Joe Girard's 250 Rule

Hello everyone.. whats up?

I have been off the radar for a while.. I am so sorry.

Anyways I promised I was going to give a review on the Joe Girard's book about sales. For those of us who don't know him, he is the greatest sales man in the world: and guess what? he sold cars. Now cars isn't something people buy everyday, so how did he become the greatest sales man ever.. Here are some of his rules:

Rule 1.

according to Joe almost everybody knows at least 250 people. At first when I read IT I was saying to myself: is this guy serious, but lets face facts: If there is a wedding in Nigeria no matter how small it is we would have like about 250 people, this would include relations from both parents sides, the bride and groom's friends, colleagues at work or school etc.. that makes up the 250. The contacts on my phone are over 200. I have about 142 Blackberry contacts. So if we calculate that then I know 250 people. I haven't added my extended family, which is usually large in Africa etc. So he says that you have to treat your customers right even though half of them may be wasting your time, cos for everyone who isn't happy with you that's 250 people that would think you are rubbish.

Rule 2

make sure you have a personal relationship with your customer. For example if you know their birthdays or the birthdays or their kids, or spouse and send them a card or a little gift, with a personal note reminding them that you have a new offer for them. How do you think they old react. First of all everybody no matter how little loves a present on his/her birthday.

Rule 3

don't waste your time joining the club. meaning if you are a salesman or you are at work don't spend your time in the lounge with your colleagues listening to what their wife or husband did yesterday, how terrible the economy is or how the work environment is terrible, or facebooking or bb pinging etc. For every minute you waste listening to all that, you have lost sales. Now I have notice that when I ignore my blackberry or facebook I achieve more, than when I am interrupted by bb pings or what's on someones facebook profile.

Rule 4

If you have the passion for it, you would be able to sell anything. Joe said that when he saw a car sale as his ticket to getting groceries for his family. He had the drive to sell anything and he did that.

Have you ever noticed that a lot of the rich people in the world were once extremely poor? How did the succeed? The passion to have food on their table. Once you see your job, your business, your writing etc as your source of livelihood, you would push yourself till you have achieved your goal.

Now I think it time to go an have my dinner. Do have a lovely day and I am looking forward to your comments.

Ciao

Random Musings

Hi guys whats up? Hope you are all good. Hows the week treating you'll?

The last time I posted we talked about e-book...well let me tell you this, I just got a kindle fire as a present. (E-book here I come)

Trust me: I already bought two books: "How To Sell Anything To Anybody by Joe Girard and Beyond Desire by Gwynne Forster.

The first book, I seriously need it. It was recommended by Ofili author of "How Stupidity Changed My life".

Since I say that I am an entrepreneur I need to know how to sell my products. I am very eager to read this.

The second one is a romance novel, author is african american.

When I was writing my book, I realized I got stuck with the description of my characters. I kept seeing my ladies with blues eyes, blond hair...Haba how can african ladies have blue eyes? etc.. (you don't blame me when I feed my head with foreign books for along time).

I was advised to read more books written by africans and african americans.

Now I am so excited I don't know which to start, but I think I would start with the business book. Trust me to give you all the review when I am done.

Anyways before I forget if you would like to place your orders for crocheted hand made baby blankets, rugs for babies rooms, or family rooms, please contact me and place your orders. tmkamson@gmail.com,

Tamunoibifiri Mobolaji-Kamson (this is to find me on facebook)

08033410178

and I would get back to you.

Do take care of yourself and have a lovely day.

I leave you with this site, very interesting for upcoming authors I must say.

www.shortfirepress.com

Ciao

E-books What's Your Take On It?

Hi !!!!! It is Friday again the weekend begins... Is anyone has baffled as I am the way the days are just flying past. Very soon we would be talking about another Christmas...hmmm.

All your new year's resolutions how far?

Well I want to behave like the lizard and praise myself, please permit me to...

"Today is the 18Th day of no coca cola, and I have been drinking a lot of water.

Thank God.

