Salesmanship   Susan Kramer

Salesmanship is usually thought of as actions for the sale of goods or services.

But, none of us are 100% self-sufficient on this planet. Rather, each of us contributes something of ourselves to others, and in return uses what others provide; in this way we have access to everything that we need.

We each have an opinion and the right to express that opinion as long as it does not hurt anyone else—or ourselves, either. If we sway someone in a business dealing to our way of thinking or buying from us for our own profit, and it causes detriment to the other person, an unpleasant boomerang will return to us in kind. That boomerang effect is the deadening of ourselves to our esoteric qualities—qualities that give us our unique human capacity for joy, which is beyond greed.

So how do we know if our means justify our ends in selling ourselves or a product? We can keep these points in mind:
1. Will our actions cause detriment to another person?
2. Are we telling a lie to get some gain?
3. Are we promising what we can not deliver?

If we pass these three questions with three 'no' answers we win, because we maintain our peace of mind.

In sales, or in any kind of business or personal interaction, we are selling products or ourselves to make a favorable impression on others. That is right and good if we are sure that we cause no loss of personal peace, or unfair loss to others.

Salesmanship  © 2003 Susan Kramer
web site http://www.susankramer.com
email susan@susankramer.com

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