A discussion about sales, sales tips and advice, and about those who land the deal

Do you know who Joy Mangano is?

Single mom.  50 years old.  She used to have trouble paying her bills.  Divorced.  Three kids.  Worked two jobs.

Now, she lives in a 42,000 square foot house.  She's sold over 500 million dollars in products over the years.

Her latest invention?  The Huggable Hanger.  What started it all?  The Miracle Mop.  Where does she sell?  On TV.  The Home Shopping Network.

Here's the point.  She has no special background, no special training.  No degrees from and impressive school.  What she did have was guts, and a need to sell (divorced...mother of three...need I say more?).

While waitressing, she invented a better way to mop floors.  Then, she invented a better hanger (I didn't know that was possible!).  Now, she's selling her inventions to millions of people.  She was driven to excel, as she recounts, by looking at the faces of her three little kids.

So, what's your excuse?  What's your excuse for missing your sales goals this first quarter of 2006?  What's your excuse for not trying to better yourself?  What's your excuse for settling for mediocrity in your personal and professional life? 

Come on, reader.  Give yourself a quick kick in the rear end and make your life wonderful.  Make your life amazing.  Give Joy a run for her money.