If you want to be a successful businessperson, then one essential skill you need to have is the ability to sell anything to anybody. Many people laugh at the diner scene in “Wolf of Wall Street” where Leonardo Dicaprio tells his associates to sell him a pen. As laughable as the scene is, the truth is that having the ability to sell anything is an incredible skill that is invaluable to business professionals.
After reading The Greatest Salesmen in the World, you'll be able to sell anything to anybody at any given time. The Author Og Mandino retells the story of a camel boy named Hafid and his journey from poverty to wealth.
What's in the Book?
The book has a main concept that follows The Legend of the Ten Scrolls. Mandino tells readers to read the first scroll three times a day for one month before moving onto the next. Readers should do repeat this for each of the ten scrolls.
The ten main concepts in The Greatest Salesmen in the World are:
* Develop good habits because habits are what separate success from failure. Each day you should begin as if it's a brand new day and set yourself on a path to success.
* Fill your heart with love because love is a powerful tool. You must love yourself before you can love others as well.
* Keep fighting until you succeed. We are all born to succeed – sometimes the path is just a rocky one. Keep fighting until you find success.
* Embrace the human body and mind and let go of differences between you and other people.
* Live each day like it is your last because life is short and our time is limited. Do not dwell on the past and constantly try to move forward.
* Laugh every day because it can heal and lighten the impact of negativity.
* Always try to multiply your success each and every day.
* Don't be afraid to take action. Nobody ever reached success by just dreaming. Take action and be confident.
* Thank your higher power or god. When life gets tough thank God for his help and guidance throughout your life.
The Greatest Salesmen in the World Summary
You might be wondering, how do these principles relate to selling things? As the book explains, good salesmen understand human emotions and build their skills through repetition and experience. These scrolls demonstrate how repetition helps improve your sales skills and how they develop you as a human being.
While there are much better books from a pure selling standpoint, The Greatest Salesmen in the World is still a good read and a book worth considering.
We could all likely apply some of these concepts and philosophies back into our own business and reap great rewards and results. What do you guys think? Any network marketers agree?
