Weldon Long
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Podcast Appearances
What that means to you is that it mixes the air very gently in the house. You ever been in a situation where you take a really hot bath and then the water starts to cool off and you turn the water back on? What's the first thing you do? Oh, I start swirling it around my hand. Yeah, that's what a variable speed motor does. We have to use stories. You've heard it many times.
What that means to you is that it mixes the air very gently in the house. You ever been in a situation where you take a really hot bath and then the water starts to cool off and you turn the water back on? What's the first thing you do? Oh, I start swirling it around my hand. Yeah, that's what a variable speed motor does. We have to use stories. You've heard it many times.
You've probably said it many times. Facts tell, stories tell. Stories tell, right? Maya Angelou, people won't remember what you told them, but they'll always remember the way you made them feel. Stories make people, it elicits emotion. That's why I've been successful in my speaking. Because I just tell stories. And I came off the stage today and people said, you had me in tears.
You've probably said it many times. Facts tell, stories tell. Stories tell, right? Maya Angelou, people won't remember what you told them, but they'll always remember the way you made them feel. Stories make people, it elicits emotion. That's why I've been successful in my speaking. Because I just tell stories. And I came off the stage today and people said, you had me in tears.
I tell some stories about my kid. You know? Everybody can relate to.
I tell some stories about my kid. You know? Everybody can relate to.
So my first book was The Upside of Fear, which was the memoir. It told the whole story, the crime drama, the prison drama, the courtroom drama, all that stuff. I self-published that book, and it turned out in 2010, I think, or 2009, Writer's Digest Best Book of the Year, New York Book Festival Best Autobiography of the Year. I'm like, dang, I guess I can write.
So my first book was The Upside of Fear, which was the memoir. It told the whole story, the crime drama, the prison drama, the courtroom drama, all that stuff. I self-published that book, and it turned out in 2010, I think, or 2009, Writer's Digest Best Book of the Year, New York Book Festival Best Autobiography of the Year. I'm like, dang, I guess I can write.
I wrote every word of that book myself. I could go into a long story about how I failed my first grammar test. in prison, but I learned how to write. You can teach yourself to do anything. Second book, The Power of Consistency. That's about the mindset. That's a lot of what I learned from Cialdini, how I applied that into my sales, into the mindset part, right?
I wrote every word of that book myself. I could go into a long story about how I failed my first grammar test. in prison, but I learned how to write. You can teach yourself to do anything. Second book, The Power of Consistency. That's about the mindset. That's a lot of what I learned from Cialdini, how I applied that into my sales, into the mindset part, right?
That book hit number five on New York Times, number two on Wall Street Journal, because that was kind of like my big, that was my big heyday, right? And third book is Consistency Selling, where I take all the consistency principles that I've learned and used and and develop them into the sales process that I use.
That book hit number five on New York Times, number two on Wall Street Journal, because that was kind of like my big, that was my big heyday, right? And third book is Consistency Selling, where I take all the consistency principles that I've learned and used and and develop them into the sales process that I use.
Yeah, and they're available in audio. I read them myself. I go in the studio and read them myself. People seem to like that. They're available, of course, on Amazon, all that kind of usual stuff.
Yeah, and they're available in audio. I read them myself. I go in the studio and read them myself. People seem to like that. They're available, of course, on Amazon, all that kind of usual stuff.
That one's skipping ahead.
That one's skipping ahead.
Best way is social media, at Weldon Long on everything. Our website is WeldonLong.com. You can reach me or Krista at the info at. We both get copies of those emails that come in. Yeah, we're easy to find.
Best way is social media, at Weldon Long on everything. Our website is WeldonLong.com. You can reach me or Krista at the info at. We both get copies of those emails that come in. Yeah, we're easy to find.
We're not hiding from the internet.
We're not hiding from the internet.