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Lesson #4: Fight To Find Your Place In The Field
“A lot of the times when adult stars try to be a CEO of their own company nobody takes you seriously or thinks you know what you're talking about,” says Jameson. “They talk down to you and act like you don't have a clue.”
Venture Capital & Picking vs. Poking
There is lots of partner tribalism in venture capital, but one worth noting is the schism between pickers and pokers.

We’ll meet again…
Ever been treated with an attitude of indifference? Ever been ignored as a customer because you didn’t look the part or didn’t fit the stereotype of a typical buyer? Ever been fobbed off in favor of someone else because you are (supposedly) not famous enough, well connected or prestigious enough to do business with? The world is littered with stories of people who were passed over and ignored by judgmental, blinkered sales people only to take their business somewhere else where they were treated with respect and were able to buy what they wanted despite how they may have appeared to others.
Therapy Should I or Shouldn’t I?
When I tell people that I’m a therapist/counsellor I usually get a couple of different reactions. One stereotype that abounds is that I deal with ‘crazy people’ and I work like the psychotherapist in the ‘Sopranos’. Another thing that happens is people start to tell me about ‘their friend’ who is having problems but doesn’t think it requires a therapist because their problems are that of ‘normal people’s problems’. This could not be farther from the truth.
Can Using Twitter Make You More Efficient?
Improve efficiency using Twitter? Really? It's all about connections. Read and learn!

Coaching Tip - Top 4 Ways Pressure Salespeople Gain Their Reputation
Why do we have negative salespeople stereotypes? Because unbelievably there are still salespeople who don’t understand that selling isn’t about them; selling is about the customer. How do you have to act to be a pressure salesperson?
Insurance Programs and You
Discussing the benefits of group insurance coverage for health/dental, home and auto insurance and professional liability Insurance.
Is Your Godfather An Angel?
The traditional stereotype of the innovator is that of an eccentric, slightly unworldly Absent Minded Professor, so caught up in the beauty he finds in his work that he neglects everything else around him.
Simple Solutions for Making Sales When You Hate Selling
You’ve got to sell your partner on your ideas…Your employees on doing it your way…Your clients on the value of your products or services… The list goes on.
In Praise of Passion: Selling’s Secret Weapon
The stereotype many people have of salespeople is of an amoral hired gun. A sharp-suited, sharp-talking huckster who doesn’t care what he’s peddling as long as it brings in the money. But in reality, the opposite is true of all truly successful salespeople: they have a real passion and belief in the products and services they sell. This article explores the importance of passion - and how to incubate it in your sales team.
How to Handle Objection When You Cold Call
We’ve all had the somewhat startling experience of thinking things are going really well during a cold call, and suddenly someone pulls back on us. They give us an “objection,” or just say something to end the conversation. Most of us have been trained to overcome objections during our cold calls, and keep moving forward. The thinking is that if you’re persistent enough, then you’ll make the sale. In other words, we’re supposed to bypass people's objections and concerns because we’ve already decided for them that they should buy what we have to offer.

When to Say When
Do you know when to say "When"? Not to stereotype our gender, but it does seem that women seem to have a problem with being able to say "no" to the requests for our time, services and money. When friends and colleagues come to us for our expertise in what we do, we gladly give away our knowledge and insight. Many times though, this can also lead into using your skills and services. If this goes on without keeping it in check, soon you find that what you typically get paid for from your clients, you are now doing free for those close to you, which in turn, uses up too much of your time.
Work at Home Moms and Their Bad Rap?
Beware, this is a tad controversial. And I'm sure many readers may not like what I am going to say. It may even upset some, but I am guessing the people that get upset, are most likely the ones that are guilty of what I am writing about. It is about an issue that I feel needs to be addressed based on the conversations over the last few years with many work at home moms. These moms in business have become frustrated by how other work at home moms can seem to indirectly affect their business. Unfortunately, many work at home moms seem to fail to realize that they are business owners, and thus should be acting like business owners. Those who do not, have continued to give the term "Work at Home Mom" a bad rap.
How to Replace Your Sales Script with a Conversation
Dear Ari, My name is Ben Cross and I’m in the network marketing business. As you know, in network marketing we sell two things: the product of the company we represent and the business opportunity for others to get involved in the business.
How to Cold Call without a Script
Linear step-by-step sales scripts have done a lot to give selling a bad name. Not because they don’t “work”, actually some people who use cold calling scripts actually do make some sales. The problem is even if you’re a good-hearted businessperson, scripts make it almost impossible for you to avoid sounding like a “salesperson.” This is a serious problem because most people respond to a sales agenda with something like, “Uh oh, I’m about to be sold something. How fast can I get this person off the phone?” If we turn away from the artificial beginning of a sales script, and approach cold calling in a different way, then we’re likely to get different responses.

