A young professional saleswoman went on-line to find herself the
perfect date. She was tired of wasting her time with her girlfriends at
clubs, at weekend resort getaways or at boring charity events where all
the "Mr. Rights" supposedly hung out.
So after registering her qualifications, adjusted optimally to secure
her someone worthy of course, she began to list the qualities she
wanted in her mate for life. She wanted someone who enjoyed water
sports, ate mostly fish no beef, liked company, favored formal attire
and was very small.
The on-line dating's site computer program operated flawlessly.
It sent her a penguin.
Moral of the story. As any true sales professional knows, there is
only so much one can do from your desk with a database and a web
browser. (Remember, it doesn't take much to have a great looking
web-page.) If you want to be successful in sales you need to get out in
your territory and meet people face to face. That's the only way to
make a real long-lasting connection and properly ascertain what's really
going on out there.
"What's the two things they tell you are healthiest to eat? Chicken
and fish. You know what you should do? Combine them, eat a
penguin." - Dave Attell