Inspire Yourself

Now, start your journey as a seller and as a person. I began my journey before Christmas 1972 by selling post cards door-to-door. Now I´m 50 years old, with unique experience over 30 years.

   As a 45 year old man, in 2007, I was dissatisfied with my life. As I looked at the former paratrooper in the mirror, I knew that I had to make changes. The voice within was so powerful, that I started to seek ways for a true change of lifestyle. And as they say…

If there is a will, there is a way!

   With my willpower I was lucky to get rid of my excess weight and anti–hypertension drugs which I had been continually (perennially) swallowing for more than six years. As I´m writing, in spring 2009, I´ve done physical training for two years, given seven…

   Blood donations and run a half marathon. Now in 2011, when editing and translating the English version, the physical training has continued and number of blood donations has risen. I´m about to run my first full marathon in Athens, Greece. Read my journey at Markku Tauriainen´s Blog.

   Willpower is everything, if you want to succeed and grow as a person ― overcome the challenges, set and achieve goals. Then man can write in stone proving his work ethic and the importance of willpower.

   Olympic winners ― Willpower´s big Finnish names are: Paavo Nurmi, 1920–1928, Lasse Viren, 1972–1976, Juha Mieto, 1976–1984, Seppo Räty 1988–1992, Janne Ahonen 2002-2006. Veikka Gustafsson, is the world´s greatest mountaineer. There are others… yours in your country:

”Level your mind with them ― be one of them!”

Paavo Johannes Nurmi was a Finnish runner (13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973). Nurmi won a total of nine gold and three silver medals in the 12 events in which he competed at the Olympic Games from 1920 to 1928. In 1932, Nurmi was unable to compete at the Olympics, as he had received money for his running and was thus considered a professional. Paavo Nurmi photo: “The Flying Finn” Paris 1924

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Encouragement

This book provides you that support and protection, which helps you to survive though the challenges of sales though your whole life. Reading this book can only benefit and advantage you ― You develop as a seller, grow as a human. Finnish Eino Leino states in his poem ´Me´:

”Everything is in you. You hang on to yourself. Walk towards the highest, towards the hill of your own luck. Hide what you know, and what you want to. Everything is in you.”

I encourage to read this book. Read it cover to cover, intensively or in short moments. Anything goes, as long as you study the contents of the book and make art for your sales. It is the best thing you can do yourself. Now or never! Stop! Walk towards your destiny. Start with enthusiasm, start looking forward. Write a new future. Each written word is a goal that you set. Write your dreams on paper, make them come true. The Goal Setting Is Goal Getting ― the same as their achievement. Enjoy the Book!

Oulu, Finland, 24^th of January 2011

Markku Tauriainen

Author, Entrepreneur

 

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Preface

New snow fell slowly. Christmas 1972 was approaching. The neighbor boys were selling pins from door to door. A frosty evening raised the little boy, Markku’s competitive instinct in a way that brought a lump in the throat.

   Something had to be done about it and quickly. In the home kitchen, Markku’s anxious father turned to his side: “Dad, can I sell something?”

   With his father´s instructions the young enthusiastic salesman went to the nearest village shop ― asked from the woman director: “What are the best-selling Christmas cards and how many do you have for sale?”

   Immediate business took place at the local shop. Markku bought all the commercially available cards with the money received from his father. This action, almost totally on instinct, started the road to success.

   The same evening, the Christmas cards were on the kitchen table. Markku sought instructions from his father: “What do I have to say at the door when someone comes to open? What price shall I use? What do I say if they want to buy?”

   There was no doubt that the little man was in earnest. Courage, and guidelines for action, only lasted a few minutes. A new retailer moved to present his business idea to the neighbor’s boys. A small conference was the result. Two boys under 10 years old went out boldly to sell door to door. At this point, Markku heard that Jari’s older brother sold the pins with the war veterans illegally inflated prices.

   I need to sell, I need to sell ― sorry to bother you, I’m sorry to bother you, Markku repeated, perfecting the words aloud for what to say when the first door opened. “Good evening, I’m sorry to interrupt. My name is Markku, we sell Christmas cards, 25 pence each. Have you bought Christmas cards yet? Then the young Entrepreneur flashed his best aces forward.

