Dear GutsIsTheKey Reader. In my passion to help sales people, it is my focus to help especially those who have chosen #Sales , as a career path.  If sales is more to you, than a passing fancy; then you can get down to the serious business of maximizing your sales potential. By deciding that sales is your career path; you need not fear getting stagnant in the sales game. This career path is one endeavor that with a good attitude can keep you fresh and relevant. The key is the good attitude and working on staying “relevant.”

     One way you ensure that you stay fresh in the sales endeavor is by setting new goals continuously. Yes, I know your company makes you set goals but that is not what I am talking about. You should have your own track to follow in the sales vocation. You should have your own professional goals, that go far beyond what your employer has for you.  Goals should be like the dawn; NEW every day and always different!

     One way that market relevance is obtained and maintained is through test marketing efforts. You do not always have to know the outcome to try something new….. As a matter of fact, you may never know the outcome until you try the new way of doing things. Trying different angles in your selling is like wearing a different shirt every day. It keeps you looking good and original.

“Interesting Angle”

    One thing that is critical in maximizing our market surveys (test market’s) is approaching them with a good attitude. In order to tell if the strategy works; your approach must be good. By changing our interior dialogue, with optimism; we can take otherwise fruitless tasks and experience astonishing, positive results.  As you try new things, make sure to include your good attitude. Otherwise, it is like trying to evaluate a car with poor fuel.

     Attitude can never be taken for granted and must always be worked on. A great attitude works, as long as you keep on working on it!

     I have witnessed many sales pro’s that never harvest the best possible result, because they quit before they give it a chance to work. In trying new strategies in your test markets; Make sure to give them a fair chance. In #Sales ; determination coupled with tenacity is a powerful combination. As you try new approaches; make sure to go after them with zeal and gusto and work on them to their conclusion.

     I have trained in athletic related activities most of my life. When I first learned to run in high school. I learned a powerful lesson that has helped me in the whole of life, especially sales. “Run Past The Finish Line.” Do not let up when you see the end in sight. In your sales and marketing efforts, give your trial runs this same kind of energy. Then and only then, you will have a better answer as to which approach, excels the others.

     Never forget that the marketplace is enormous. There are more avenues and angles than you can think of. If you feel stuck in your current efforts. Use your imagination. The answers may be outside the box.

     I tell sales pro’s often; “The best way to get a NO is not to ask. You get an automatic, NO!” You will never know if you do not try. Science is not the only field where many of the greatest discoveries were stumbled on; while experimenting. If we want to improve our sales game; we need to take calculated chances. We need to regularly examine new possibilities of presenting our product or service and helping our customer.

     Making it a regular practice to test market new ideas may be just the fuel you need to take your sales game to the next level.

     Use these 100 sales tips this week to fuel your own sales performance.

1. #Sales – Goals should be like the dawn; NEW every day! https://gutsisthekey.com/category/work-related/sales-sales-training/ …

2. @stevegutzler has a wealth of helpful business targeting wisdom. Reading his stream every day could be just the growth catalyst you need!

3. #Sales – By changing our interior dialogue (optimism) we experience astonishing positive results. #leadership #optimism

4. #Sales – Determination coupled with tenacity is a powerful combination. https://gutsisthekey.com/category/work-related/sales-sales-training/ …

5. #Sales – Stuck in a rut today??? Go wash your face in cold water. Don’t laugh till you try it. https://gutsisthekey.com/category/work-related/sales-sales-training/ …

6. #Sales – Selling possibilities are as unlimited and the marketplace and your imagination. https://gutsisthekey.com/category/work-related/sales-sales-training/ …

7. #Sales – Shoot high. Aim straight. Work hard. Be smart. https://gutsisthekey.com/category/work-related/sales-sales-training/ …

8. #Sales – Have a powerful sales proactive day.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

9. Utilize the God-given hunches and instincts resident in you, to infuse new dynamism & profit into your sales approach! https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

10. #Sales – You will never know if you do not try-Many of the greatest discoveries were stumbled on; while experimenting. https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

11. #Sales – Make it a practice to test market new ideas regularly.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

12. #Sales – Let instinct driven fresh ideas spark growth into your personal sales and the sales of your organization. https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

13. An intuitive sales approach can not only guide day-to-day operation but explosively catapult planning, into launching. https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

14. Data management needs to be centered around what works. Centered around what powerfully contributes to sales execution. https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/…

15. #Sales – Have a definite approach that unleashes opportunities for you to be of maximum benefit to your customer. https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

16. How can you become more intuitive in your sales process? Identify the distinctives that enable you to offer real value to your prospects.

17. When a pro helps a customer in getting what they want-They have accomplished the highest function of sales excellence. https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

18. #Sales – You must see the sales role as assistance, not force-feeding.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

19. People like to utilize the services of sales consultants, whose intuitive hunches provide effective and useful advice to help them profit.

