Thrifting, yes thrifting taught me to sell. I love Goodwills, thrift stores, and garage sales. It’s a hobby for me. I love looking and finding. It’s the thrill of the hunt. I don’t feel embarrassed or icky about the stuff I buy. Most things in stores have been through many hands by the time I get them […]

Is it easier to sell in the spring? My very best sales months have sometimes come in the spring, and I think I know why. I am more optimistic in the Spring. There is a feeling of an opportunity to start over. Winter often gives us too much time to think. When we have too […]

I believe in persistence! I think it’s important in sales, but it’s also important in almost all other areas in life.  Three things are essential about persistence for it to work in your favor. Recently I made an Etsy purchase of some fabric. This fabric was something special to me, and the story is an […]

Recently I was reminded of my first memory of earning something from my personal efforts, a ring. I was in first grade, and every week we were given a list of reading words to learn. We received a new list on Monday and Friday was test day.  On Friday, we would stand by our teacher’s side […]

The phone rang. It was a kind voice on the other end, asking about a copier. She was from a church in a neighboring town. “I wanted to know if I could get a price on a copier?”   I replied, “Sure, tell me a little bit about what you are looking for in a machine?” […]