“The most fundamental reason that even businesspeople underestimate the importance of sales is the systematic effort to hide it at every level of every field in a world secretly driven by it.” WorldReasonLevelsEffortFieldsImportanceFundamentalsDrivenUnderestimateSystematic Author:Peter Thiel
“Superior sales and distribution by itself can create a monopoly, even with no product differentiation. The converse is not true. No matter how strong your product-even if it easily fits into already established habits and anybody who tries it likes it immediately-you must still support it with a strong distribution plan.” IfsTryingStillsMatterStrongSupportPlansProductsHabitFitLikesSuperiorsDistributionMonopolyConversesDifferentiation Author:Peter Thiel
“The entrepreneur must be the best salesperson and marketer in his business.” EntrepreneurBeing The BestMarketersSalesperson Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“First, in order to build a business, you have to be able to sell because Sales = Income. When income is lacking, it's usually because the owner doesn't like to, doesn't know how to, or is simply reluctant to sell. Without sales, however, you have no income.” KnowsFirstsAbleOrderKnow HowSellsIncomeOwnersLackingReluctant Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“Typically the person who raises the money, or puts up the money to start the business, owns the lion's share of the business. So learn how to sell and keep learning. It will usually be your own fear that you have to overcome.” PersonsShareOvercomingRaisesSellsLionsKeep Learning Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“Both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich supported the Wall Street bailout.” StreetsWallRomneyNewtsBailouts Author:Michele Bachmann
“I'm becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that's what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.” SoulPainTimeGraceBecomingYour SoulBecoming MoreRefinement Author:Jewel
“If you cannot sell, you cannot be an entrepreneur. If you cannot sell, you cannot raise money. if the thought of sales terrifies you, get a job at a dept. store and start there. Or get a job with a company like Xerox that requires that you go around to businesses and knock on doors. As your courage increases, you may want to try a company in network marketing or direct sales that is willing to train you.” IfsWantTryingMayJobsCompanyDoorsWillingDirectIncreaseRaisesSellsEntrepreneurTrainMarketingStoresNetwork MarketingXeroxDirect Sales Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“A salaried job trains us to be "right" all the time and induces an entitlement mentality. This is because we get paid the same amount no matter what work we are producing, and we begin to see this is fair and right, and we begin being trained to think we are right all the time. When we become salespeople and marketers, we have to leave all of that behind.” ThinkingMatterJobsBehindsAmountFairsPaidNo Matter WhatTrainMentalityEntitlementMarketersSalespeopleEntitlement Mentality Author:Eben Pagan