Sales Joke of the Day (archives) The Reunion.

A salesman and his wife were sitting at a table at her fortieth high school reunion.  The salesman kept staring at a drunken guy sitting alone at a nearby table and eventually asked his wife:  "Do you know him?"


"Yes," she replied.  "He is my old boyfriend.  I understand he started drinking right after we split up all those years ago, and apparently he hasn't been sober since."


"Wow!" exclaimed the salesman.  "Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long!"


Moral of the story.  True sales professionals always make it a habit to go to all of their reunions.  Not only do reunions provide great networking opportunities but they can be very motivational as well.  Invariably, no matter how bad you are doing, it just takes one poor sap to be doing worse than you,  to make you feel good about yourself.   And a positive mental attitude is key to your future success.


"I was eating lunch at a Chinese restaurant downtown.  There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion.  It's chicken and eggs.  And I said, I gotta use that one."      -      Paul Simon

Sales Joke of the Day (December 9) Envy.

After twenty years, with a reunion just around the corner, the salesman decided to track down his three best friends from high school.  He was shocked at what they had become. 
 
Dave was an alcoholic who hasn't worked since 2004. 
 
Ben was in prison for robbery.
 
However it was when he saw Tim that the salesman began to feel sick to his stomach.
 
Tim had an expensive sports car, a huge house, a cottage, a fantastic job and a really attractive wife.

"That's the last time I'm using facebook!" the salesman thought to himself as he deleted his account.


Moral of the story.   True sales professionals know that in order to be successful in sales, they need to maintain a positive mental attitude.   Being envious of others accomplishments can turn a positive outlook on life into a negative one.  Obsessing over others successes while thinking they should have been yours, or asking why others seem to be always getting the lucky breaks and you're left out in the cold, is not going to bring success your way.   Successful sales reps don't have time for envy or jealousy.  Instead, they focus on what's important to them and they invest their time with laser-like precision on projects that are important to their immediate goals and their own future.   



"The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch."      -     Jim Rohn