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Yes, You Need People Skills! Part 3
By Terry | May 25, 2009
Con’d from last week’s article “Yes, You Need People Skills Part 2″
If you’ve never been around business owners you may not be aware how a highly successful, self-made business owner acts. My advice? Start watching them. Get to know them. You’ll discover in the vast majority of cases they’re some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. Why? They had to develop great people skills to build their business up to where it is today.
The stereotypes on TV and in the movies are wrong. You know the ones where the business owner slams his fist on the desk, barking out orders while the veins on his neck bulge out. His employees scurry in fear to do his bidding. It’s a fiction created by Hollywood because it makes great drama.
Truth is most self-made business owners out there are great guys and gals who have perfected their people skills along with their business skills. Why? They had to build momentum and cash flow and great people skills can help your business immeasurably. Plus, it doesn’t cost a nickel in expensive advertising or marketing costs.
Don’t have a resentful, bitter attitude towards people who are successful. Choose to keep an open mind and learn from them instead. You’ll do your health a favor, too. You may strike up a friendship with a business owner and the result is you get their business and they also give you some helpful tips and pointers on doing business in your community. They may not know the painting business-but they may still have valuable words of wisdom to share.
Terry Begue is the owner of Begue Painting and author of the popular e-book, “The Wealthy House Painter’s Guide to Having it All.” He’s been a successful house painter for 30 years and enjoys helping others start their own successful painting businesses, too. Terry has been published in “Professional Painting Contractor” magazine in spring 2009 for his article “Recession Proof Your Business-Five ways to help your company thrive in a stumbling economy.”
Discover more at: http://www.yourhousepaintingbusiness.com
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