http://gregdeal.com/blog Things that stick out and make you think! Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:00:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is not about you, it is about them! What do you think about that statement? How many salesman want to throttle me right now?  Come let's be honest! Most, I must admit!  See what it really is about with 95% of salesmen is their commission.  They don't get it!  The It is I (the customer) needs ... http://gregdeal.com/blog/?p=10 Never Settle for Mediocrity! How many times have we decided that our performance was "good enough"?  We're all guilty of it!  What would have happened if we just pushed a little harder, gone that extra step?  Would the outcome have been different?  More than likely it would have.  Nothing is given to the ... http://gregdeal.com/blog/?p=9 NEVER BE AFRAID TO FAIL! Why is this the most difficult one to grasp, yet Ernst Gallo placed it as the most important? Is it because our parents, managers, friends set into us an expectation of great success?  How many of us have been embarrassed by making a mistake, dropping a ... http://gregdeal.com/blog/?p=8 Just back from a wonderful wine tasting dinner put on by my good friend Dustin Mitzel at Happy Harry's (a regional Bottle Shop here in the Red River Valley).  I had the opportunity to listen to his guest, Stephanie Gallo, Ernst's Granddaughter and heir apparent to leading the Gallo Wineries.  She gave ... http://gregdeal.com/blog/?p=5 It is not often that an author meets a person with the caliber of Dawn Koranda.  I was struggling over how to best present our new book "The Selling Gap".  As always, whenever I am in a pickle, my sweet wife Joan comes to the rescue!  Her response was "this ... http://gregdeal.com/blog/?p=4 Welcome! Wisdom says that a blog is a good thing to have.   I've got a lot of things to share, such as the newly printed book "The Selling Gap".  Observations from my side kick Dozer, the english bulldog. Looking for comments from you the reader, what should we study, observe or ponder? Go ahead and ... http://gregdeal.com/blog/?p=3