A salesman named Dan and his wife Eileen, had just entered their very
posh suite at the Hyatt. A bottle of champagne , two fancy wine
glasses and a crystal dish filled with chocolate covered strawberries
were by the bed. It was their wedding night. Pulling a very sexy
negligee out of her suitcase, Eileen was startled when Dan tossed her
his pants and told her to put them on.
She tried but they fell down in a pool around her ankles. "Honey, I
can't wear your pants," Eileen protested, coming around the bed to hand
them back to him.
"D-a-r-n straight, and don't you forget it," ordered the new husband, "I'm the man and I wear the pants in this family."
Eileen slipped out of her panties and tossed them to Dan. "Put these on darling," she asked sweetly.
Of course Dan couldn't pull the little piece of lace past his knees. "I can't get into your pants, Eileen," he complained.
"That's right," she snapped. "And it's going to stay that way until you change your d-a-r-n attitude!"
Moral of the story. True sales professionals know that their spouse
is the key to their sales success. If there is trouble on the home
front, you can't be fully effective at work. In today's economy where
both spouses have to work; there is no time to argue about who wears the
pants in the family. You both have to! Success in today's economy
requires a true partnership; both spouses contributing on the home
front and in the field.
And for you guys out there who are planning on getting married real
soon, or have just been married and still think that you are the "King"
of your castle.... Training classes for you will probably start on
the second Saturday after you're back from your honeymoon. And these
two words, just two words, will save you a whole lot of pain, stress,
frustration and uncomfortable nights on the sofa downstairs... Care
to know what they are? You may as well start practicing them now,
because you will be using them a lot in the future... And the two most
important words in your vocabulary will soon be:
"Yes dear."
"My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me."
- Winston Churchill
The salesman’s co-worker decided to get married on Valentine’s Day.
Attending a wedding for the first time, the salesman’s little girl
whispered to him, "Why is the bride dressed in white?"
The
salesman thought for a moment and whispered back, "because white is the
color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life."
His daughter thought about this for a moment, then said, "So why is the groom wearing black?"
Moral of the story. True sales professionals know that in order to
succeed in sales one must strive to keep the peace on the home front.
Especially, on special occasions like Valentine’s Day, you have to
remember to cover all your bases. So, to all you married guys out
there, make sure that you call your wife from work right now, and wish
her a heartfelt “Good Mourning!”
"A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others."
- Frank Morgan
The salesman, his wife, and their five year old son were all
invited to their cousin's wedding. It would be their son's first
wedding and they thought it would be a great learning experience for
him.
During the ceremony, the five year old son, whispered to his mother, "Why is the bride wearing all white?"
"Because, by wearing white she represents purity and hope for the future," answered the salesman's wife.
"Mom," their five year old son whispered again, "why is the groom wearing black then?"
"Shush now. We must be quiet and show respect for the ceremony," his mother replied.
Later that evening, at the reception, the salesman's son, undaunted,
still had questions. With his mother away from the table, he seized
upon the opportunity to get some answers from his father.
"Dad, why does the bride wear nothing but white?"
"Well son, most kitchen appliances come in white," answered the salesman.
"Dad, how much does it cost to get married?"
"I don't honestly know the answer to that one yet son. Your mother
and I were married over ten years ago now, and I'm still paying. Why
don't you wait to ask me that question until the day that you get
married? I'm sure I'll have a much more accurate answer for you by
then."
Moral of the story. True sales professionals know that in order to
be successful at sales, they have to be perpetually curious and
perpetually asking questions. If one contact within the organization
can't answer your question, or doesn't give you the answers you are
looking for, simply ask someone else.
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things,
because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new
paths." - Walt Disney
The salesman had always been the office prankster. As each of his
co-workers were married, the salesman made sure some type of practical
joke was played upon them. Now, ready to be married himself, the
salesman is dreading the payback he knows is coming.
Surprisingly, the ceremony goes off without a hitch. No one stands
up during the pause to offer a reason "why this couple should not be
married." His reception isn't disrupted by streakers or strippers, and
the car the couple is to take on their honeymoon is in perfect working
order.
When the couple arrives at their hotel and enters the room, the
salesman even checks for cornflakes in the bed, a gag he always loved,
but finds nothing. Satisfied that he has come away unscathed, the
couple falls into bed and puts their attention into consummating their
union.
Upon waking after an active night, the newlywed couple is starved so
the salesman calls down to room service and asks, "Can I get a breakfast
for two?" Before he is able to hang up, however, a soft voice from
under the bed says,
"Better make that five."
Moral of the story. True sales professionals know that in order to
be successful at sales you need to be putting in a full day's work
every day. And in any given week you "better make that five."
"Find a job you like and you add five days to every week." - H. Jackson Brown Jr.
