Category: Quote of the Day
By John Ingrisano on Jun 26, 2008 in Quote of the Day | 0 Comments
Sometimes it’s not good enough just to be good enough, or even to have a good plan. I’ve known people — including myself — who have been hammered on and hammered down at times by everything from financial setbacks to relationship upsets, to debilitating physical health problems to their own creepingly painful and dark mental […]
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By John Ingrisano on Jun 17, 2008 in Quote of the Day | 0 Comments
As a businessman, I have learned that the one sure way to destroy what you are trying to build is to cut ethical corners. The real irony is that it is almost always the finger-snapping smart alecks, the know-it-alls, who end up getting entangled in their own cool schemes and easy-mark snares.
The fact is that […]
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By John Ingrisano on Jun 3, 2008 in Quote of the Day | 0 Comments
Just a quick reminder, in case you forgot: Life is tough, sometimes challenging, occasionally downright brutal.
That’s how we grow, how we become stronger, both physically and spiritually — by running those ten miles, by pumping iron, by sticking with a tough project, by working through a difficult relationship … by just surviving sometimes.
Enjoy this day […]
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By John Ingrisano on May 27, 2008 in Quote of the Day | 1 Comment
Rumor has it that we’ve become a nation of whiners. I think that’s because the media and certain political groups feel they must promote victimization to keep their audiences.
Economically speaking, we criticize Bill Gates and Sam Walton and McDonalds (but, curiously, never Walt Disney), because their companies make too much money, a simple-minded complaint. […]
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By John Ingrisano on May 1, 2008 in Quote of the Day | 0 Comments
Don’t love what you do. Do what you love! When I first started my business nearly 25 years ago, I would leap out of bed every morning at 5:30 eager to get down to work. I loved it. Well, I admit that over the years, there were some long stretches when I found myself bored, […]
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By John Ingrisano on Apr 21, 2008 in Quote of the Day | 0 Comments
Keep good records. Track your activity. Maybe in a go-go economy, you can afford to slop along and stay in the black. But survivors and thrivers in business these days know which products make the biggest profits; which customers generate the most sales; which employees are worth their wages.
Most of all, don’t just set goals […]
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By John Ingrisano on Apr 1, 2008 in Quote of the Day | 0 Comments
Enthusiasm is the key to success in sales.
Yes, it’s good (sometimes even important) to know your products and to understand proven selling techniques. But the catalyst, the spark, the firing pin to a successful sale is enthusiasm.
Tell your story and tell it with passion and excitement. Work hard. Make money. Have fun. — jri
“A salesman […]
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By John Ingrisano on Mar 30, 2008 in Quote of the Day | 0 Comments
I don’t think I’m the only one. As a business owner, I find myself pretty much constantly thinking about (actually, worrying about) money, about sales, about taxes, about getting clients, about losing clients, about making sure that every project is top notch.
In other words, I’m a bit paranoid. And that’s good. That keeps me on […]
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By John Ingrisano on Feb 25, 2008 in Quote of the Day | 0 Comments
One of the people I admire most in this world is Winston Churchill. He was tough, abrasive, brilliant and, it seems to me, single-handedly threw up the sea wall that stopped the advance of Hitler in World War II.
He was pure determination. And for that reason, he was perhaps the deciding factor in winning the […]
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By John Ingrisano on Feb 20, 2008 in Quote of the Day | 0 Comments
It’s not about luck. It is about work, focus, goals … and downright determination.
Just as important, success is not about never failing, getting an easy ride, or even being born with a silver spoon in your mouth. If you never give up, you will succeed — maybe not today, maybe not next week, maybe not […]
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By John Ingrisano on Feb 11, 2008 in Quote of the Day | 5 Comments
When I was young(er), I saw business dealings as winner-take-all propositions. I wanted the whole pie!
Then I learned that the best way to get what you want is to help others get what they want. Rather than battling it out with competitors in a bunkhouse brawl in which everybody came out bloodied, I now have […]
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By John Ingrisano on Feb 3, 2008 in Quote of the Day | 1 Comment
The best part about being in business is that there are no guarantees. It’s not a pony ride at an amusement park; it’s an extreme adventure without a safety net.
I still get the biggest thrill in the world when I land a new contract…and just about die from despair when I lose an existing client.
The […]
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By John Ingrisano on Jan 16, 2008 in Quote of the Day | 0 Comments
I know a man in his late 30s who can barely read and has no math skills. But I admire him because, last month, he set the bar impossibly high … at least for himself. He plans to have his GED (high school graduate equivalency diploma) within two years.
Will he make it? Beats me. But […]
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By John Ingrisano on Jan 16, 2008 in Quote of the Day | 0 Comments
I know business owners who, if they did the calcs, would find that they make somewhere between $5 and $10 an hour. They could make the same income, maybe even with benefits, clerking at the Quickie Mart … AND get to go home at night without a care.
Sadly, strangely, proudly, that’s just not us. It […]
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