   Huge heat came upon a small heart, when the first card deal was done. I succeeded! Trade is booming ― the next customer, they buy? The first evening was a huge success. Local families bought all the Christmas cards (those who had not yet purchased). Only one old witch refused to purchase, while she could buy cards five pence cheaper 100 meters away store. Talking was eating into confidence so the young merchants hit the ground running.

   Good results had been immediately informed to the parents. Almost all cards had been sold and the profits had been born in a nice way ― by making cash deals only! Victory was celebrated at home base.

   As early as two weeks from that time, I next sold my mother’s manufactured leather gloves, again door-to-door. Two years passed by and I got a week’s break from school to travel with my father as an interpreter on an export journey to Sweden. I no longer talked to the housewives, but the store owners, managers and buyers: “I’m sorry to be a nuisance – we are a family business ― and we sell these nice designer gloves…

   In my book I go through all about sales with my 30+ years’ experience; things I learned, including juicy stories and successes ― on which they were based.

I am still of this opinion: “Be brave, go ahead ― try to sell, challenge yourself. You cannot fail, only to succeed in sales, if you’re willing to swallow a lump in your throat. Be the little salesman who has no fear nor excuses to do business.

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INSPIRE ME – Inspire Yourself and Bank The Results

INSPIRE ME – Inspire Yourself and Bank The Results – is written by Finnish Author Entrepreneur Markku Tauriainen. Published in Finnish 2010, and later on in English 2011. Available from Amazon.com

Book Description

Inside you will find true spirit – clear guidance, advice and examples, written from personal experience of 30 years by a top-seller, Markku Tauriainen. Discover a great new writer, his greatest story and his secrets of life – how to make a true change & rise above the pack.

Professor of Entrepreneurship Arto Lahti, Aalto University, Helsinki:

“Everyone who is in business should absolutely read read this book…”

“Your book is really excellent for each of us. The most opponents we have are in our own imagination, which drains our power – that is what this book is all about. Win yourself, you will win as a salesman. Everyone who is in business should absolutely read this book!” “Only innovation and marketing will bring new customers…”

“Only innovations and marketing will bring new customers…”

Read Markku´s 300 page masterpiece. You will benefit and learn by applying experience of 50.000 customers, 30 million euro sales and 41 countries. A very inspiring, awesome, fresh, professional step-by-step guide-book. Inspire Yourself – overcome all challenges of your life! Inspire Yourself – double your sales and triple your self-confidence!

Golden Idea Generated Golden +500.000 Result

I try to keep positive thoughts in my mind all the time. Never stop learning, keep your inspiration up – that is my daily mantra. And guess what happened? A while ago I got a great new idea to use my About.me profile in a new creative way… +518,476 visitors!
Golden Idea Generated Golden Result

As a sales professional I´ve been obligated to watch the social media platforms, the ecosystem generally. Is there an opportunity for me as a frontier? Is there something the others don´t see?

The RockMelt, before Yahoo bought it, was something I could not just pass by. The platform engaged me in a deep way. When Yahoo put the lights out and stopped RockMelt, it did not stop my social media love for it. Simplified – I could not forget it.

On that time I had an idea. Why don´t I try my own behavior on an other platform? Why not! I started to do same things on About.me profile than I did on RockMelt. All this in middle of the October 2013. And ques what, things started to rock ´n´ roll for me. The stats started to rise like a rocket and that was petrol to my enthusiastic engine, oh yeah – I was surfing on the wave!

AboutMe profile have harvest +518,476 visitors in 2014, now  about 59.000/month

See the happy social media enthusiast =) my creative idea have generated 100.223 visitors to my about.me profile just in 5 months. That was amazing, but not all. In June 2014 visitors have risen up to +80.000 per month generating total +518,476 at this year alone!

My advise to you – try to keep positive thoughts in your mind all the time. Never stop learning, keep your inspiration up – that should be your daily mantra!

Best Regards,

Markku Tauriainen

PS. I haven´t decided yet – will I start to use payed version of the about.me. So far so good =) Question: Where is the first platform, which can give one million followers to me, in no time? About.me is leading. It has produced me awesome +518,476 visitors in 10 months.

