No Doubt You've Collected Memorable Quotes From Your Job Or Business. Here Are Some Of The Amazing Things People Have Said To Me Since I Started My Business In 1992. And, Yes, All Of The Quotes Are True."Paying These Royalties Is A Real Hassle." Comment: You Can't Judge A Book Publisher By The Cover."I Know That You're A Much Better Speaker, And That Your Content Is Better, Your Materials Are Better, And Even Your Fee Is Lower, But I Decided To Use A Seminar Company From Out Of State Because My Boss Will Approve It Without Asking Any Questions." Comment: That Explains Why Sometimes You Find Yourself In A Really Terrible Seminar."I Save All The Invoices In A Drawer And Every Four Months Or So I Go Through The Stack And Approve Them." Comment: I Bet She Would Go Ballistic If Her Paycheck Were Ten Minutes Late."Okay, In Your Case We'll Make An Exception And Pay You On Time." Comment: Here's Another Person Who Fails To Understand How Business Works."Instead Of Hiring A Speaker We Decided To Spend Our Money On An Ice Sculpture." Comment: I Suppose It's More Important To Watch Ice Melt Than Learn Something."I Want You To Send Me A Proposal With Complete Descriptions Of All Of Your Workshops, A Resume, Your Client List For The Past Five Years, A Dozen Testimonial Letters, And A Fee Schedule. I've Got 21 Proposals So Far And I Want To Collect 25." Comment: If I Were This Man's Boss, I'd Fire Him For Being A Public Nuisance. (And I Did Not Submit A Proposal.)"If She Had Wanted To Act On Your Proposal, She Would Have Returned Your Calls. Duh!" Comment: Every Vendor Is Also A Customer, And In This Case I Responded To Their Rudeness By Transferring My Phone Service To Another Company. Cost To Them: Over 1,200 Per Year."What Do You Charge To Speak For 54 Minutes?" Comment: The Same That I Charge For 55 Minutes. And 53 Minutes."Now That We Have Your Workbook, We'll Use One Of Our Staff To Conduct The Workshop." Comment: Let Me Know When You Start So I Can Call My Attorney."You Asked Too Many Questions. You're Not Supposed To Figure Out That This Is Illegal." Comment: We Never Ask Too Many Questions. (And I Only Work With Ethical Companies.)
