John R Williams: Closing the Home Cooked Time Flick

Discoveries:

This week I discovered that I hustle hard. Not hustlin’ as in the serving ready rocks for cash connotation but in the I’m a corporate powerhouse and I can’t be stopped sort of way. The sales arena has been my playground for the better part of three weeks. Honestly it seemed as if no one could tell me no. Actually, they told me no but then they converted and became YES men and YES women in no time. Charlie Bath coined the famous (5) P’s quote: Proper preparation prevents poor performance. This is so true! I found that my greatest asset in my search for closed deals was my ability to plan ahead, strategize and organize. Similar to a read through in a movie studio, I rehearse my lines and prepare myself for impending objections. I rebuttal and refute then in no time they were pressing hard and reminding me that the third copy was theirs. Sales is art!

UTTERLY AWESOME LINK-OF-THE-WEEK

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi4238672153/
( Glengarry GlenRoss – Iconic Sales Film)
AWESOME!!

High Points:

Chef Daddy was in full effect! No I did not study at the Art Institute or Le Cordon Bleu but I held my own in the kitchen. For five days in a row I prepared a tasty hot dinner for my family. I’m big on cooking with TLC, how dare you ask me to consume something you won’t even eat yourself? Giving your family a meal prepared with tender love and care is not only a wonderful display of love to another but a glorious reflection of the love you have for yourself.

TOP FIVE COOL THINGS ABOUT HOME COOKED MEALS

1.      You control what’s on the menu!
2.      Cooking at home costs less than eating out
3.      You get to be a blessing to someone’s stomach
4.      You learn so much about yourself when you cook
5.      Women think that men who cook are absolutely sexy

“Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors - it's how you combine them that sets you apart.–Wolfgang Puck

Low Points

There are not enough hours in the day! Why oh why does the clock seem to tick faster and faster when you hit a creative streak. Some of my best ideas occur between midnight and 3am. Unfortunately my body does not share the same fervor my mind has, especially when it’s late and my eyelids are heavy. At 7am my body feels rejuvenated and it’s my mind that’s like putty. Maybe there is a special stay-wide-awake juice that’s not illegal or filled with hallucinogens. Perhaps the state of Colorado already has it in rotation. Whatever the case may be I need for it to be 26 hours in a day as opposed to just 24.

DAILY INSANITY:
Three Words: Matinee Movie Prices
I love good film. Each week I go to the movies to see at least one good show. I find the experience to be exhilarating and adrenaline-charged each time. There’s something about not knowing what to expect or what you will experience that lights my fire. There have been times in the past where I stood in line for hours to get first dibs at a good seat. Well, what can sweeten an already amazing experience? Discount prices!!!! There’s a theater in my city that is all the craze. Not because of its stadium seating, posh décor or eight fifillion screens. They are popular because they are really inexpensive. Matinee new release movies are only $3.25 per ticket and an evening show time tops out at only $5.25 .WHAT????!!!!! I wish everyone could take advantage of this.

Check em’ out: http://www.cinemark.com/theatre-detail.aspx?node_id=1495