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What's In The Box? Custom Tech!

  It is always easier to work a formula, a systematic method to try and ensure the same result each time- I do find it amazing when this is attempted to "unlock" some new means to successful selling. None of us what to be seen as a "clone," we are and should be engaged as individuals with unique needs and priorities. Much like a jigsaw puzzle, we maybe one of the "wishy washy blues" (as a friend called out the most recent and difficult puzzle we finished)- BUT we are different, sometime we can follow a pattern, a color or statement, but often only the shape, the purpose defines what is will be needed for a perfect match. Much like a doctor, we need to do a better job of diagnosing the needs, how the solution to be offered fits, before we launch a product, service out of a cookie cutter sample bag. In today's business environment a more deliberate and paced interaction will result in longer lasting and better fitting relationships.
Years ago I heard this story- "A king need a driver for his carriage. A contest was arranged to determine who should be selected.  To test the candidates the king selected a road that ran along the side of a high mountain. On one side of the road was a cliff that dropped straight down a thousand feet to a rocky bottom. The first contestant was a driver of extraordinary skill, whipping the horses to an incredible speed. He successfully guided around the twists and turns of the road with the outer wheels a mere 6" inches from the edge of the cliff. The next contestant was also an extremely skilled driver. He mounted his carriage and, like the first, whipped the horses to a blinding speed, he raced along the road with the carriage wheels only an inch away from the edge. The 3rd contestant, decided on a different strategy. He urged the horses into a leisurely gallop & steered them as far away from the edge of the cliff as he could...this was the driver the king selected, ...