Something of a Salesman
I don’t really sell a lot of Southwestern books when compared to my peer group. However, I do seem to be reasonably good at transfering my ideas and ideals to people. Here are some examples from the book field –
I talked a postal worker into investing so that she’d have money to live on after her husband died, which will likely be soon. I also got her to use my brokerage — Scottrade.
I talked one mom into using the book purchase as an opportunity to teach her children about saving up for things. I hope it works out for that family. 
I talked two families into having their daughters pay for their books/CDs. I have suggested this at many different times to different families, but it actually worked twice this past Saturday, and both girls decided that they wanted the products enough to spend their own money. One girl, Jessica, bought a college prep CD package and a Learning Companion, which cost her in excess of $250. I was impressed. We even talked about how long it would take her to earn back the money she spent on that — two weeks. She thought it worthwhile. She was very intelligent and wanted nothing more than to do well in school and go to college.
Man, I took this college thing for granted. Alabama is changing all of that.
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