Friday, April 28, 2006

Sell Yourself to Be Successful in Life

If you want to be successful in life, business, or
relationships, you must learn one simple secret.
That secret is ... you must learn how to sell yourself!

Now before you get too antsy and worried, and
begin to list all the reasons why you are not a
salesperson and you could never do this, please
understand that selling yourself is not about
learning and using finely honed sales skills like
you would in business.

Selling yourself is as simple as the way you
present yourself.

Let's look at a common sense example from
everyday life—yourself!

If you are married, or even dating someone, this
applies to you. Think back to your first date,
or even your first several dates. Remember
the great care you took to make sure you looked
good and were on time.

If you were supposed to pick your date up at 7pm,
you made sure to block out enough time to shower,
do your hair, get dressed in nice clothes, and leave
with enough time to meet your deadline. Perhaps
you even bought new clothes for the occasion!

This is an example of selling yourself. You displayed
interest in your appearance and confidence in yourself
as you prepared for and executed this "sales plan."

We could go on and on about the many other things
you did on your first date to sell yourself, but you should
get the picture from this example. Suffice it to say, if
you began talking about your bug collection on your
first date, you probably stopped selling yourself!

Let’s look at another example, this time from the
world of business.

Suppose you are looking for a dry cleaning service
to use on a weekly basis. There are two in your
neighborhood, and you decide to visit each one.
When you walk into the first one, you are struck
by how dim the lights are, how cluttered the counter
is, and by the fact that you had to wait five minutes
for the clerk to come out to see you. When he finally
does, he looks at the ground while he explains to
you that the lights are so dim because rent is high
and they are trying to cut costs.

So you visit the second dry cleaning business, and
immediately notice a big difference. The store is
bright, the counters are clean, and the clerk is waiting
at the counter as you walk in, with a demeanor that
says to you, "I am ready to serve you." He politely
explains all his stores policies, and you have a
very good feeling as you leave.

Which dry cleaning service will you pick? The
second one. Why? Because the store, and the clerk,
“sold” you on that store. In the clerk’s case, he
sold you on himself.

Selling yourself is nothing to be afraid of. All it
takes is a little self-confidence and a little effort to
display that self-confidence, whether in the form
of your dress, your appearance, your conversation,
or your people skills.

I've shared my strategies how to sell in my
ebook, How To Make More Money Easily.

Warmest regards,

Patric Chan
CEO, http://www.MotivatedForSuccess.com

P.S: You watch and listen to experts on how
to improve your selling skill at Success University.


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About the author:

Patric Chan is considered one of those ordinary
'Average Joes' who has achieved extraordinary
results in making money online and offline.
He's an author, speaker and infopreneur who had
worked with many other successful individuals
around the world.

Patric shares valuable success tips and ideas
that will take the subscriber to the next level of
personal improvement at
http://www.esuccessmastery.com

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