Lately, which I must admit is kind of sad, I discovered that there are two (or three) kinds of people in the business world.
No matter how sophisticated and advanced the science of barter and exchange gets … in the end it boils down to those 2 (or 3) kinds of people. The Salesman and the Businessman
Now that is not to say that Businessmen cannot be effective at sales… no I am, in fact, speaking of a state of mind. I won’t mince my words in this article mainly because I don’t have much time to write it… but this is a point that I found enlightening though obvious.
By using the term Salesman I do not mean people who work in Sales… rather I am talking about a definition I came up with to define a specific business character and their business model.
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The last few weeks have been hectic. My family and I have moved to a new, bigger apartment and the move was both time-consuming and expensive. Part of the reason why we needed to move was because my wife and I found ourselves between a rock and a hard place when my wife's Aunt (Paternal Uncle's New Wife) that owns the apartment we lived in and was renting it to us got divorced from My wife's Uncle. So we ended up in a situation where the landlady wanted her apartment back and I wouldn't give it back to her because we had...
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I don't know about you but I'm one of those people that likes to have a plan B. A contingency solution for a possible problem or situation that might come up. I see the Plan B ethos as necessary, like some people who lavish gifts on their spouses so that if they accidentally forget an anniversary the repercussions aren't as dire. The B in Plan B Having a Plan B for possible business situations can be a life and career saver. I believe the B in Plan B stands for creating multiple contingencies for your business plan/modal. That sounds kind of technical but the...
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Sometimes I make an effort to come up with a subject to write about on Taji’s Voice Emporium, and sometimes stuff happens that needs to be shared.
Today I learnt a business lesson the hard way. I broke all the usual rules to please a client and ended up putting myself between a rock and a hard place.
Mottoes to live by
- Don’t Assume anything… assuming makes an ASS out of ME and U.
- CYA – Cover Your Ass
- When the time comes to do the right thing… Man Up
Pointing Fingers
In business they always tell you that Pointing fingers is a waste of time because by the time you reach the point where you have to point fingers then a disaster has already happened.
Except that pointing fingers is a good way to figure out where the problem happened and at what point in the business process it happened. Pointing fingers is not only something that happens between people but something that you can practice on yourself to audit your business.
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For those of you who have addictive tendencies turn back. This post is not for you. For those who cannot control their browsing urges, I beseech you close your browser window now or click your StumbleUpon button or visit your favorite web comic site and do not be tainted by what I am about to reveal. The truth is that I am a redditor. You will ask what does he mean? Is that a typo? a name of a gang? Oh my God is he on Drugs!!!? Stay away from that stuff Taji... oh your poor family :( Ok... enough drama. Welcome To...
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