Comments on: I Coulda Been A Contender! http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/01/30/i-coulda-been-a-contender/ Business, Marketing, Social Media Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:51:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Karen Swim http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/01/30/i-coulda-been-a-contender/comment-page-1/#comment-10756 Karen Swim Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:28:33 +0000 http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/?p=36#comment-10756 Luke, I love your point about the first 100 days! When I was in Sales I remember well the lesson of #2, my mentor used the Hertz and Avis examples to explain why we needed to strive to win but when we lost, we should strive to be the best #2. I implemented this and even when I lost a deal when things went wrong with #1, we stepped into the #2 spot. The cool thing about #2, and #3 in business that you still have a huge share of the market. :-) Luke, I love your point about the first 100 days! When I was in Sales I remember well the lesson of #2, my mentor used the Hertz and Avis examples to explain why we needed to strive to win but when we lost, we should strive to be the best #2. I implemented this and even when I lost a deal when things went wrong with #1, we stepped into the #2 spot. The cool thing about #2, and #3 in business that you still have a huge share of the market. :-)

]]> By: Luke Gedeon http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/01/30/i-coulda-been-a-contender/comment-page-1/#comment-10740 Luke Gedeon Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:46:53 +0000 http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/?p=36#comment-10740 One huge difference is that 2nd, 3rd, etc. place pay-off quite well in business. In politics, the guy in 2nd place usually spent the most with no (or very little) ROI. What am I doing to stay afloat? Trying not to make too many campaign promises. I tend to over-commit. If everyday is election day then everyday is also the 1st 100 days. The time when we have to deliver on all those campaign promises. One huge difference is that 2nd, 3rd, etc. place pay-off quite well in business. In politics, the guy in 2nd place usually spent the most with no (or very little) ROI.

What am I doing to stay afloat? Trying not to make too many campaign promises. I tend to over-commit. If everyday is election day then everyday is also the 1st 100 days. The time when we have to deliver on all those campaign promises.

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