A salesman walks into work, and both of his ears are bandaged up.
The boss asks, "What happened to your ears?"
The rep replies, "Yesterday I was ironing a shirt when the phone rang and shhhh! I accidentally answered the iron."
The boss then says, "Well that explains the one ear, but what happened to your other ear?"
The rep then replies, "Well, my first ear was burnt so bad, I just had to call the doctor."
Moral of the story. If you're in sales, remember that dialing without thinking through why you're making the call first, can really hurt your sales career. The same can be said for picking up the phone too quickly. If you pick up the receiver after just the first ring without thinking, you show you're desperate. Some sales professionals let all calls go to voicemail. This can serve as a great way of call screening. People tend to leave messages only for real important issues. With voice mail, now you are in control over exactly who you will respond to and when. Do you control the use of your phone? Or does your phone control you?
