A drunken salesman walked up to a parking meter and puts in some change.
The meter goes up to sixty and he says, "Hey, I lost 140 pounds!"
Moral of the story. True sales professionals realize that in order
to succeed they can't just stand around and weight all day. Sales won't
come to you. You have to chase them down. Never allow yourself to be
parked on the sidelines. Get engaged with customers, front and
center.
"You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said, 'Parking Fine.' " - Tommy Cooper
Finally admitting he was grossly overweight, the salesman
decided it was time to take advantage of a special introductory offer
from a new weight-loss clinic in town. After handing over his payment
he was shown into an empty room, where he was joined by a gorgeous
blond. "Hi," she said. "If you catch me, I'm yours."
After an hour a buzzer rang and the gorgeous blond left the room.
The salesman while disappointed, realized that after the prolonged chase
he'd lost ten pounds in the process. Two days later he'd lost another
10 pounds chasing a brunette, and two days later another 8 pounds
chasing a redhead. All three attempts were unsuccessful, but the salesman was feeling
his stamina coming back and the speed from his youth returning.
Still fifty pounds overweight, and seeing the a special offer on a
two-hour "Samoan Special" the salesman decided to sign up for the
clinic's "most drastic weight-loss program."
The salesman was eagerly waiting in an empty room knowing that with a
two hour time limit his luck would change. Then the door opened and in
came a three hundred and fifty pound Samoan guy, who grinned and said,
"If I catch you, you're mine!"
Moral of the story. Sales professionals know that in order to bring
their "A" game on a regular basis they need to stay in top physical
condition. Sometimes though, whether it's the weather (winter),
illness, travel or hectic schedules; we can let our exercise routines
slide. And that is never a good thing. When it comes to our workouts,
I'm sure we could all use "Somemoa!"
"I'm losing my hair. I'm overweight. It's not like that's at the top of the list when women go looking for a man. It's like complete collapse, every year." - Graydon Carter
