Varied Thought Produces Well Received Business

It always amazes me when people pronounce, “That’s a crazy idea and it will never work!”  My inner response is, how do you know if you never tried?  As you probably know by now, that’s my motivating force to make the idea work. 

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A great practice is to speak with entrepreneurs who already found success and are willing to share their best insights with you.  Timidity will get you nowhere; be free with expressing your idea and asking for input.  Some suggestions may not sit well with you, but others may prove to be exactly what you needed to hear.  It’s that a-ha moment that will make all the difference in your outcome.

Not only should you ask advice of those you know, but ask those you don’t know by posting questions online and among groups of which you are a member.  Ask people in different industries and with different business experience from yours.  

Likewise, upon pursuing a career change, ask advice from peers and also seek informational interviews.  Speak to recruiters and a wide variety of people in your network.

Receiving input both negative and positive, will serve to make you stronger and better equipped to maneuver the maze of career or entrepreneurship.  You will gain a broader perspective on how to present yourself on interviews, or present your business to a wider range clientele, leading to the 

 Smooth Sale!

Read Addtional Strategies and Techniques:

Nice Girls DO Get the Sale: Relationship Building That Gets Results, Sourcebooks

HIRED! How to Use Sales Techniques to Sell Yourself On Interviews, Career Press

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