"Throw Your Butt out Properly"
Had a lunch meeting today for work and it was nice enough to sit on the patio. As we were sitting down discussing business and enjoy old town, there was a moment I got to people watch.
A guy pulls up across the street. As he gets out of his car, he finishes exhaling a huge puff of smoke from his cigarette throws the butt on the sidewalk. Then he throws in a piece of gum in his mouth, chews it while grabbing a file out of the back seat.
At this point, I've informed my colleagues to take a look at him and caught them up with what I've seen so far. As this moment he takes his gum out of his mouth and threw that on the walkway while heading up the business.
He most likely is selling something and is walking into his appointment. After about 20min, the guy came out, jumped in his car and took off as if he just got rejected. Briefly after the guy leaves, a gentleman walks out of the business with a broom and pan, sweeps up the cigarette and gum, shakes his head and heads back in.
The observation of the scene; salesman rudely liters his cigarette and gum in front of the business owner's window. Owner watches the entire thing, pre-judges the guy and couldn't overcome the scene he watched happen and tells the guy no on the product being sold.
Learning lesson showing you never know who's watching you on the job. This guy was already pissed off seeing a person who he may have been looking forward to meeting trash his business entryway. That can easily lead to immediate no no matter what...
Everyone has a story where they saw so-and-so out in public doing something rude or gross; spitting, littering, picking nose, speaking rude to someone else, speeding and cutting others off, caught lying, over drinking, and so on.
In sales, we always need to remember we are a public figure, our clients are everywhere and you never know when they can see you in public. Always be on your guard, or better yet make a change on any bad habits you may have.
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