How to Get Things Done in Sales

I want to underscore something that I said in my Short Attention Span Sales Tip yesterday.

The tip had to do with eliminating those task list items that sit there from week to week, like a container of moldy leftovers in the back of the refrigerator.

Along the way, I made the suggestion to identify five task list items and commit to their completion in next seven days.

This is exactly how to get things done!

I am a list maker (to a fault). I have Sales Vault tasks. I have lists of things I need to do around the house. I have a piece of paper on my desk that contains things I need to talk to Allison about. At any one time, as I pointed out yesterday, there can be 12 to 15 different lists on my desk.

But …

I also identify my top priorities both for the week and the day and make certain they get done before anything else. Assigning a deadline like this the best way I know to accomplish things.

Life is full.

Life is complicated.

The only way I know of to move forward is to first identify my top priorities and then commit to getting them done.

Case in point, this blog! And now that I have completed it, I can move on to my next one …

But first …

Allison and I are driving to Hartford this afternoon and I need to make a list of the things to discuss on the drive …

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