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February 4, 2010

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This Week's Tip:
Attitude Tip From a Green Beret

Greetings!

I have tremendous respect, admiration, and
gratitude for our military personnel, both present,
and veterans. 60 Minutes did a great piece on the
Green Berets last Sunday, and if you have interest
you can watch it at the CBS site.

In that piece, one of the Green Berets was accidentally
shot in the leg an Afghan soldier they were training. He
is a medic himself and refused to take morphine, he had
surgery the next day, and was back in action within 24 hours!

In an interview, Lara Logan of 60 Minutes asked him to
describe the feeling when he was shot. He described it as
a burning sensation. To paraphrase, she asked if that was
known as pain. He replied, "It's only pain if you acknowledge it."

Wow, what a stud! Many of us know people who whine and
consider going to the emergency room with every little hangnail;
here's a guy who almost had his leg blown off and pooh-poohed
it as no big deal.

That falls in the category of "It's not what happens TO you, it's
how you REACT to it." Able to squeeze a sales point from most
anything, I immediately compared that to what happens to us on
sales and prospecting calls.  Stuff happens regularly on calls.
Some people call it rejection and it ruins their day, and their
overall disposition. Others realize it's part of the game, refuse
to acknowledge the setbacks as "rejection," and get back on
the battlefield.

Taking it a step further, I have long taught the concept of the
Secondary Objective, which is proactively seeking a "win" on
every call, regardless of how small. It could be as little as
keeping the door open for a future contact.

Better yet, use the "Keep in mind" statement: "Keep in mind
that when you run into a situation where (describe a potential
need or problem), we would be able to handle that for you."

For example, "Keep in mind that the next time you have a
special order and need it right away, and your local supplier
doesn't have it in stock, we'd likely be able to ship it that day
and you could have it by tomorrow."

That is much better than simply saying "Keep us in mind,"
and stopping there. That is a worthless phrase.  

So, here's to the fine job our military is doing, and the lessons
we can learn about attitude.

Continue Having Your Best Week Ever!

Art

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional" 
M. Kathleen Casey

"No's are inevitable. Rejection is optional."
Art Sobczak

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