A kind-hearted salesman is walking through Central Park in the
afternoon, a few days before Christmas. He is astonished to see an old
man, could be homeless, fishing rod in hand, fishing over a snow bank
while sitting on a park bench.
"Tsk,tsk!" said the salesman to himself. "What a sad sight. That poor old man is fishing over a snow bank. The only thing he's going to catch is pneumonia. I'll see if I can help!"
So the kind salesman walks up to the old man and asks, "What are you doing my friend?"
"Fishin', sir," the old man replied.
"Fishin', eh? Well how would you like to come have a drink with me? After all, it's almost Christmas."
The old man nods a yes, puts his fishing rod away and follows the kind salesman straight to the corner bar. The salesman orders the old man a large glass of beer, a warm bowl of soup and the fine cigar the old man had asked for.
The salesman feels good about helping out the old man and he asks, "Tell me, old friend, how many did you catch this morning?"
The old fellow takes a long drag on his cigar, blows a careful smoke ring and replies, "You are the sixth today, sir!"
Moral of the story. True sales professionals know it doesn't matter how old you are, where you are, or what the weather is that day. As long as you have done your homework, picked the right target market and selected the right bait; anyone, can be successful at selling.
"It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish." - Stephen Leacock
"Tsk,tsk!" said the salesman to himself. "What a sad sight. That poor old man is fishing over a snow bank. The only thing he's going to catch is pneumonia. I'll see if I can help!"
So the kind salesman walks up to the old man and asks, "What are you doing my friend?"
"Fishin', sir," the old man replied.
"Fishin', eh? Well how would you like to come have a drink with me? After all, it's almost Christmas."
The old man nods a yes, puts his fishing rod away and follows the kind salesman straight to the corner bar. The salesman orders the old man a large glass of beer, a warm bowl of soup and the fine cigar the old man had asked for.
The salesman feels good about helping out the old man and he asks, "Tell me, old friend, how many did you catch this morning?"
The old fellow takes a long drag on his cigar, blows a careful smoke ring and replies, "You are the sixth today, sir!"
Moral of the story. True sales professionals know it doesn't matter how old you are, where you are, or what the weather is that day. As long as you have done your homework, picked the right target market and selected the right bait; anyone, can be successful at selling.
"It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish." - Stephen Leacock