Should You Use Sales Letters Before You Cold Call
Remember the numbers game? Well, that is the same thought behind sending out sales letters. The hope is that with every hundred or so letters, a few sales will result.

Cold Calls - A New Way to Open
Cold Calling Tips to Create Openings for Real Conversation!
How to Use E-Mail "Cold Calls" - Without Falling into the SPAM Trap!
"I always hear people talking about how e-mail is today's 'killer app,'" my coaching client Janice told me when we were discussing ways of making contact with prospects.
No More Selling Scripts? 5 Ways to Be Yourself Again
Last week I was sitting at my desk and the phone rang.
Mesmerized
When you were a kid did you ever play follow the leader? Do you ever wonder why there are things that attract us to certain people? Buyers today become attracted with those that are not only contrary but offer value, substance, something the community can benefit from.
How to Generate New Business Telling People What You Do
What do you tell people when asked what you do? Many small business owners and independent professionals repeatedly miss great opportunities to generate new business or develop leads by answering the "what do you do?" question with a poorly crafted or completely unplanned answer. If your answer does not regularly start a conversation about your business you need to change your answer.

Other stereotype Related Articles

Do We Ignore Half the PC/CE Market?
PC, CE products have typically been designed, manufactured for the male geek. But this stereotype customer is becoming history as women increasingly buy and use the products. To be successful though it requires more than simply making them pink. Female users want more...lot more than we might think.
When to Say When
Do you know when to say "When"? Not to stereotype our gender, but it does seem that women seem to have a problem with being able to say "no" to the requests for our time, services and money. When friends and colleagues come to us for our expertise in what we do, we gladly give away our knowledge and insight. Many times though, this can also lead into using your skills and services. If this goes on without keeping it in check, soon you find that what you typically get paid for from your clients, you are now doing free for those close to you, which in turn, uses up too much of your time.
Is Your Godfather An Angel?
The traditional stereotype of the innovator is that of an eccentric, slightly unworldly Absent Minded Professor, so caught up in the beauty he finds in his work that he neglects everything else around him.
Build Trust Fast
Being trustworthy is not enough. Sales people must first overcome the stereotype.
Emotional intimacy - The Essential Daily Requirement for the health and longevity of your relationship.
“Into-me-you-see” Without intending to stereotype the genders, as soon as I sent out a “survey” and asked people to share their views on intimacy, somehow most of the women sent in their feelings of what Intimacy means to them on an emotional level and most of you guys out there sent me stuff that made me blush.

We’ll meet again…
Ever been treated with an attitude of indifference? Ever been ignored as a customer because you didn’t look the part or didn’t fit the stereotype of a typical buyer? Ever been fobbed off in favor of someone else because you are (supposedly) not famous enough, well connected or prestigious enough to do business with? The world is littered with stories of people who were passed over and ignored by judgmental, blinkered sales people only to take their business somewhere else where they were treated with respect and were able to buy what they wanted despite how they may have appeared to others.
Using Influence to Gain Commitment: Are Men and Women Really That Different?
Do men and women lead differently in the workplace? Based on much of the research, the short answer is “yes.” Although the differences often align with the stereotype that women lead with a more interpersonal style and men with a more task-oriented style, it appears that gender does play a role in leadership style and preferences.

Mobile Home Park Investments - How To Make 10% To 20% On Your Money
When you hear the words "mobile home park", what do you immediately think? Hillbillies with rebel flags in their windows? The show COPS? Sure, that's the stereotype, but the truth is that a huge number of Americans- about 20 million of them- live in mobile home parks. And the demographic make-up of this group is not much different from normal residential subdivisions and apartment complexes.
Dumb Jocks … Or Smart Athletes?
We all know the stereotype. The great athlete didn't spend much time honing his intellectual skills; instead, all of his efforts were spent on the athletic field and thus, he tends to be lacking in the brains department. Like all stereotypes, this idea does not encompass all athletes, but still seems to be pervasive, especially among football players, where we all chuckle about the easy courses they take in college, etc. For example, it seems like 90 % of football players are Sociology majors, often the easiest curriculum at the university. However, some new research cited in Scientific American is stereotype breaking.

Therapy Should I or Shouldn’t I?
When I tell people that I’m a therapist/counsellor I usually get a couple of different reactions. One stereotype that abounds is that I deal with ‘crazy people’ and I work like the psychotherapist in the ‘Sopranos’. Another thing that happens is people start to tell me about ‘their friend’ who is having problems but doesn’t think it requires a therapist because their problems are that of ‘normal people’s problems’. This could not be farther from the truth.
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