“Through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers.”
–Paul, Ephesians 3:10
“Incompetence irritates me, but overconfidence scares me. Incompetent people rarely have the opportunities to make mistakes that greatly affect things. But overconfident leaders and experts have the dangerous ability to create disaster.”
Malcolm Gladwell as quoted by Jon Acuff
“If you challenge the conventional wisdom, you will find ways to do things much better than they are currently done.”
–Bill James, as quoted in Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
How Not to Sell a Roofing Repair
I admire the persistence of roofing companies, but they annoy me at the same time. Here’s a rundown of what just happened at my house.
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Doorbell.
Random roofing sales dude: “Hi, sir, I’m so-and-so with random roofing company. We’re in the neighborhood today offering free roof inspections. Have you had your roof inspected since the hail storms this Spring?”
Me: “No, but we can’t really do that right now.”
Sales dude: “Well, why not?”
Me: “Because we have a newborn baby sleeping.”
Sales dude: “We could come back tomorrow.”
Me: “No thanks.”
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I mean, seriously. Do you really think I want someone climbing around on my roof right after we had a baby? Maybe I’m just cranky from lack of sleep, but I think it’s important to really pay attention to other people’s needs and desires when you’re trying to sell something. This guy didn’t really get that concept. He just wanted to make a sale.
[image via MJM]
Hottest Summer Ever in DFW?
We’re not yet officially to the most 100° days in a year, but this pretty much makes me think that 2011 will forever be considered the hottest summer ever.