* The Commonwealth Games in Delhi(India) going ahead today.They are starting inspite of the tons of negative publicity the host nation received vis-a-vis its readinesss to host these games.There were complaints about the unfinished athletes village.There were also concerns about security in India.It was said that the participating athletes may become targets for terror groups.Because of this latter concern some individual athletes went as far as withdrawing from the games.
That the games will be starting as scheduled today is a testament to the Indian government's best efforts to get its act together around the games' organization.'Big up' too,to the various athletic associations of the the Commonwealth countries for showing their support for the games by pitching up despite the concerns.
The chance to host such games doesn't come often,therefore the people of India need all our support.
* DJ Black Coffee making Mzansi proud last Sunday.He attempted to set a new World Record for non-stop dj-ing.He played for a solid 60 hours non-stop at the Moponya Mall last week.He started playing his set from Thursday(23/9/10) midnight and went all the way to Sunday(26/9/10).In terms of the rules he was allowed some small breaks(20 minutes) after every 4 hours of continuous playing.
All of this playing was for a charitable cause.He was raising funds for his newly launched DJ Black Coffee Foundation,which is going to focus on helping disabled people.
We would like to congratulate Nkosinathi Maphumulo(Black Coffee's real name) for this fine achievement.The people from Guiness must still officially pronounce on this World Record,but we have no doubt that it is just a matter of time before they to do so.
With this feat DJ Black Coffee has thrown the gauntlet to all of us South Africans.What other World Record can we have a go at?
* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 7
So which is better,active selling or passive selling?
By active selling I mean an instance where you actualy ask people - by addressing them - to buy your products.Passive selling,on the other hand,is when you have a stand displaying your wares and are hoping that the passing traffic will buy from you.
In my short experience of selling FGM Ts on the streets I believe that with active selling one is able to move more products.Having said that,with this type of selling you do get more 'in your face' rejections.So one has to have a thick skin.Personally,I will take active selling any day over passive selling.What I have learned is that when you ask people to buy from you they may not necessarily do so there and then,but they will tell you when to come.With passive selling,creating a lead is not in your hands.You rely on the prospect deciding to stop by to inquire.
After that postulation I am sure I am expected to say that I sold hundreds of FGM Ts this week.Eh!...not exactly.In due course I will.But this week being blown away by the way a customer(Bra Sam) placed his faith in me.When it occured that I didn't have the FGM t-shirt in his prefered size and colour,he decided to give me the money all the same,saying that I can bring the t-shirt when my new stock arrives.I was speechless,and really grateful.This was the first time that such a thing has happened to me in my t-shirt selling life.
FGM Ts Roll Call of Honour
_________________________
88.Sam Motau
89.Mmapriest Lapile
Thank you batho b'eso.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
This Show
__________
This show in India,
This show in Delhi,
Must go on.
Unfinished villages,
Or not.
Security fears,
Or not.
This show,
That is the Commonwealth Games,
Has to go on.
The naysayers will say their bit.
They said it with South Africa.
But this show,
This show in Mahatma's country,
Should,must,and will go on.
Uppish athletes,or not.
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Conversations with bo-Tebogo, Fascinating Books on Success, And 'On The FGM Ts Sales Front - Part 6'.
* Getting a chance to speak to a gentleman called Tebogo.He is the guy who sells car stickers at the robots next to the BP garage here in my 'kasi'(Protea North).He regaled me with tales of what it is like to sell stuff to passing motorists.For example,how some drivers pull up their windows when he approaches.And he was quite philosophical about such things.He admitted that it comes with his territory.
But what I really admired about Tebogo was how hard he works.He is at these robots from 9am to 6pm almost every day.And he does all this selling while standing on his feet.
It occured to me that if some of us could work even half as hard as Tebogo does we could indeed go far
in life.
"Thanks for the inspiration,Tebogo."
