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Other Added - Unforgettable First Impressions Part 3: Time is (Not) On Your Side
In today’s competitive world of retail, many stores are implementing external marketing programs designed to attract new business.Unfortunately, the cost can be very high with little return on investment. What is often lost in the mix is the fact that it can be much more cost effective to have a loyal customer base that returns again and again rather than constantly seeking the next new customer. Not that there is anything wrong with new customers, but if that is you primary focus you may be missing a great opportunit
Once during a job interview I had the perfect opportunity to practice this last rule. My potential boss said, “All right, here’s the last question – it’s kind of a tough one. In fact, most employees struggle to answer it…so just do your best. What are some of your weaknesses?”
Ouch. A zinger if I ever heard one. Looked like my ego was about to take a beating.
But I didn’t skip a beat. I smiled, re-crossed my legs and said, “Absolutely! In fact, I’ll give you three of them:
1) I talk too much. As an extrovert, my personality is such that I might never shut up.
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Ahhhhhhhhhh!! Which one is right!?
I’ve read almost every book on first impressions, and the primary issue addressed tends to be time. (Or lack thereof.) Unfortunately, past research doesn’t offer much consistency among increments of time in which you must make a first impression.
But there's no need to adhere to a specific number of minutes, hours, days or milliseconds to which your words and actions must adhere in order to “wow” the other person. The bottom line is this: every situation and every person is different. Only you can decide how much time you’re allotted before your conversation partner thinks you’re the greatest person they’ve ever met.
Still – you have to work quickly! The 6 Essential Elements for Flawless First Impressions are part of Scott Ginsberg's the UNFORGETTABLE! Audio System.
Beyond Initial Contact
Because they are based on instinct and emotion; and because they are usually correct; first impressions people form about you will probably stay in their minds forever. People put pressure on themselves to behave consistently with their own existing commitments. And as the great poet William Hazlit said, “First impressions are a person’s work of years; they are stamped on his face by the events of his whole life by the hand of nature, and are not to be gotten rid of easily.”
This is based on the primacy effect, which states that information people see or learn about you is more powerful than what is learned later. Therefore, when people initially see a small piece of you, that’s all they know. So to them, it represents everything.
First Doesn't Mean First Time
First impressions are also the first time you have with someone. In other words, even if you’ve already known someone – your first impression, new or not, will still set the stage for whatever communication comes next.
Here’s an example. Let’s say you arrive (late) at your customer’s office for your monthly appointment – and you’re in a terrible mood. You’re tired, annoyed and don’t feel like crunching numbers. Now, even if you’ve worked with this customer for six months, it’s still possible to make a bad first impression. It’s still possible turn him off. And as a result, your entire meeting might be underscored by that negative impression – regardless of what the customer thought of you six months ago when he first met you.
So, first doesn’t always mean first time.
Honesty is the Best Policy
It’s like the old joke says, “If you tell the truth, you don’t need to remember anything.” So in your first impressions, be honest – and be honest immediately.
Once during a job interview I had the perfect opportunity to practice this last rule. My potential boss said, “All right, here’s the last question – it’s kind of a tough one. In fact, most employees struggle to answer it…so just do your best. What are some of your weaknesses?”
Ouch. A zinger if I ever heard one. Looked like my ego was about to take a beating.
But I didn’t skip a beat. I smiled, re-crossed my legs and said, “Absolutely! In fact, I’ll give you three of them:
1) I talk too much. As an extrovert, my personality is such that I might never shut up.
Most Designers and Creative people dream to work on their own. In a creative environment getting good commissions and concentrating solely on the creative process and their passion for design and art. This can be achievable but other skills need to be acquired.You will become a marketeer, start to looking for areas where you can make your art sell. For example galleries, ebay etc. You will learn negotiation skills and start talking in marketing terms. You will find yourself when you are in bookshops and the library st
Still – you have to work quickly! The 6 Essential Elements for Flawless First Impressions are part of Scott Ginsberg's the UNFORGETTABLE! Audio System.
Beyond Initial Contact
Because they are based on instinct and emotion; and because they are usually correct; first impressions people form about you will probably stay in their minds forever. People put pressure on themselves to behave consistently with their own existing commitments. And as the great poet William Hazlit said, “First impressions are a person’s work of years; they are stamped on his face by the events of his whole life by the hand of nature, and are not to be gotten rid of easily.”
This is based on the primacy effect, which states that information people see or learn about you is more powerful than what is learned later. Therefore, when people initially see a small piece of you, that’s all they know. So to them, it represents everything.
First Doesn't Mean First Time
First impressions are also the first time you have with someone. In other words, even if you’ve already known someone – your first impression, new or not, will still set the stage for whatever communication comes next.
Here’s an example. Let’s say you arrive (late) at your customer’s office for your monthly appointment – and you’re in a terrible mood. You’re tired, annoyed and don’t feel like crunching numbers. Now, even if you’ve worked with this customer for six months, it’s still possible to make a bad first impression. It’s still possible turn him off. And as a result, your entire meeting might be underscored by that negative impression – regardless of what the customer thought of you six months ago when he first met you.
So, first doesn’t always mean first time.
Honesty is the Best Policy
It’s like the old joke says, “If you tell the truth, you don’t need to remember anything.” So in your first impressions, be honest – and be honest immediately.
