SKILL: The Wednesday Word #WednesdayWisdom
SKILL DEFINITION:
the ability to do something well; expertise.
a particular ability.
SKILL ETYMOLOGY:
late 12c., “power of discernment,” from Old Norse skil “distinction, ability to make out, discernment, adjustment,” related to skilja (v.) “to separate; discern, understand,” from Proto-Germanic *skaljo- “divide, separate” (source also of Swedish skäl “reason,” Danish skjel “a separation, boundary, limit,” Middle Low German schillen “to differ,” Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schele “separation, discrimination;” from PIE root *skel- (1) “to cut.” Sense of “ability, cleverness” first recorded early 13c.
SKILL THE WEDNESDAY WORD ACTION IDEA:
Sales Skills Assessment: rate yourself on a scale from 1-10 in the following sales skills, then sort based on lowest to highest. Target the lowest one first. Spend 7-14 days on that one thing. Work on it, study it, practice it, drill it, rehearse it. Get it to a 10 on it. Then on to the next one and get to ten on that one, then in all of them in this order.
- Attitude
- Prospecting
- Selling
- Closing
- Follow Up
- Phones
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