The Greatest Salesman in the World
The Greatest Salesman in the World is surely the ambition of
all those who have chosen this most difficult and yet ultimately most rewarding of ways to earn a
living.
And here, Og Mandino, a master storyteller, narrates an
allegorical story about Hafid a lowly camel boy perfectly illustrating the age-old wisdom known to many
professional salespeople that selling is simple, not easy, but simple.
The ancient wisdom contained in the ten scrolls given to
Hafid outline a business strategy comprising seemingly simple tasks to be accomplished for perpetual success. But
if it was that easy then every salesperson would be successful; and yet a lowly camel boy through personal
development did it and became The Greatest Salesman in the World.
Hafid, with all his drawbacks and lack of education,
achieved lasting success by following the simple sales training strategy laid out in the ten scrolls surely the
recipe is there for all to follow? And of course it is. But while the message is simple doing it day after day,
week after week and month after month is not easy even in these enlightened times. And yet the basics that have
stood as pillars of wisdom for two thousand years are still the bedrock of success today.
It takes a special kind of person to achieve success in
the selling profession as Og Mandino discovered so many years ago and yet he lays out the path so that all is crystal
clear to those who truly crave success. The message is just as true to day as it was over two thousand years
ago for Hafid, just a poor self-effacing camel boy who ultimately became The Greatest Salesman in the
World.
Og Mandino has left us, but what a heritage the man has
left. All can follow in the self-improvement footsteps of Hafid the camel boy who had never heard of time
management, wealth building, personal development or goal setting but by following a master plan achieved fame and
lasting success as The Greatest Salesman in the World.
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