1 post from April 2009

My company has all-staff meetings at least quarterly, if not monthly. I am in the corporate/support services side of it so the bulk of the president’s talks do not apply to me directly. Most of the employees sell things, very big things - so big that you can live in them. I’ve developed this little game of assessing how much of his sales philosophy can be applied to dating. Quite a bit, actually. (Hope you've rested up, quote marks, 'cause you need to make yourselves useful in this paragraph.) “Attract, don’t chase.” Your “energy has to be forward and relaxed as you  present yourself.” There was some get this convo started/small talk advice. He recommends the Socratic method: asking questions. Keep your potential buyer (or  in my case - suitors) engaged, connect with them to build trust. Compliments are good to break the ice. He also mentioned that, while he couldn’t carry this off, an “I love your shoes!” does wonders. (That evening the woman behind me on the escalator at school, tapped me on the shoulder to tell me she loved my shoes. Was she trying to sell me something big enough to live in? Did she want to make out with me? I didn’t ask. I just said thank you.) Then you need to follow up with solid information. In a dating scenario, I don't think the buyer's information packet would be required. In fact, it would be creepy. I suppose I could hand out my girlfriend resume. That actually would be hilarious. I might have to do that one time just for laughs.