Jill Konrath's Blog, page 5

#MoreSalesLessTime Challenge #5: The Most Productive Sellers Do This

#MoreSalesLessTime Challenge #4: Tackling Tough Tasks

 

#MoreSalesLessTime Challenge #3: Starting Strong

 

#MoreSalesLessTime Challenge #2: Single Tasking

#MoreSaleLessTime Challenge #2: Single Tasking

#MoreSalesLessTime Challenge #1: Avoid the Hijacks

#MoreSalesLessTime Challenge Kickoff

New Book: Want More Sales in Less Time?

Is it really possible to meet your goals working fewer hours? Even if you feel like it's virtually impossible to get everything done—despite working round the clock?

The answer is YES. It's time to kiss crazy busy good-bye!

How Prospects Really Want You to Follow-Up

I was sipping a large frosty glass of beer in the hotel lobby, getting ready to head home after speaking about business growth for a group of entrepreneurs. That's when Chris approached me.

This Job Taught Me So Much About Sales

Lots of people have been sharing their #firstsevenjobs on Twitter recently, so I thought I'd chip in. I initially started with short stints working as a babysitter (not my thing), helping in a bakery (fattening) and selling snow cones at the state fair (fun).

My sales career really kicked off, however, when I landed a job as a server at Uncle John's Pancake House. Three restaurants and seven years later, I capped off my waitressing career at the Ground Round. (Yes, that's me on the left. It was on the front page of our local newspaper when I was 21 years old.)