Alcohol and Cold Calling

Jul 18, 2007 12:39 am

Any of you taking shots or pounding beers when cold calling?  I’m thinking of implementing this in the most professional of ways of course.

Jul 18, 2007 2:00 am

try snorting some drano.

Jul 18, 2007 2:22 am

[quote=snaggletooth]Any of you taking shots or pounding beers when cold calling?  I'm thinking of implementing this in the most professional of ways of course.[/quote]

Drinking and dialing.  I'll crack a beer or two every once in a while on an evening of calling.  I find just loosening the tie makes me unwind more than a cold one.  The cold one always tastes good though.

Jul 18, 2007 3:02 pm

I still can’t figure out why people insist on performing a duty that is so unappealing.  If you need to intoxicate yourself to minimize the pain - don’t do it.

Jul 18, 2007 6:11 pm

[quote=apprentice]I still can’t figure out why people insist on performing a duty that is so unappealing.  If you need to intoxicate yourself to minimize the pain - don’t do it.[/quote]

Dang, I must hate watching football.  WTF am I going to do in the fall now?

Jul 18, 2007 6:20 pm

[quote=Maxstud] [quote=apprentice]I still can't figure out why people insist on performing a duty that is so unappealing.  If you need to intoxicate yourself to minimize the pain - don't do it.[/quote]

Dang, I must hate watching football.  WTF am I going to do in the fall now?
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Well, if Vick is suspended, you could bet on some dogfights I guess...

Otherwise, root for the Seahawks!

Jul 20, 2007 8:29 pm

cold calling is miserable.  maybe you’ll get lucky like i did and have this nice man from nigeria offer you 10% to help him cash a check for millions of dollars just by giving him your social security number and bank info.  man i’m lucky!

Jul 20, 2007 8:48 pm

[quote=brandnewadvisor]cold calling is miserable.  maybe you'll get lucky like i did and have this nice man from nigeria offer you 10% to help him cash a check for millions of dollars just by giving him your social security number and bank info.  man i'm lucky![/quote]

Wait, I just gave my money to a guy in Nigeria who said the king or president or whatever the hell they have there needs it to pay of a small debt so he can get his hundreds of millions worth of gold back.  I should expect a very handsome reward of $5,000,000 soon I am told.

Jan 19, 2008 6:55 pm

Snaggle…Alcohol sure loosens the tongue. And it makes u take rejection. Here in the Netherlands(Holland) weed is legal as well. Cigers … a good brand can make u more sociable as well. I hope that helps.



Just doo it in MODERATION. Pace urself @ 3glasses of wine the first hour & then 1 every hour!

Jan 24, 2008 11:36 pm

I took a xanax once to get rid of the fear buzz … the calls were great!!!

  But, alas, it made me to lazy to dial the phone  ... sigh.