CHAPTER 7

Overcoming Obstacles to Close Deals

Quotations to Ponder

Don’t ever categorize all business relationships as equal. You have to observe and be aware of what type of relationship it is, and never let it come out of that category, unless it is ready to.

—Rick Cole, former Senior Vice PresidentTurner Broadcasting System

You must have patience for business relationships. If you have ten initiatives and two are working, focus on the two, while caring about the others.

—DeAnn Golden, President and CEOBerkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties

Putting timelines to business is risky because most people quit three feet before they hit gold. You need to keep fostering it.

—Eddy Perez, Cofounder and CEOEquity Prime Mortgage

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