Core Concept #1: You Have to Learn to Fail to Win
wheelerne24 From a college student’s perspective, the concept “You Have to Learn to Fail to Win” is an extremely valuable skill to understand, especially when learning about sales. Many students, including…
March 2026
Lack of clarity in personal buying experience
johncourak23 Recently my father was trying to buy a new truck because his truck was getting old and broken down. We were on a trip to long island for the weekend…
Sales example from the show- Malcom in the Middle
In season 3 of Malcom in the middle, Malcom’s goofy brother Reese gets into air purifier sales. He needs money to help pay for his car insurance, so he goes…
Self Reflection – As someone who is more Extraverted than introverted
brejwosf23 Something I have struggled with is over explaining things to others. Sometimes this is because I want them to see and appreciate the whole picture, micro details and all. I…
Jesus Using Sales Tactics
murraylg23 This weekend I was in the car with a couple of my friends, driving to our sorority retreat. During the drive, I asked one of the girls about her ICO…
Elevator Speech
Bondre24 Over Spring Break, I met with multiple contacts from my home church to speak about potential internship opportunities and business insight they had for me. One concept that I heard…
Question Preparation and The “5 Whys”
taylorjt23 Pink emphasizes the importance of being intentional with questions before a conversation even begins. Instead of going in unprepared to a sales situation, it is important to take time to…
Selling with clarity instead of confusion
freynt25 Selling with clarity means making your offer or solution easy to understand. Most people do not like dealing with confusion, so if they do not “get it”, they are not…
The most valuable sales skills
KriegerKF25 In the world of sales there are many skills that you have to master in order to be successful in your job. Understanding the basis of what being a successful…
7 C’s of Sales
LaytonTJ24 In sales, there are bunch of acronyms and sayings that attempt to convey how we are supposed to sell. An example could be ABC or “Always Be Closing” that we…