Written by Karen D. Swim All week we have been examining the topic of self-promotion. Why this topic and why now? Image by vividBreeze via Flickr Why Self-Promotion? We can hire people to sell for us or we can partner with others to cross promote products and services but none of this replaces the need [...]
Sequins, Shimmies and Sasha
February 19, 2009 By 14 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim Image via Wikipedia Dr. Christiane Northrup has one and recommends it to other women. Beyonce has one who made her own album. David Bowie’s is famous. Miley Cyrus shares the spotlight with hers. Mine has been the cure for my fear of self-promotion. Meet my alter ego, Sasha the sales [...]
Crouching Lion, Hidden Fear
February 18, 2009 By 21 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim My own descent into full-blown fear of self-promotion began subtly. I was fine when presented with a sales situation, one in which there was a clearly defined prospect. Even cold calling did not bother me, as I somehow was able to effortlessly slide into sales mode. I had spent the [...]
How to Sing Like a Canary without Being a Blowhard
February 17, 2009 By 15 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim This post is the second in a week long series on Learning to Love Self Promotion. You can read the introductory post here. Self-promotion is integrally entwined with negative emotions for many people. You may have been raised to cloak yourself in humility and view self-promotion as bragging. Or you [...]
SELL Is Not a Four-Letter Word – Part IV
July 10, 2008 By 8 Comments
Guest Post by Brad Shorr This is the final post in our 4 part series. Fear Number Four – Fear of Rejection This is the Big Daddy, the one everybody talks about and the one that derails countless sales careers before they ever start. Though I am not a psychologist, I’ll venture to say we [...]
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