The Key Element To Success Many Writers Ignore: Salesmanship

Some of us have probably aspired to be the greatest salesman/saleswoman in the world and some of us have probably bought the book “The Greatest Salesman in the World” thinking that the book can teach us about sales. But this book is not about sales. It is more about being persistent in life and believing in yourself. The author believes that to be a good salesperson, you must believe in yourself and the work you are doing. But this holds true to other professions too.

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A good example of persistence paying off is Jack Canfield, the co-author of the bestselling book “The Chicken Soup for the Soul®”. The first time he and co-author Mark Victor Hansen went to New York, they visited with about a dozen publishers in a two day period with their agent, and nobody wanted it. But they did not give up, they kept going to publishers for another couple of months. It was rejected by another 22 publishers and then their agent said, “Sorry boys, I can’t sell it.” The project appeared to have stalled until they met Peter Vegso, the owner of a small health and wellness publisher in Florida named HCI. Peter read some of the stories and loved them, so he decided to give the book a chance, becoming Chicken Soup for the Soul’s founding publisher. Read More...