Sales Joke of the Day (March 24) The Missed Shot.

It was a fine spring Saturday morning and a priest and a salesman were playing a round of golf.  After playing several holes, the salesman's game starts to take a turn for the worse.  "Darn!  I missed!" he swears, as his ball lands in a sand trap.


The priest is understandably shocked and admonishes the salesman.  "Do not swear my son.  You will incur God's wrath!"


The next time the salesman fails at an easy chip-in putt for par, however, he swears again.  "Darn!  I missed."


The priest gets very angry and scolds the salesman severly.  "My son, you place yourself in great jeopardy by your words!" 


But alas, as the salesman's second shot on the par three 13th hole fails to make the green, he yells loudly, "Darn!  I can't believe I missed again!"


Suddenly a lightning bolt strikes from the clear sky and reduces the priest to a pile of smouldering ash, and a booming voice from heaven shouts, "Darn!  I missed."


Moral of the story.    As sales professionals we must always keep control.   Swearing, cursing and the use of expletives can hurt yourself, hurt others and can be very lethal to the maintenance of long term business relationships.  When it comes to swearing, let someone else take the hit to their character, reputation and/or career.  When it comes to your vocabulary; keep yours in the green and not in the rough.



"If you are caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron.  Not even God can hit a 1-iron."     -  Lee Trevino 

Sales Joke of the Day (December 15) The Clone.

The saleswoman led such a hectic life that she decided to ease her load by making a clone of herself.  The clone was a perfect replica except for the fact that it swore a lot.  No matter what the saleswoman did, she could not stop her clone from swearing. 


In the end, she was losing so much business because of her clone's fowl mouth that she decided to end the experiment by pushing her clone off of a tall building.


She was charged with making an obscene clone fall.


Moral of the story.   True sales professionals know that in order to succeed at sales they must always speak with the utmost professionalism.  There will be those times, or those frustrating individuals that make you want to lose your temper and curse or swear.  But just remember, they are not worth it.  If you sink to their level, they win.   Generally speaking, those folks that insult others, ridicule others and hurl venom whenever they can, are just not happy with themselves or their accomplishments.   


"The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it."      
                                                                                                      -    George Washington