Finding Your Personal Motivation, part iii
The final part of my quick video on Finding Your Personal Motivation. Thanks for your kind comments and thoughts on this one. We’ll be launching the all new GavinIngham.com sales training, personal and business success website in the next few weeks and we will be releasing a lot more videos. This will be one of the last in this more formal format as we’ll be over to a new, exciting format... [Read more]
Finding Your Personal Motivation, part ii
When people find out that I am a “motivational speaker” they often ask me to motivate them as if it is something that I can do for them or to them. We’re often at a party or in a pub and it is posed as something of a challenge however, many times, it is deadly serious too. Motivation is internal and the ability to motivate yourself is something that you can learn to do if you... [Read more]
What would you achieve if you knew you couldn’t fail?
I was meeting with a good friend of mine, Andy Smith (NLP and EI trainer), the other day and, over a tasty Chinese buffet lunch, we were talking about “things that truly make a difference”. Interestingly, and despite all of the training courses that we had both been on, we were in total agreement that you could track back the things that had truly made a difference for us to a handful of techniques... [Read more]
Repetition is the mother of all skill if you want sales success
“Repetition is the mother of all skill.” ~ Tony Robbins, author of Unlimited Power In sales seminars and sales training programmes I often talk about the difference between sales skills and sales techniques… Sales techniques are something external to you, they are something that you hear or that you know. Sales skills are something that you own, they are yours through hard work and practise.... [Read more]
Read for 15 minutes
“The only thing worse than not reading a book in the last 90 days is not reading a book in the last 90 days and thinking that it doesn’t matter.” Jim Rohn When I give motivational speeches and talks at conferences I often ask the audience, “So, hands up if you’re reading a book on sales, business or personal development at the moment.” In an audience of hundreds, usually only a handful... [Read more]
Help me, I need motivation! 10 tips for getting motivated…
When I’m at parties and people find out that I am a motivational speaker and sales training expert they often say something like, “That’s fab, can you motivate me?” Flippant questions aside, motivation is a huge part of what I do when I am consulting with companies to increase sales results and is essential if you want to build a high performance sales team or if you want to be a successful... [Read more]
Getting the Sales Superstar Mindset, sales training video 2 of 3
Part 2 of Getting the Sales Superstar mindset, sales training video 2 of 3. Getting and maintaining the right mental state is essential if you want to achieve sales success, especially in the challenging markets that many are facing in today’s competitive environment. Do you get in a right state or the right state? Read More →
Successful selling lying on your back
I never cease to be amazed by how little effort many salespeople put into improving their sales skills. Ironically, of course, if you’re reading this I am probably not speaking to you. If you didn’t care about your sales development and your sales results then you probably wouldn’t be reading this at all. One of the questions that I ask of the audience in my Selling in Tough Markets (or Selling... [Read more]
Invest 15 minutes a day and double your sales results?
As a motivational speaker and seminar leader I speak with tens of thousands of sales and business people every year and my blogs and articles are read by far, far more. Speaking with so many salespeople and business owners gives me a unique insight into what drives people to do what they do and to behave how they behave. I really enjoy this aspect of my role as I am, and always have been, intrigued... [Read more]
Why tenacity and persistence are essential for sales success
Imagine for a second that you have set up a new business selling a new form of consulting service. There’s nothing like it in the marketplace and you are going to have to educate your clients on its worth. After a bit or research you settle on a price and go to visit half a dozen selected clients to get their opinion. Unfortunately, every one of them says that it’s too expensive. What do you do? A)... [Read more]