* Finishing my reading of the book - OUTLIERS -by Malcolm Gladwell.And being hugely motivated by it.In this book Mr Gladwell explores some theories about what makes people successful.With a lot of statistics to back up his theories,he tries to show that most of the really successful people in the world don't become so in isolation.In other words,there are always certain factors that help them along the way.These factors could be things like their family history,or the fact that when they made it there was no economic depression in the world to deal with,so on and so forth.There is nothing like a self-made man,Malcom maintains.
I particularly loved two chapters in this book.These two chapters - '10 000 Hours' and 'Marita's Bargain' - stress how paramount it is to work hard at your chosen profession.The message in these two chapters is gospel to live by.
* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 6
Due to the general reluctance from people as a whole to buy a mere t-shirt for R150, I decided to bring down the price to R100 a T.This was not an easy decision to make.Selling the FGM Ts for R100 makes our margin very low.And I did not take this 'forced' price reduction lying down.For example,I indicated that the Ts are made by the Barron company,which has a high reputation in the t-shirt manufacturing business.I also mentioned that our Ts are embroidered as opposed to being printed.Embroidered writing lasts longer compared to the printed one.All of this was to no avail.
With the people having spoken, I had to oblige.Also,admittedly it is better - at this stage - move the stock than to debate the merits of of the T price.
With a more agreeable price of R100,this week saw a slight movement on the Ts front.Another T was sold.
FGM Ts Roll Call of Honour
_________________________
87.Mmapaseka Younger
Thank you ausi.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
A Good Work Ethic
_________________
Hard work never killed anyone,
Let's all take a chance.
Working hard,
Is good for your soul.
It's good for your ambitions.
With a good work ethic,
You are welcome.
Welcomed everywhere.
The world is your oyster.
In this life,
An excellent work rate,
On meaningful endeavours.
Is the key.
The key to happiness.
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But what I really admired about Tebogo was how hard he works.He is at these robots from 9am to 6pm almost every day.And he does all this selling while standing on his feet.
It occured to me that if some of us could work even half as hard as Tebogo does we could indeed go far
in life.
"Thanks for the inspiration,Tebogo."
* Finishing my reading of the book - OUTLIERS -by Malcolm Gladwell.And being hugely motivated by it.In this book Mr Gladwell explores some theories about what makes people successful.With a lot of statistics to back up his theories,he tries to show that most of the really successful people in the world don't become so in isolation.In other words,there are always certain factors that help them along the way.These factors could be things like their family history,or the fact that when they made it there was no economic depression in the world to deal with,so on and so forth.There is nothing like a self-made man,Malcom maintains.
I particularly loved two chapters in this book.These two chapters - '10 000 Hours' and 'Marita's Bargain' - stress how paramount it is to work hard at your chosen profession.The message in these two chapters is gospel to live by.
* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 6
Due to the general reluctance from people as a whole to buy a mere t-shirt for R150, I decided to bring down the price to R100 a T.This was not an easy decision to make.Selling the FGM Ts for R100 makes our margin very low.And I did not take this 'forced' price reduction lying down.For example,I indicated that the Ts are made by the Barron company,which has a high reputation in the t-shirt manufacturing business.I also mentioned that our Ts are embroidered as opposed to being printed.Embroidered writing lasts longer compared to the printed one.All of this was to no avail.
With the people having spoken, I had to oblige.Also,admittedly it is better - at this stage - move the stock than to debate the merits of of the T price.
With a more agreeable price of R100,this week saw a slight movement on the Ts front.Another T was sold.
FGM Ts Roll Call of Honour
_________________________
87.Mmapaseka Younger
Thank you ausi.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
=====================================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
A Good Work Ethic
_________________
Hard work never killed anyone,
Let's all take a chance.
Working hard,
Is good for your soul.
It's good for your ambitions.
With a good work ethic,
You are welcome.
Welcomed everywhere.
The world is your oyster.
In this life,
An excellent work rate,
On meaningful endeavours.
