When does a boy become a man?
In the West, people grow up slower now. They stay young and drift too long.
In Ethiopia, I saw a tribe where boys run across bulls. Once they do, they become a man.
Jews have the Bar Mitzvah.
The rest of us in the west don't have a ceremony.
Maybe without one, we never become men. Maybe that's why we have so many man-boys.
No wonder 72% of buyers don’t want to talk to salespeople if they're all salesboys?
So when does a boy become a man or a salesboy become a salesman?
I don't know but here are 6 Signs You’re Definitely Still a Salesboy:
- You make promises that you can’t keep
- You pick the easy path not the right path
- You blame and rationalize your lack of results
- You make decisions for the approval of others
- You measure yourself on sales not happy customers
- You put your ego over the customer’s success
It might not be today, but when you’re ready to take responsibility, grab these 100 questions and face them.