Sales plays a bigger and better role in our lives than we realize. Each of us has to "sell ourselves" as a product on a regular basis. We sell a projected image of ourselves to potential employers, to potential dates, to clients, to a future mother-in-law, to teachers as the great student or the terrible student and so many others.
From my interviews, especially with Verizon and my Media Sales class I have learned that salesmanship is often the difference between getting a job and being unemployed.
It is important to care about the people and make them feel important. "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." -John C. Maxwell
Know about what you are talking about. In this case, know about yourself. What have you accomplished what are your strengths and weaknesses? Get to know about and believe in the product.
Finally, don't go overboard. People don't like to feel like they're being pushed off an edge. Sometimes all you need to do is talk, just tell people you know what you are up to and what your dreams are. Often you will find someone else who is interested as well.
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