I have considerately cut down on my junk food and I try to eat more fruits, veggies and beans...lol"..

Please compliment me thank you...(broad Smile)...

Anyways to the topic of today...

I am not really a fan of e-books. I am an old fashion reader. I love the idea of cuddling under the duvet and flipping through the passages of the book, that is just me.

While I would grumble at the fact that Temi would read books or whatever on the Ipad, I have come to see the importance of e-reading...

Anyways the first e-book I read was about two weeks ago, even though I was uncomfortable in the beginning, I became glued. Who can drop a good book no one.

Now I have read about 10 e-books.

I am slowly loving the advantages of e-reading.

Advantages:

1. It is cheaper to buy (even though I never care about prices when I go book shopping).

2. It's not bulky. Very good cos it saves you the excess luggage wahala, when traveling (which I am praying I don't have as I go back, cos I have over 20 novels and they are not e-books...oh God).

3. This is the best for me... I get to check the words I don't know and their meanings in the dictionary right away. This helps my vocabulary, and very good for an aspiring writer. (unlike the traditional way of dropping the book, looking for the big dictionary, and searching for the words. Who has that time? Time is money...don't you think).

Even though I have a big lovely bookshelf which I have vowed to fill up before the end of this year. I think the e-book route is fast becoming a winner in the book world.

I will like to thank you to Stelzz who told me about the author that made a killing for her e-books. Her name is Amanda Hocking she is 26 years old and she is a bestselling author. She gets 70%of her book sales, and she sells around 100,000 copies per month. She sells her books for $3 and some for $.99. So you do the maths. She says she now writes full time as she can now pay the bills from her writing.

It was after her success, a traditional book publisher signed a deal with her. Her books are now going to be produced in paper back and hardcover. Her advise to authors: edit, edit, edit, edit.....

For more info about Amanda Hocking check out this link: http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/amanda-hocking

So now you know why I am leaning towards e-books... (wide smile).

Do take care of yourself and have a lovely weekend.

Ciao .

Random Musings

Hello everyone I guess we are all back to work after the strike has been suspended.

Thank God for the peace in Nigeria.

Anyways in my quest on this diet issue, I have been eating like maybe just once a day, but I have a feeling the scale is broken cos I haven't seen any change...sobs..

K so I decided that I would eat just white beans and stew the for a week and I started on Monday. The sad part about it is that Temi has to sleep in the room with me and we all know that beans makes one fart a lot perceive the aroma... Hmmm covering my face in embarrassment.... its been horrendous.

I was browsing through blogsville and one blog post stood out for me. The blogger gave tips on living in Nigeria with the increase in price. It was hilarious but very true.

With the standard of living in Nigeria I think doctors would make a lot of money through family planning. No more having 5 kids because one is looking for a boy.

No more gossiping, and I am sure no more going out any how.

Okay so I have stepped aside...

leaving you guys now, I have a goal to publish at least two of my novels this year. So I have to work on it, first draft, second draft, third draft till it is accepted by a publisher....

Have a lovely day and chat with you later.

Ciao

Discover Yourself/ Follow Your Passion

Yippee my followership is growing by the day and I am excited about it. Wow... Thank you guys. I will just try my best to keep on posting and your job is just to keep the comments rolling..

Anyways I decided to post about something motivating, enough of my random musings, but before I start, I need to be a little girl and tell on Temi .

For the past three days now I have burnt everything while cooking from beans to stew to meat. And the sad part is that I don't leave the pot on the cooker and walk off, I am right there, by the eating area watching it cook... guess who comes to rescue the pots? Temi.

So I was lamenting out loud wondering why I have been burning everything

his reply was that: "its because I am sitting down posting on secretlilies. He practically said you guys were the distraction.. Can you imagine him.... hmmm I am thinking whether I should put Temi in the "uncle" category for now...LOL.

ANYWAYS I tagged along with Temi for a business meeting.. When I was waiting in the waiting room he suggested that I read O magazine, when I declined he stated categorically that the magazine was written for women...Oh brother... anyways after loosing at the game I was playing I picked up the O magazine. (and yes Temi was chuckling behind me saying ...I told you so)..