GREAT INNOVATIONS CHANGE THE WORLD – Go GaddieOn!

At this very moment, the brave minds talk about innovations. Eleanor Roosevelt stated at her time. “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

“My entrepreneur friend Tuomo Lalli, CEO Founder of CaddieOn has taken this matter literally. With his team (ex. Nokia engineers) they have innovated a revolutional automated golf data collection system for golfers, in time nobody-expected-it-to-happen!

Support CADDIEON | #indiegogo mission 2014

Now is time to put action behind the words and visit #indiegogo page at http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/revolutional-automated-golf-data-collection-by-caddieon

This CaddieOn #indiegogo mission is Tuomo´s 2nd crowdfunding mission. The 1st one went very well. CaddieOn got some 40.000€ support on the first round 6 moths ago and more important, lot of backers & golfers from Finland to make this great innovation journey to happen. I think that we like to support CaddieOn for wider reach, to the international waters! The train is on the move, Spanish golf courses have taken CaddieOn app very positively =) please note! it is possible to map your favorite golf course to the CaddieOn system and have publisity for it before end customers find it.

GREAT INNOVATIONS CHANGE THE WORLD

Let´s share, support and make more social media buzz for Revolutional Automated Golf Data Collection | CaddieOn

Best Regards,

Markku Tauriainen

 

RUN FOR YOUR DREAMS

I hope humbly, with all my heart, that my book starts enthusiasm in you for sales and making of sales. I believe and hope that you get at least that amount of benefits, advantages to yourself and to your organisation, that you´ll get manifoldy back the euros, dollars you have invested in this book.

I have had joy and enthusiasm to write this book. I hope my text inspires you. It has inspired me and it will in future as well, and I will not make an exception as a seller, to use this book to develop as a human and as a seller.

Every day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RUN FOR YOUR DREAMS!

 

 

Oulu, 22th of May 2012

Markku Tauriainen
Entrepreneur, Author

PS. If you think that I should publish an other book please comment it on this page. I have gathered material for some time for the book, HEAL ME – And Move Forward (book´s work name), that could be the next one =)

I GO IN FRONT, FIGHT FOR YOUR BEHALF

Right now, as I am writing this book, I feel most alive. All the matters seem significant and strong. First book is like a firstborn child: It had been expected to come and the feeling is splendid, when it is now created. Achievements raise my mind ― always.

I have nailed part of my feelings and soul to this book, which I have cleared with hard work and struggle. I believe in reincarnation, that clear and pure soul is eternal and able to return on earth to help you ― to fight with you in life and in sales. Also you can be a soul, which gets to be the seller´s diamond, samurai-fighter like Miyamoto Musashi was in his times. A diamond, which shines clear in the sky and will reincarnate again and again.

Inevitably someday that moment will dawn, when my body collapses and will switch from time to eternity. My body and my mind will run out, but my will never will. It lives forever. This way I have decided.

Don´t you neither give in ― never! When your heart burns with real flame, it carries from here to eternity, to the sellers heaven. Remember that in incarnation the soul always returns to help that seller, who raises his sword, receives the challenge and starts to grind his own diamond. Hard work brings results ― you get nothing for free. Prove that you are one of the best. Light up to be a diamond in sellers sky. I will go in front and fight on your behalf up till the end. You can trust on that.

As I was writing this book I worked as an ordinary telemarketer in the front line of Call Center and I received customer´s explanations and objections for three months. I lived, fought and won. How did I succeed in demanding ´cold call´ telemarketing? I became ― number 1 ― Finland´s best telemarketer of Nokia mobilephones in 2009.

I won the Nokia competition, which lasted for two months. Hundreds of colleagues was left behind. In the age of 48.

Once again I won myself by receiving the challenge. I made the sales history and broke my own records and records made. I do not remember anymore how often I have done that during my life, but reaching goals has always been rewarding. Also you should get inspired by sales and making of sales. Be good, and it is possible to become better.

