Peter Shallard

Strategy and Psychology for entrepreneurs who want business success

The mental formula for super effective sales management (part 1)

Posted by Peter Shallard On December - 14 - 2009

Selling is a critical, make-or-break skill for every entrepreneur

The secret to Sales Management

If you’re serious about growing your business, hopefully you’ve already got some sales stars helping you achieve the dream.

As a leader, your top objective is to keep those sales people (or yourself) operating at the peak of performance (and profit) with one simple caveat: Never let them burn out.

Many business owners make the mistake of assuming sales management is easy, but without the right skill toolbox, it will always be an uphill struggle.

This article (1st of a series) breaks down a simple psychological formula which you can use to inspire top performance from your sales people and yourself.

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FACT: You’re not good enough to play a 110% game

Posted by Peter Shallard On November - 26 - 2009

You're not good enough to play at 110%Ever get frustrated with where you’re at in life or business?


I’m talking about those moments where we turn around, look at our selves with unusual honesty and realise that we’re not living up to our full potential.


Ever feel like you could have done better, tried a little harder or made more of a commitment?


I get these moments all the time – especially on those days where I don’t have meetings or client consultations… Those days, in other words, where I have total freedom over how I spend (or waste) my time.


No one ever plays the game of life at 100% and this article reveals the psychological reasons why.


Additionally, you’ll learn a proven and simple technique that consistently increases your performance – the easy way… even if you’ve never genuinely given anything “your all” before.

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Cold calling tips: Little known sales formulas for instant profit

Posted by Peter Shallard On October - 7 - 2009

cold-calling-tips-freezingCold calling tips and sales techniques leave most sales-people in the cold.

Most companies and biz owners would rather pretend cold calling doesn’t work than spend time calling freezing cold prospects.

Don’t let yourself (or your business) ignore these cold calling tips while your competitors are (secretly) using it as a bottomless goldmine…

BEST PART: The tips below literally make cold calling so comfortable, your grand mother could do it (and make loads of sales).

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