The Sell Quotes

“Other people can smell nervousness and insecurities like a shark smells blood. These things can be cute on a first date but never when you’re asking people to trust you in business or with the largest financial decision of their lives. The first secret of this book is that the only way to conquer those nerves is by being your true self.”
― Fredrik Eklund, The Sell: The Secrets of Selling Anything to Anyone

“Stop comparing yourself to others and realize that while you may not have the same things others have to offer, what you do have to offer—you—is enough. You just need to figure out who you are and play to your strengths.”
― Fredrik Eklund, The Sell: The Secrets of Selling Anything to Anyone

“You think your TV bill is only $79 per month? For every hour you watch TV, you could be building your dream company, going to the gym, sleeping, writing that book you’ve been talking about for years, reading that book you’ve been thinking about for years, planning that big event, creating something. Don’t just consume nothing on the couch. If you consume anything, I’d rather you consume your own sweet dreams while resting your tired brain for another big day tomorrow. Now do you see how much money you are losing by flipping channels for a lifetime?”
― Fredrik Eklund, The Sell: The Secrets of Selling Anything to Anyone

“Whether you’re selling cars or writing a blog, working in advertising or hawking hot dogs, you are your brand and your product. Never forget that.”
― Fredrik Eklund, The Sell: The Secrets of Selling Anything to Anyone

“En lugnt hav har aldrig skapat en skicklig sjöman.” Translated it means “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” Any journey to your dream destination will be filled with”
― Fredrik Eklund, The Sell: The secrets of selling anything to anyone

“Let me tell you some news. In the last few years, there’s been a shift in this world and certainly a change in business. In the past, particularly in New York, some of the rudest people with the worst reputations rose to the top. Nastiness worked. I won’t mention any names, but they are now has-beens. And so are their ways. Today, moving forward, it is all about being charismatic, alluring, fascinating, and magnetic. Prince and Princess Charming”
― Fredrik Eklund, The Sell: The secrets of selling anything to anyone

“Babies laugh, on average, four hundred times a day, and people over thirty-five laugh fewer than fifteen times a day. What happened?”
― Fredrik Eklund, The Sell: The secrets of selling anything to anyone

“There are these programmers sitting in their pajamas munching Doritos”
― Fredrik Eklund, The Sell: The secrets of selling anything to anyone

“A love. This is the person you want to lie down next to at night and wake up with in the morning. This is your special someone who is willing to celebrate you at your best and deal with you at your worst. It’s not about finding someone who is the answer to all your problems. It’s about finding someone who will not let you deal with them alone.”
― Fredrik Eklund, The Sell: The secrets of selling anything to anyone