the customer’s needs, be polite in the face of rejection and be sincere enough, in his cause, to politely ask the reason for ‘NO’.” So God made a salesman.God said, “I need somebody willing to follow-up endlessly, and eventually lose the sale. Then say to himself, ‘I’ll do better and land the sale next time.’ I need somebody who can think outside the box, has an imagination, somebody who will learn and practice correct principles, somebody who will not quit even in the face of rejection. Somebody who will work through the last hour of the month to reach his goal and then do it all over again the next month.” So God made a salesman.
God had to have somebody willing to make twenty sales calls in a day to generate a wage for himself and profit for the company and yet deliver products to customers when no one else can. So God made a salesman.
God said, “I need somebody organized enough to plan his day, to prospect, to set appointments, to build rapport, discover needs, present solutions, to romance the prospect consistently, even when it is not convenient, and to close sales. It had to be somebody who would ask provocative questions in order to discover the true need of the prospect and not just focus on the superficial wants. Somebody who would be totally honest and not just out to make a buck- somebody who would care, be fair, share and do what others don’t, can’t or won’t. Somebody who would treat the prospect’s business as though it were his own, who would turn down a sale for the sake of integrity and finish a challenging week attending church with his family.”“Somebody who would put his family first through service, love, caring and sharing. Somebody who knows that selling is a noble profession centered on helping others first, thereby earning an income. Somebody whose buttons would pop with pride when one of his children would say they ‘want to walk in dad’s footsteps.’” So God made a salesman
