The Rainmaker Series – Great Social Skills

It probably comes as no surprise that Rainmakers and Top Sales Performers have excellent social skills. Ron Willingham in his book “Integrity Selling For The 21st Century” describes social skills as: The ability to gain rapport, adapt to different personalities and...

Making Cold Calls Just Like the Kids at Halloween

Its Halloween night and I’m trying to finish the last couple of articles in the Rainmaker Series. In-between trips to the door passing out candy to the trick-or-treaters (my job is to hold the dog back while my wife passes out the candy) I seem to be getting nowhere....

The Rainmaker Series – Goal Clarity

First, I guess I need to define what the heck I mean by Goal Clarity and what has lead me to believe this may be the most significant trait or characteristic that Top Sales Producers or Rainmakers all seem to possess. I recently came across the term Goal Clarity in a...