Introverts are amazing listeners, which gives us an edge over extroverts in any sales conversation. When you hone and leverage this natural skill, you can smoothly guide the conversation exactly where you want it to go, matching your offer to the prospect’s precise needs. In this episode, sales phenomenon Jennifer… View Article

Introverts generally believe they can’t be good at sales, negotiation, price increase conversations, cold calls, or asking for meetings, due to their shy nature. But as Jeb Blount explains, these activities actually have nothing to do with introversion or extroversion. In this episode, Jeb invites listeners to get real about… View Article

Tom Ziglar, CEO of Ziglar, Inc. and son of sales legend Zig Ziglar, is a motivational example of an introvert harnessing preparation and opportunity for incredible sales success. In this episode, Tom shares his pivotal mindset shifts around rejection, cold calling, and understanding your prospects. He also provides the winning… View Article

Today, many of us are stepping away from the traditional “safe job” mentality and starting down the freelance, small business or entrepreneurship path. From every corner of the globe we hear stories of success. It might be a business coach from New Zealand making millions selling his online training programs,… View Article

As a relatively new transplant to America, I’ve enjoyed learning more about U.S. history, and some of this country’s truly impressive heroes. I’m particularly taken with Benjamin Franklin, who in addition to being a founding father, has a host of other mind-boggling accomplishments. He was not only a successful businessman… View Article

If you’re an introvert, you probably struggle in feeling comfortable with sales activities – and your results may show it. But there’s no reason to tell yourself that you just don’t have the gift of gab and therefore can never be great at sales. That’s simply not true! Introverts are… View Article

Traditional business advice includes ideas such as, “Find an unmet need in the market and create an offering around it.” But this is a terrible suggestion for introverts. Introverts are more likely to focus on authenticity as a core business value. This means that trying to bend ourselves to the… View Article

“You’ll never believe it,” said the excited voice on the other end of the line. “I just got off the phone with Brian Smith. He agreed to be our closing speaker at Small Business Festival.” Finding the exact right person to close our festival is always difficult. We look for… View Article

Why do those who are new to sales struggle to succeed? There are seven self-destructive mindsets that new salespeople fall into, and these “traps” are often the reasons why they struggle to find success….

Salespeople often get a bad rap. Many believe that for a salesperson to be successful, they must be manipulative and pressure clients into signing that dotted line. However, this isn’t the case…..