Dave Anderson

No, I self-published. I had one publishing deal when I was young. I wrote a novella and yeah, I'm not a fiction writer. So I got a nice advance and then it didn't go anywhere. And I kind of soured on it at that point. And I said, I got to figure out a way to do this myself.

No, I self-published. I had one publishing deal when I was young. I wrote a novella and yeah, I'm not a fiction writer. So I got a nice advance and then it didn't go anywhere. And I kind of soured on it at that point. And I said, I got to figure out a way to do this myself.

No, I self-published. I had one publishing deal when I was young. I wrote a novella and yeah, I'm not a fiction writer. So I got a nice advance and then it didn't go anywhere. And I kind of soured on it at that point. And I said, I got to figure out a way to do this myself.

will bootstrap everything bro and so with this particular book i said i'm going to self-publish it i think there's a lot of people who are just scared of selling because everybody has this picture in their mind right now if i say sales you see a used car lot some guy with a trailer coming out with a tweed jacket with leather patches trying to sell you a lemon of a car and the truth of it is like i tell people all the time have you ever gotten your mother to give you a toy when you're out shopping and she says she's not gonna buy anything i said

will bootstrap everything bro and so with this particular book i said i'm going to self-publish it i think there's a lot of people who are just scared of selling because everybody has this picture in their mind right now if i say sales you see a used car lot some guy with a trailer coming out with a tweed jacket with leather patches trying to sell you a lemon of a car and the truth of it is like i tell people all the time have you ever gotten your mother to give you a toy when you're out shopping and she says she's not gonna buy anything i said

will bootstrap everything bro and so with this particular book i said i'm going to self-publish it i think there's a lot of people who are just scared of selling because everybody has this picture in their mind right now if i say sales you see a used car lot some guy with a trailer coming out with a tweed jacket with leather patches trying to sell you a lemon of a car and the truth of it is like i tell people all the time have you ever gotten your mother to give you a toy when you're out shopping and she says she's not gonna buy anything i said

Yeah. Well, congratulations. You sold. Are you married? Yeah. Have you convinced your wife to procreate with you? Oh, you sold. My wife sells me all the time on stuff. Honey, you know, this shampoo makes my hair smell so much better than this one, but this one's like 20 bucks more. Baby, I like the way that one makes your hair smell. You go and get it. Did she just close me?

Yeah. Well, congratulations. You sold. Are you married? Yeah. Have you convinced your wife to procreate with you? Oh, you sold. My wife sells me all the time on stuff. Honey, you know, this shampoo makes my hair smell so much better than this one, but this one's like 20 bucks more. Baby, I like the way that one makes your hair smell. You go and get it. Did she just close me?

Yeah. Well, congratulations. You sold. Are you married? Yeah. Have you convinced your wife to procreate with you? Oh, you sold. My wife sells me all the time on stuff. Honey, you know, this shampoo makes my hair smell so much better than this one, but this one's like 20 bucks more. Baby, I like the way that one makes your hair smell. You go and get it. Did she just close me?

You know, so I think once you understand and demystify the negative connotation that sales has, it becomes an exchange of solving problems for money. And once you do that, it's great.

You know, so I think once you understand and demystify the negative connotation that sales has, it becomes an exchange of solving problems for money. And once you do that, it's great.

You know, so I think once you understand and demystify the negative connotation that sales has, it becomes an exchange of solving problems for money. And once you do that, it's great.

First of all, don't have commission breath. Lead with sincerity. Talk to people. Build a rapport. Stop focusing on your numbers. Your numbers are a result of the energy you put out. It's not the thing. Hitting a quota is never going to get you where you need to be. Being honest, being relatable, and being transparent will always get you where you need to be.

First of all, don't have commission breath. Lead with sincerity. Talk to people. Build a rapport. Stop focusing on your numbers. Your numbers are a result of the energy you put out. It's not the thing. Hitting a quota is never going to get you where you need to be. Being honest, being relatable, and being transparent will always get you where you need to be.

First of all, don't have commission breath. Lead with sincerity. Talk to people. Build a rapport. Stop focusing on your numbers. Your numbers are a result of the energy you put out. It's not the thing. Hitting a quota is never going to get you where you need to be. Being honest, being relatable, and being transparent will always get you where you need to be.

But if you're coming across salesy, if you're coming across corny, if you're trying to be too slick, if you are too high powered, like and when I say high powered, I mean, I'm not saying don't dress nice. But, you know, if you're wearing the nut huggers and the too tight polo or, you know, the ten thousand dollar suit and you're selling a five hundred dollar netbook. Hold on, homie. We see you.

But if you're coming across salesy, if you're coming across corny, if you're trying to be too slick, if you are too high powered, like and when I say high powered, I mean, I'm not saying don't dress nice. But, you know, if you're wearing the nut huggers and the too tight polo or, you know, the ten thousand dollar suit and you're selling a five hundred dollar netbook. Hold on, homie. We see you.

But if you're coming across salesy, if you're coming across corny, if you're trying to be too slick, if you are too high powered, like and when I say high powered, I mean, I'm not saying don't dress nice. But, you know, if you're wearing the nut huggers and the too tight polo or, you know, the ten thousand dollar suit and you're selling a five hundred dollar netbook. Hold on, homie. We see you.

I think they suck donkey crotch because they're selling something that most people can't pull off.

I think they suck donkey crotch because they're selling something that most people can't pull off.