Once during a job interview I had the perfect opportunity to practice this last rule. My potential boss said, “All right, here’s the last question – it’s kind of a tough one. In fact, most employees struggle to answer it…so just do your best. What are some of your weaknesses?”
Ouch. A zinger if I ever heard one. Looked like my ego was about to take a beating.
But I didn’t skip a beat. I smiled, re-crossed my legs and said, “Absolutely! In fact, I’ll give you three of them:
1) I talk too much. As an extrovert, my personality is such that I might never shut up.
<The most valuable asset a small business and independent sales professional has is not their car, their office or the staff – it's the database of customers and prospects.Here's a tid-bit of confidential information you need to know.The easiest and cheapest people to sell to are your past customers. Your past customers are your quickest source of cash. They are the low hanging fruit.Whether it's selling them again on the same product or service or upgrading their current level of service with you, cross
This is based on the primacy effect, which states that information people see or learn about you is more powerful than what is learned later. Therefore, when people initially see a small piece of you, that’s all they know. So to them, it represents everything.
First Doesn't Mean First Time
First impressions are also the first time you have with someone. In other words, even if you’ve already known someone – your first impression, new or not, will still set the stage for whatever communication comes next.
Here’s an example. Let’s say you arrive (late) at your customer’s office for your monthly appointment – and you’re in a terrible mood. You’re tired, annoyed and don’t feel like crunching numbers. Now, even if you’ve worked with this customer for six months, it’s still possible to make a bad first impression. It’s still possible turn him off. And as a result, your entire meeting might be underscored by that negative impression – regardless of what the customer thought of you six months ago when he first met you.
So, first doesn’t always mean first time.
Honesty is the Best Policy
It’s like the old joke says, “If you tell the truth, you don’t need to remember anything.” So in your first impressions, be honest – and be honest immediately.
Once during a job interview I had the perfect opportunity to practice this last rule. My potential boss said, “All right, here’s the last question – it’s kind of a tough one. In fact, most employees struggle to answer it…so just do your best. What are some of your weaknesses?”
Ouch. A zinger if I ever heard one. Looked like my ego was about to take a beating.
But I didn’t skip a beat. I smiled, re-crossed my legs and said, “Absolutely! In fact, I’ll give you three of them:
1) I talk too much. As an extrovert, my personality is such that I might never shut up.
<What’s the BIG deal? Small DealsYou have to make small deals before you can make bigger deals. Just like you can't make a million dollars before your make $500,000, before your make $100,000, before you make $50,000, before you make $10,000, before you make $5,000, before you make $3,000, before you make $1,000, before you make $500, before you make $200 dollars.Every level of income demands a new you. Every level of YOU demands a new you but you can't get there before you master the smaller YOU of your presen
Here’s an example. Let’s say you arrive (late) at your customer’s office for your monthly appointment – and you’re in a terrible mood. You’re tired, annoyed and don’t feel like crunching numbers. Now, even if you’ve worked with this customer for six months, it’s still possible to make a bad first impression. It’s still possible turn him off. And as a result, your entire meeting might be underscored by that negative impression – regardless of what the customer thought of you six months ago when he first met you.
So, first doesn’t always mean first time.
Honesty is the Best Policy
It’s like the old joke says, “If you tell the truth, you don’t need to remember anything.” So in your first impressions, be honest – and be honest immediately.
Once during a job interview I had the perfect opportunity to practice this last rule. My potential boss said, “All right, here’s the last question – it’s kind of a tough one. In fact, most employees struggle to answer it…so just do your best. What are some of your weaknesses?”
Ouch. A zinger if I ever heard one. Looked like my ego was about to take a beating.
But I didn’t skip a beat. I smiled, re-crossed my legs and said, “Absolutely! In fact, I’ll give you three of them:
1) I talk too much. As an extrovert, my personality is such that I might never shut up.
<My husband loves to negotiate. So much so that whenever I need to buy new running shoes, he always buys a pair, too, with the hopes that he can swing a "deal" with the store by buying two pairs at once. Of course, he never gets a discount, but what I find fascinating is the number of times he asks for a discount, doesn't get it, and still buys the item at full price anyway.I started thinking about this from the seller's perspective, by analyzing my own negotiation techniques, and those of my clients. The questions I w
Once during a job interview I had the perfect opportunity to practice this last rule. My potential boss said, “All right, here’s the last question – it’s kind of a tough one. In fact, most employees struggle to answer it…so just do your best. What are some of your weaknesses?”
Ouch. A zinger if I ever heard one. Looked like my ego was about to take a beating.
But I didn’t skip a beat. I smiled, re-crossed my legs and said, “Absolutely! In fact, I’ll give you three of them:
1) I talk too much. As an extrovert, my personality is such that I might never shut up.
2) I’m not the most punctual employee in the world. I’ve been known to show up at the last minute, or sometimes a few minutes late.
3) I’m a big goofball. I do, say and think things that are outlandish.
But I’ll tell you one thing,” I added, “talking, tardiness and goofiness – all of those habits can change. But the one quality about me that will never change…is my honesty, and THAT is exactly why you need to hire me.”
The room fell silent. And do you know what two words came out of his mouth next?
Get out.
No, I’m just kidding! He said, “Welcome aboard!”
UNFORGETTABLE™, indeed.
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