Did you know that top sales professionals see themselves as “Doctors of Selling?” They see themselves as professionals, well educated, acting in their “patient’s” best interest, and bound by a high code of ethics. The medical process is the same everywhere. Whenever you go to any doctor, of any kind, for any condition, he will follow the three-part sequence of examination, diagnosis, and prescription. Just as a medical professional would never think of treating you without following these three steps in order, you as a doctor of selling would never allow a customer to force you to sell without you going through your three stages as well. This is as applicable to selling magazines door-to-door as it is to selling oil tankers to Exxon. Stage One The first stage is examination. In the examination phase, you ask excellent questions, carefully prepared, in sequence, which are geared to give you a thorough knowledge of the patient’s condition, or the customer’s situation. Stage Two The seco...