Money and Finance
"...a man ought now and then to get far enough away to have a look at himself and his affairs. Otherwise, he gets lost in the details and forgets what he is really doing." –Harvey Firestone, Men and Rubber: The Story of Business
- Harvey Firestone On Salesmanship...
From Men and Rubber: The Story of Business: A man of affairs does not want to be bothered in the evening. A great many salesmen make the mistake of thinking that pestering a man is the same as selling him, and they get their prospects into such a...
- The First Principle Of Salesmanship...
From Harvey Firestone in Men and Rubber: The Story of Business: Thereby, quite unconsciously, I turned up the first principle of salesmanship--which is, that you must thoroughly believe in what you have to sell. Then selling becomes merely a matter...
- Links
I've previously asked for (good) business biography recommendations, and I appreciate all who have sent titles along (the list so far is HERE). On a related note, I came across the following site which has a bunch more listed: Business History - Business...
- Thought, Not Money, Is The Real Business Capital...
From Harvey Firestone in Men and Rubber: The Story of Business: Business is founded on thought. Optimism and enthusiasm are valuable in keeping up the morale of an organization--they are lubricants which help to overcome friction--but they cannot be the...
- Massive Fraud In The Metals Market?
I don’t really know much about the gold, silver, and other metals markets, but if all of this is true, then it could have a big impact on other areas of the markets. It might be something worth watching. Here are some King World News interviews that...
Money and Finance
Harvey Firestone quote
"...a man ought now and then to get far enough away to have a look at himself and his affairs. Otherwise, he gets lost in the details and forgets what he is really doing." –Harvey Firestone, Men and Rubber: The Story of Business
- Harvey Firestone On Salesmanship...
From Men and Rubber: The Story of Business: A man of affairs does not want to be bothered in the evening. A great many salesmen make the mistake of thinking that pestering a man is the same as selling him, and they get their prospects into such a...
- The First Principle Of Salesmanship...
From Harvey Firestone in Men and Rubber: The Story of Business: Thereby, quite unconsciously, I turned up the first principle of salesmanship--which is, that you must thoroughly believe in what you have to sell. Then selling becomes merely a matter...
- Links
I've previously asked for (good) business biography recommendations, and I appreciate all who have sent titles along (the list so far is HERE). On a related note, I came across the following site which has a bunch more listed: Business History - Business...
- Thought, Not Money, Is The Real Business Capital...
From Harvey Firestone in Men and Rubber: The Story of Business: Business is founded on thought. Optimism and enthusiasm are valuable in keeping up the morale of an organization--they are lubricants which help to overcome friction--but they cannot be the...
- Massive Fraud In The Metals Market?
I don’t really know much about the gold, silver, and other metals markets, but if all of this is true, then it could have a big impact on other areas of the markets. It might be something worth watching. Here are some King World News interviews that...