http://www.goforthesale.com Rene Godefroy, the author of Kick Your Excuses Goodbye shares insights on how to become a star sales professional. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:02:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I know the economy is not good. There are kinds of rumors and blames floating around. We know we are in a recession. There are talks about depression as well. You see, I'm not afraid about all of this. I know how to live through a depression. My childhood was nothing ... http://www.goforthesale.com/2008/10/13/the-economy/ There's no doubt in my mind that most sales professionals give up too soon in the process of selling. Many often ask me for my secrets. They want to know how I took myself from poverty and diseases to being a sought-after keynote speaker in America. Listen and you will ... http://www.goforthesale.com/2006/06/21/your-key-to-success-in-sales/ I love technology to stay in touch with my clients. I hope you do, too.  I just started using a really cool tool to create this very podcast. I will tell more about it later. http://www.goforthesale.com/2006/03/04/wow-this-is-really-cool/ Too many sales professionals are defeated before they even attempt to go for the sale. Their attitude communicates it loudly to the prospect. You see, people love to do business with winners. If they sense that you are timid and scared, they'll move on. That's where having a positive attitude ... http://www.goforthesale.com/2006/03/03/expect-the-best-watch-your-selling-career-taking-off/ Selling is definitely not a field for the shy, timid and sensitive people. Only the assertive, confident, courteous and persistent can strike it rich in the field of selling. You see, rejection is the best teacher a sales professional can have and we should treasure that teacher. When I came to ... http://www.goforthesale.com/2006/03/02/rejection-is-essential-when-it-comes-to-selling/ You and I can complain about the economy and how tough things are now versus 10 years ago. But do you really think the state of the economy has anything to do with the size of your bank account? I don't think so. Oh, don't get me wrong. I know some ... http://www.goforthesale.com/2006/03/02/succeeding-in-sales-in-spite-of-the-economy/