Now there was a topic about discovering your dreams and all, and there were a few women featured. I usually talk about discovering your dream, but I am more of the taking a lot more risk, like quit your job and move on.

But hey!!!!there is a new twist: "you can follow your dreams and still keep your day job. Eventually one would have to over shadow the other but it just shows that nothing should stop you from discovering yourself and following your dreams.

Jennifer Smith a riding instructor, was one of my favorites. I loved this story cos even after forgetting her dreams and moving on in life as she grew older, she later rekindled her passion. And the great thing is that she works with children that have disabilities. She says the joy in their eyes when they get on the horse, is the icing on the cake.

Like everyone else I pray for more hours in the day so that I can do all that I want to do. But it never comes, so one has to learn to organize one's time. I know this for sure: I am learning to stop living the life that society wants me to live and live the life I want to live. Fortunately for me as I grow older I discover myself and try to fit my discovered self, into my small physical frame...LOL

I know one thing for sure, I would rather wear a jeans and lovely polo top with a helmet and destroy homes and rebuild them, for sale, or be in a plant manufacturing something that can be sold for millions of dollars than wear a trouser or skirt suit, with a Chirstian Louboutin and do a 9 to 5.

As we start this week I would like you'll to reflect on your life and try to discover your passion. Cos hey guys I hate to break this news to you.. but life is very short.

Do have a lovely week ahead and please let's all continue praying for Nigeria.

You can read more about Jennifer Smith here http://www.oprah.com/money/People-Who-Turned-Their-Dreams-into-Reality/2

Ciao

TGIF

Hello everyone.

I would have said: Thank God it's Friday, no work tomorrow but we have been on strike since the beginning of this week.

Hmmm still praying for Nigeria and would never stop praying for my dear country.

Anyways today I decided to post one of my random musings. So Temi and I were just chilling on the couch watching "Property Brothers", (the property brothers is a show where two brothers, look for a house for their client and renovate it, all under the clients budget. And I must say they do a very good job)...

Anyways so we were just chilling and all and then it struck me to ask him what he really loved about me. I know all the other stuff but just tell me one of the things you really love about me", I asked.

And you will never guess what he his reply was: "my stubbornness"..

I was flummoxed.. My stubbornness. I thought you didn't like that about me.

He replied: "well especially when I am pissed off I don't particularly like it, but that is one of the best things I love about you.

So I ask you'll this weekend to ask someone either a close friend, your spouse, your girl/boy friend, family etc to tell you one of the things they love about you. I am sure you would be as shocked as I was.

Do take care and have a lovely weekend.

Ciao

Something Interesting

Hello everyone. I just decided to join the World Bloggers Community hop.. I really don't know how it is done but I am all for it.

Anyways today I saw a post on a friend's facebook page and I thought to check it out. It showed a couple of black female women, who just made history. According to the youtube video: " for the first time in the history of the US flight, was staffed by an all female African American flight crew. www.youtube.com

The ladies were so excited and I am sure they couldn't believe that they had made history.

I loved the story cos as I grew up and began to realize my role as a woman in society and the role society had forced on women, I began to advocate in my little way for women to take more risk, explore their talents, and resist the restrictions on them by society.

I can't wait for the day I would see a lot of female plumbers, carpenters, farmers, mechanics, electricians, pilots, artist, graphic designers, photographers, presidents, governors, cartoonist etc in Nigeria, in Africa and in the world. I can remember the comment my mother's driver made the first day he saw a female taxi driver. He found it very strange, and said that there was no way he was going to marry a woman like that, for he knew she wasn't going to know who the man of the house was"...

Now my thinking how does it imply? Why would society be very stiff? Why can we not be more open to changes and the good that comes with it (positive changes)?

Anyways I hope you have a lovely day and we would chat later.

Don't forget to drop your comments, I always look forward to them.

Ciao.