How to Sell Yourself [Paperback]

Joe Girard (Author), Robert Casemore (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 22, 1988

No matter what field one may be in, there is a need to market oneself, and Girard, bestselling author of "How to Sell Anything to Anybody," reveals important sales secrets for everyday life.

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"One of the best books in this field...it will become a classic in the success literature of our time." -- -- Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, author of The Power of Positive Thinking --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

About the Author

Joe Girard lives in Gross Pointe Shores, Michigan.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (August 22, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446385018
• ISBN-13: 978-0446385015
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Eye of the beholder", April 26, 2006

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Philip Hamilton (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Sell Yourself (Paperback)

Whether you think you can or can't, you're right. Likewise, whether or not you think this book will help you or not, you're right...

This is a follow-up to Joe's wildly successful "How to Sell Anything." In so many ways, it's much more of what most would call a self-help, not sales, book. I think we can all agree that carrying oneself with a confident, assured, and positive attitude is imperative in sales. It also happens to help in the rest of life, which, when we think about it, requires us to become self-made men and women (silver-spooners excepted). So, in that light, maybe it is a "sales" book after all. That's Joe's point.

Check out Joe's discussion of the two most powerful words: faith and fear (pp. 45-57). He gives examples from his life and an insightful one involving George Eastman and a brownie. Norman Vincent Peale also offers his thoughts. Fascinating stuff.

Other tidbits I found very interesting included Joe's discussion of the importance of using "move-forward" words (p. 106) and the need to use short words, citing none other than Winston Churchill (p. 110).

In the end, you have to do whatever it takes to create and use that confidence and attitude that it takes to sell yourself. That's what matters. The tips and inspiration from this book will no doubt help a lot of people, and that's why I recommend this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Inspirational Book, July 22, 2008

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Michael Chatman "book scavenger" (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Sell Yourself (Paperback)

I think this book by Joe Girard was very inspirational and should be a must for those who are in sales related activities.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great stuff thanks joe!, October 18, 2010

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Doug Voice "singer songwriter entertainer" (Winnipeg,MB,Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Sell Yourself (Paperback)

I have "How to sell yourself" by Joe Girard...I've read it so much it's fallen apart! I was hoping Joe would send me a new one !! LOL,..anyways he's great and so are his ideas........sincerely
Doug Voice Singer Songwriter