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Salesmanship, too, is an art; the perfection of its technique requires study and practice.

I have always said that everyone is in sales. Maybe you don't hold the title of salesperson, but if the business you are in requires you to deal with people, you, my friend, are in sales.

But on a utilitarian level, I realize that to try to accomplish the greatest good for the greatest number of people, sometimes we have to become salesmen for what we believe, and part of being a salesman is being effective.

I still remember the five points of salesmanship: attention, interest, conviction, desire and close.

We are all in the business of sales. Teachers sell students on learning, parents sell their children on making good grades and behaving, and traditional salesmen sell their products.

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.

I like to think of sales as the ability to gracefully persuade, not manipulate, a person or persons into a win-win situation.

I think skilled salesmen have the ability to work out who you are and pick out aspects of your personality. They almost manipulate you, in a way, to make you buy their product.

The reality is, I've started multiple companies, so actually I'm probably more of a product/creative person than I am sales. Although I can do both.