The Profession of Selling
PERSISTENCE The power to hold on in spite of everything, the power to endure - this is the winner's quality. Persistence is the ability to face defeat again and again without giving up ~ ~ to push on in the face of great difficulty, knowing that victory can be yours. Persistence means taking pains to overcome every obstacle, and to do what's necessary to reach your goals."I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quali-ty of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature."
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER Persistence is a very important characteristic of every successful salesman. We seem to forget the statstic regarding persistence. Most sales are closed on the fifth call and only twenty percent of all salespeople make the fifth call. Don't join the majority (80 percent) of all salespeople. Be a 20 percenter and watch your sales grow.