Your daughter probably loves a good convo on the phone! We all do. Friends, family, "frenemies" and everything between. But let's switch things up if your daughter recently landed an … [Read more...]
Think like an entrepreneur and help your dghtr succeed in college
Why you need to teach your daughter sales skills
You might think why does my daughter need sales skills? Along with good grades, shuttling her to afterschool and summer activities, and all of the things that you need to help her do to get accepted to college …you now need to help her gain experience selling things?
Your daughter is destined to be a Doctor. Lawyer. Accountant. Educator. She doesn’t need to learn how to sell.
Sorry. That was a good position for people coming of age before 2000.
If you want her to be best equipped for a career in ANYTHING, you need to encourage her entrepreneurial spirit. And of the first things is that she can benefit from is gaining rudimentary practice selling things – sales skills where she learns how to pitch a product and deal with objections. Whether it’s a product she’s made or a service she enjoys performing. Or some other avenue that will give her the experience of presenting, negotiating and closing with others.
Let me share with you an example of why it’s important [Read More…]
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