Wednesday, October 22, 2014

October 2014 - Rubbermaid, Speed Reading, Email Subject Lines, & Sales!

Good Morning, Happy Thursday!

 

Not sure if Halloween counts as 'kicking off the holiday season', but in my home it rings true.  So begins the barrage of multi-colored, duct-tape-labeled Rubbermaid containers from the various storage areas, and the decorating commences!  Thanks to her Pinterest addiction, Lindsay gets wildly creative with pumpkins & candy corn, into pilgrims & cornucopias, into wreaths & reindeer, plus an assortment of scented candles that will last us until St Patty's Day.  I simply nod my head in approval and soak up all the festiveness. 


I am lucky to interact with an eclectic group of people and businesses in my work.  This monthly digest reflects that diversity and the things I love - new sales & business ideas, music, Chicagoland happenings, and other things that get me in the groove.


I hope you find value, interest, and a laugh, as well as a quick breather from the driving force of your busy life.  I always appreciate your recommendations, thoughts, and ideas  - as well as taking time to enjoy and share it.


Sales Beat

I get asked this question quite a bit....'What makes a great sales person?'.  I've always felt success lies in a combination of practicing good habits in conjunction with a positive attitude.  And I unquestionably agree with this shortlist of characteristics as well. 

Yesware is a cool little tool to use to see if people are actually reading your emails; if you use Google it's a simple add-on.  Due to all the information they capture, they also released this helpful blogpost related to another common question I receive... What should I put as the subject of this email

What I'm Up To

Sales Empowerment Group - on Wednesday, Nov 5th I'll be giving a lunch'n'learn session on LinkedIn.  It is being hosted by my friends at Des Plaines Office Equipment at their office - equipped with some of the coolest presentation technology available.  Free lunch, invaluable information - you can RSVP @ events@dpoe.com

Precision Payroll - tis the season to shop payroll service!  If you're in the shopping mood, drop me a line.  I can help evaluate your current situation and offer some insights on whether or not you have the best solution in place for your business.  

Random Joy


I was lucky to visit the Swiss Alps back in 2000 and rode down a few passes on a sled.  Some people are even braver and view them from a different angle; these pictures make me equally jealous and dizzy.   

I've always been fascinated by people who can speed read.  With as much reading as I do for work, it's a skill I've always wanted to acquire.  This article gave some very helpful, easy-to-implement tips on how to start doing it.  

Chicagoland

Bill Murray is one of Chicago's most prized hometown heroes.  He has this amazing way about him and and that's why I love this article that offers some practical & applicable wisdom: 7 Steps to Leading a Bill Murray Life (by Bill Murray).  

Music 

J Roddy Walston & The Business - attention rock fans...good 'ol gritty southern rock - part gospel, part Led Zeppelin.  They have a live show that will someday be selling out arenas.

Monthly Drumming Clip - Tony Royster Jr was a child prodigy and now is a 'session' drummer for hire (people like Jay-Z and Letterman).  Enjoy a couple minutes of him just 'goofing off' on the drumkit.  SO.  FAST.  

Quotes

Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.  - Thomas H Huxley (1825-1895) 

While nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer, nothing is more difficult than to understand him. - Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881)  

I love being married.  It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.  - Rita Rudner

A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of anything.  - Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life.  I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy - I mean that if you are happy you will be good.   Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)

I hope you enjoyed the newsletter and found something of value for yourself or someone you know.  Again, I appreciate your recommendations, thoughts, and introductions that so many of you have shared with me.  


Tony Lenhart | tony@salesempowermentgroup.com | 773.991.4236

 

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