CALL ME – the next book – I write all of the best and juiciest explanations, complaints and objections I have heard from customers, so that we can identify with all of those. Why? Therefore that we could walk over them and still develop as a seller. I write the instructions for suppressing the most general objections with good 2000´s examples. Step in to the next level and learn how to decide, to close deals. Closing is everything – art of selling!

The life is a short period of time, certainly under one hundred years – the soul, your inspiri is evian – lux aeterna – and your honour, perennnial it is.

If there is a will, there is a way.

So – Rise The Knight – once again. Find your purpose and mission. Awhile you are here, listen your inner voice. Find it.

Wishing you Happy Halloween!

All the best, -MT =)

INSPIRE ME – INSPIRE YOURSELF – Get Inspired By Sales

The purpose of my book is to inspire. It´s key note Inspire Me – Inspire Yourself works in every direction. It works for me, it works for you, for everyone who reads it.

INSPIRE ME –book has inspired me to do selling again, inspired me to make sales with hard pulsation. It has inspired me to become clear and to distribute doctrines to others. Whenever I glance the cover of my book, I read it aloud in my thoughts. Inspire Me – Inspire Yourself. It is like a fruit, which you willingly eat again and again.

Getting inspired by moment, day, task, product, sales, life, own development, family ― it is crucial. Getting inspired is central.

Get inspired by this book, by reading it and repeating of it ― until one day you write your own success story without comparison. You can trust on the fact, that success follows your actions, when you start to inspire yourself. Inspire Me!

Everything is yours ― right here right now ― when you get inspired. This book provides you that support and protection, which helps you to survive though the challenges of sales though your whole life. Remember that reading of this book is only benefit and advantage for you, because:

YOU DEVELOP AS A SELLER, GROW AS A HUMAN

Old Finnish Author Eino Leino states in his poem I :

“Everything is in you.

You hang on to yourself.

Walk toward the highest,

towards the hill of your own luck.

Fill what you know,

what you want to.

Everything is in you.”

 

The author or INSPIRE ME -book is entrepreneur Markku Tauriainen, married with beautician wife Helena since 1994 (20th anniversary summer 2014).

Helena´s business is Beauty Salon BellaHelena

internetsite http://bellahelena.fi

Entrepreneurs who like to work together =)

Three Generations Of Hard Work

The Jews have a phrase: The real entrepreneurship is created in three man generations. First father looks, then son does, then grandson learns. As a seller you have to be thorough, persistent and enthusiastic. All the stones must be turned all the way around. The matters have to be studied and repeated. When you do and give everything you have and do it for a long time, you can wait to get results.

Only hard, extremely hard work is rewarded. Realise this and open this book, whenever you have the possibility for it. If Jews have learned during generations, that entrepreneurship and sellers are created in three generations, how could you wait to get to be the king in one or two months.

If I honestly estimate my sales career, which has lasted for 35 years, I want to say humbly, that only results earned with hard work are lasting. I have had to return to my source often to find enthusiasm, know-how and will.

The diamonds accumulated into my treasure chest are always clearer, and more valuable, the more hard selling I do. Even if the chest was full of diamonds, in sales a man never get to free riders position.

Man has to get excited about selling over and over again and with passion. When you walk often enough to the sedge, where work and hoe is waiting, you become humble.

At this stage I want to make clear that humility is not crawling and asking forgiveness ― not parrots whistle. The servility has to be understood as a wisdom to take new work and field courageously. If your will, attitude and desire are encouraging for hard work, you are always rewarded.

Be a pioneer from your soul and start working from morning untill night. Make sales without sorrow. Kick yourself forward. Give your all until you are knackered. Rest at night and start a new morning and a new working day with enthusiasm and joy. This way your father and mother, grandfather and grandmother have done.

Hard work is already done creasting the pearl necklace of your family tree, but it is your honour to shine brightest and to maintain the treasures and crowns of your family.

Get inspired by your own doing again and again. Count the deals done by you, not working days. Get to be the clearest star in the sky and shine.

MIYAMOTO MUSASHI 1584–1645 (jap. 宮本武蔵,) lived his life in an orderly fashion and walked the road of Samurais. He appreciated honestly, humility and hard work. Wrote his famous book ― Gorin No Sho.