Chip’s B2B Tip #9 - Who Does It Really Hurt?
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B2B Tip #9 - Manners in the 2005 Marketplace
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Imagine Crabby-Appleton, the person you always hate to hear from, regardless of the reason for his or her contact. What about Grumpy Gene or Bitchy Barbara?
(They're the folks who seem to be sucking on lemons and constipated - all the time.)
What about Sister BucketMouth ... the one who never has a nice thing to say about anyone (because she's so insecure.) She always keeps the attention on anyone except herself by causing problems and gossiping everywhere she goes ...
OK - enough is enough. You get the point. There are folks in your daily life whom you honestly hate to see coming toward you, and you truly hope they never show up on your caller ID. Then there are the folks that always create smiles everywhere they go. Lots of Grandparents fit this profile.
Which of the above characters will you be? It is, after all, your choice.
Moral: don't be Mr. or Ms. Sour-Puss. Be the sweet old Grandparent type.
Polish up on your manners, your approach, and your introduction skills. You can be the person who causes a room to smile when you enter. You can be the one people stop what they're doing when you call. You can bless everyone around you, if you choose to ...
Remember the "Magic Words" of your youth ... please, thank you, yes sir, yes ma'am, and those other 'polite' terms our parents (typically) forced us to say. In the 2005 marketplace, 'manners' is the lost art, and one that definitely can and will differentiate you today from all the noise.
So let the others have their constipated, lemon-sucking party every day. They'll seal their own fate with people. You be the person whom everyone loves, and always put water on a conflict - not gasoline. The fires will start without your help, so be the 'friend' who helps people put those fires out.
People will love you for it ... and you can be one of "the few" who are bringing manners back to the 2005 marketplace ...
© Chip Tarver
The B2B Relationship Pro
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com
B2B Tip #9 - Manners in the 2005 Marketplace
.
Imagine Crabby-Appleton, the person you always hate to hear from, regardless of the reason for his or her contact. What about Grumpy Gene or Bitchy Barbara?
(They're the folks who seem to be sucking on lemons and constipated - all the time.)
What about Sister BucketMouth ... the one who never has a nice thing to say about anyone (because she's so insecure.) She always keeps the attention on anyone except herself by causing problems and gossiping everywhere she goes ...
OK - enough is enough. You get the point. There are folks in your daily life whom you honestly hate to see coming toward you, and you truly hope they never show up on your caller ID. Then there are the folks that always create smiles everywhere they go. Lots of Grandparents fit this profile.
Which of the above characters will you be? It is, after all, your choice.
Moral: don't be Mr. or Ms. Sour-Puss. Be the sweet old Grandparent type.
Polish up on your manners, your approach, and your introduction skills. You can be the person who causes a room to smile when you enter. You can be the one people stop what they're doing when you call. You can bless everyone around you, if you choose to ...
Remember the "Magic Words" of your youth ... please, thank you, yes sir, yes ma'am, and those other 'polite' terms our parents (typically) forced us to say. In the 2005 marketplace, 'manners' is the lost art, and one that definitely can and will differentiate you today from all the noise.
So let the others have their constipated, lemon-sucking party every day. They'll seal their own fate with people. You be the person whom everyone loves, and always put water on a conflict - not gasoline. The fires will start without your help, so be the 'friend' who helps people put those fires out.
People will love you for it ... and you can be one of "the few" who are bringing manners back to the 2005 marketplace ...
© Chip Tarver
The B2B Relationship Pro
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com
posted by Chip Tarver at 1/04/2005 04:58:00 AM
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