20. A sales pro proves they r both in touch & helpful-by helping prospects harvest & use the information available to them. https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

21. #Sales – There is a need for the sales professional to be more consultant, than fact feeder.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

22. #Sales – even in this technologically hot environment; intuition is powerful in the sales game.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

23. #Sales – Interesting and creative approaches on how to harness information, is the juice that sells.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

24. #Sales – The best salespeople have all found a way to make themselves invaluable to their customers.

25. It is impossible for a progressive sales pro to be on their “A” game, without utilizing relevant technology tools. https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

26. #Sales – It is a necessary fact to consider that today’s world is centered around data availabilityhttps://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

27. It is a necessary fact to consider that today’s world is centered around data availability And modern business is connection speed driven.

28. The keen sales pro must develop talents & techniques that involve more application of knowledge than just being able to present the facts.

29. #Sales – the idea that a sale professional exists primarily as an information provider is extinct.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

30. #Sales – if we are to be relevant in the market-place; we must change –https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

31. Creativity can powerfully impact the sales endeavor, if we practice it.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

32. #Sales – I have found that our inner God-given compass gives us a great wealth of creativity; when it is unleashed. https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

33. I have found that our inner God-given compass gives us a great wealth of creativity; when it is unleashed. https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

34. #Sales – I place great credence on instincts, hunches, gut feelings and the real substantive power of intuition. https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

35. Utilize an Intuitive Sales Approach; New Beam today at https://gutsisthekey.com/  link is:https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

36. There are timeless sales principles that can assist in every changing environment.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

37. How to apply principles in the sales situation is ever-changing. 

38. Remember, The customer is as likely as the sales pro to be thoroughly informed.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

39. Application, not just presentation is what prospects count on consultants for.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

40. Consultants provide advice that assists the customer in getting what they want.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

41. Data accumulation needs to be based on what works, not just burdensome lists and tasks.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

42. The best way to incorporate intuition into your sales game is the regular practice of test marketing.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

43. Hunches are God-given power tools to help us become more creative.https://gutsisthekey.com/2012/12/12/utilize-an-intuitive-sales-approach/ …

44. Utilize an Intuitive Sales Approach http://wp.me/p1Sci0-L2 ;

45. A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better ~…

46. #Selling without passion is like painting without emotion. Technical execution without feeling.https://gutsisthekey.com/category/work-related/sales-sales-training/ …

47. #Sales turns the purveyor of knowledge, into the conveyor of practice & reality.https://gutsisthekey.com/category/work-related/sales-sales-training/ …

48. #Sales – Think Great AND Act Great! Outstanding Sales performance begins with a great attitude and excellent behavior. http://t.co/R5AYDCKY  

49. Treat every customer like a Secret Shopper and you will grow your #sales.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

50. #Sales – In training sales pro’s in ur team; maximize their development. Stress that every interaction is a vital one. https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

51. Keep sewing good seeds, even on “down days.” https://gutsisthekey.com/ ;

52. Wouldn’t today be a great day to make just one positive change in your life? What will you do?

53. #Sales – U can improve your own sales performance today by treating all your customers as if they were video shoppers. https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/…

54. #Sales – Imagine you are on video. Stay on your “A” game and avoid flat, unimpressive interactions.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

55. #Sales – Be outrageously positive. Try it. Your company will like it. More importantly; your customers will like it. https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

56. #Sales – I want to teach the mindset that every communication is an opportunity to practice excellence.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

57. #Sales – I teach sales pro’s to answer with vigor, even if they know it is me.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

58. #Sales – When I answer the telephone, I always answer with energy, even if they know, I know, who is calling. https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

59. #Sales – When I answer the telephone, I always answer with energy; even if I know who is calling.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

60. #Sales – prepare ur team 2 perform well consistently by teaching them 2 treat every prospect with interest & enthusiasm-https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/…

61. #Sales – How do you prepare well for secret shoppers? By treating every prospect as if they were one.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

62. #Sales – Every customer is extremely important. You must have the mindset that every interaction is critical 2 success. https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

63. #Sales – Many times, I have watched a superior team lose on game day; because they were “flat.”https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

64. #Sales – Every prospect is a chance to practice your technique. Every customer is an opportunity to develop your skills-https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

65. #Sales – Attitude is often the secret needed to turn mediocre sales rep.’s, into highly successful professionals. https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

66. #Sales – Practice an “outrageously positive” treatment of customers.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

67. #Sales – I have the philosophy that I will treat every prospect as a secret shopper.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

68. #Sales – Secret shopping is like a microscope that zooms in on why or why not-your prospects purchase from your company-https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

69. #Sales-Sending mystery shoppers into a location can turn examining the process of sales quality-into a simple matter. https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ … …

70. Sending mystery shoppers into a location can turn examining the process of sales quality, into a simple matter. https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

71. Secret shoppers help an organization assess the presence or absence of necessities N their organization’s sales process-https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

72. Mystery shopping has someone pose as a regular customer 2 evaluate the presentation-goods & service a business provides-https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

73. #Sales – When we return to strengthening the foundation; the whole performance improves.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

74. #Sales as in life rewards the champions who excel in the fundamentals.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/03/treat-every-customer-like-a-secret-shopper/ …

75. #Sales – Look for the reason behind the reason. Obstructions are often behind the surface and not the visible problem. https://gutsisthekey.com/category/work-related/sales-sales-training/ …

76. #Sales – Keep your Effort up but pitch down. Try hard but with -0- desperation. Let people sense posture, not panic. https://gutsisthekey.com/category/work-related/sales-sales-training/ …

77. #Sales – Uptight does not sell-Take a chill pill-Find something to laugh about-Its hard to stay tense & in a good mood. https://gutsisthekey.com/category/work-related/sales-sales-training/ …

78. #Sales – Practice “Keep your cool” strategies-Count-see a pretty picture-breath deep-pretend you are in a play. Relax. https://gutsisthekey.com/category/work-related/sales-sales-training/ …

79. #’Sales – Persistence pays. Show up on good days. Show up on bad days too. Show up everyday.https://gutsisthekey.com/ ;

80. #Sales -Look in the mirror-Sell yourself on the fact that you-yourself R valuable-Then your product will be easy 2 sell https://gutsisthekey.com/category/work-related/sales-sales-training/

81. #Sales – Preparation and Review will make you great. Take the few extra moments to prepare and analyze.

82. #Sales – Treat the sales endeavor like an artist does the canvas. Let it reflect your passion, pride and person-hood.

83. #Sales is an extension of yourself. Never forget that your customer most often buys you, before your product. https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/14/look-in-the-mirror-slams-sales-tips-1200-1300/ … …#Sales – attack your work with confidence and zeal today and use these tips to sell a bunch!!!!https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/14/look-in-the-mirror-slams-sales-tips-1200-1300/ …

84. Sales is an extension of yourself. Never forget that your customer most often buys you, before your product. https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/14/look-in-the-mirror-slams-sales-tips-1200-1300/ …

85. Yesterday is gone and its tale told. Today new seeds are growing. ~Rumi

86. #Sales – Look in the mirror and with God’s help daily improve the image that you see.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/14/look-in-the-mirror-slams-sales-tips-1200-1300/ …

87. #Sales – When you feel better about yourself; you can rightly expect better from yourself.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/14/look-in-the-mirror-slams-sales-tips-1200-1300/ …

88. I am a tree that grows with all the energy that is given to me; I reach for the sky and build strong roots…

89. There is a rhythm to self-discipline/accountability. It requires momentum and constant due-diligence. #Leadership

90. #Sales -If u look in the mirror & like the images in ur eyes only u can see-then a glowing performance is not far away. https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/14/look-in-the-mirror-slams-sales-tips-1200-1300/ …

91. #Sales – When you feel best about yourself; you can expect more from yourself.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/14/look-in-the-mirror-slams-sales-tips-1200-1300/ …

92. #Sales – Work daily on your character defects and on becoming a better person.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/14/look-in-the-mirror-slams-sales-tips-1200-1300/ …

93. #Sales – Work on the real issues of coming to honest terms with God, yourself and those close to you.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/14/look-in-the-mirror-slams-sales-tips-1200-1300/ …

94. #Sales -performance is an inside-out issue-It is hard 2 perform at maximum potential thresh-holds-if we feel bad inside https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/14/look-in-the-mirror-slams-sales-tips-1200-1300/ …

95. #Sales – How can u produce effectively in a professional selling environment if u see haunting specters in the mirror? https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/14/look-in-the-mirror-slams-sales-tips-1200-1300/ …

96. #Sales – What are the intangibles that you see in the mirror? What are the issues floating in those eyes that you see? https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/14/look-in-the-mirror-slams-sales-tips-1200-1300/ …

97. #Sales – Obvious mirror checks that a sales pro needs to do every day.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/14/look-in-the-mirror-slams-sales-tips-1200-1300/ …

98. #Sales – Make sure your dress is appropriate, your hygiene complete and your smile in-place.https://gutsisthekey.com/2013/01/14/look-in-the-mirror-slams-sales-tips-1200-1300/ …

99. At least 80% of millionaires are self-made. They started with nothing but ambition & energy, the same way most of us start ~ Brian Tracy

100. I hope that you have a nitro- super powered selling week! “Slam” :

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     Tim G. Carter – aka “Slam”
     Inspirational, Eagle Thought Leader