Oh Salesboy

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:

  1. You make promises that you can’t keep
  2. You pick the easy path not the right path
  3. You blame and rationalize your lack of results
  4. You make decisions for the approval of others
  5. You measure yourself on sales not happy customers
  6. 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.


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