Is the key.
The key to happiness.
==================================
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Money for Players in our PSL, Happy Birthdays, And 'On The FGM T's Sales Front - Part 5'.
* Our local football league - The Premier Soccer League - starting to pay its players some serious money.This was reported in an article by Carlos Amato(Sunday Times Sport,19/09/10).It is stated in this article that a PSL player can start off with as much as R40 000 per month.While the established stars in a big team can clear as much as R5 million a season.
This is not bad money for doing something that one loves.This kind of money for basically going out there to play a game or two per week,with practice sessions in between.This is the life.
For all parents with 4 to 5 year old boys,it would be wise to start channelling them towards a soccer career.By the time they start playing in the PSL you could be starting a life in the pound seats.
I am starting my own channeling with my 5 year old nephew -Tumelo.
* This past Sunday - 19th September - it being a birthday of 'yours truly'.One feels truly blessed to have seen another one of these special days everyone's life.
"Have many more, Tp."
* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 5
It is easier,yes,to approach people and try and sell them something if all of this is happening in your own backyard.At the same time,though, most of these potential customers would have also known how your life was like before.They would have known you when you still had nice cushy job at a bank;when you still had a car,and when you still even had a house of your own.Inevitably they will ask me if I gave up all of that to go and sell t-shirts on the streets.Because this is basically what I am doing now.
But I think it may not be as simple as that.Some of the stuff that has happened to me I could not help ofcourse.Also,it is about having a certain vision of how one's life should be like;it is about persuing a dream.Along the way it has been rough I must admit.The hole in which one is in sometimes seems to have no bottom.One - at times -seems to be sinking deeper and deeper,to such an extent that it would be much easier to forget the whole thing and go back to a 9-5 job.
But,as they say,this is it.I put myself in this. I have to make it work.I would like to think that my current pain is part of getting there.At some stage we all get our breaks.
As if reading my thoughts above, the people of Protea North responded this week.They made it a good week for me.I sold two t-shirts this week,ladies and gentlemen.
Is was wonderful to see the number of 'Ts Sold This Week' on the FGM Ts Barometer finally change from 84 to 86.It had stayed stuck at 84 for what seemed like ages.
Could this be the start of a steady climb towards that magical 47 million target?
FGM Ts Roll Call Of Honour
_________________________
85.Mpho Ngozi
86.Mandla Ndaba
Thank You Guys.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR MY 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
Go Out And Play
_______________
Go out.
Go out and play my boys.
Play the beautiful game.
There is a livelihood in the game.
There is money.
There is a future in the game.
A future for the talented.
A future for the disciplined.
Go out and play bafowethu.
Go out and learn your craft.
Polish it.
Nurse it.
Because there is money.
Money for nothing,Mr Knopfler.
Go out and play.
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This is not bad money for doing something that one loves.This kind of money for basically going out there to play a game or two per week,with practice sessions in between.This is the life.
For all parents with 4 to 5 year old boys,it would be wise to start channelling them towards a soccer career.By the time they start playing in the PSL you could be starting a life in the pound seats.
I am starting my own channeling with my 5 year old nephew -Tumelo.
* This past Sunday - 19th September - it being a birthday of 'yours truly'.One feels truly blessed to have seen another one of these special days everyone's life.
"Have many more, Tp."
* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 5
It is easier,yes,to approach people and try and sell them something if all of this is happening in your own backyard.At the same time,though, most of these potential customers would have also known how your life was like before.They would have known you when you still had nice cushy job at a bank;when you still had a car,and when you still even had a house of your own.Inevitably they will ask me if I gave up all of that to go and sell t-shirts on the streets.Because this is basically what I am doing now.
But I think it may not be as simple as that.Some of the stuff that has happened to me I could not help ofcourse.Also,it is about having a certain vision of how one's life should be like;it is about persuing a dream.Along the way it has been rough I must admit.The hole in which one is in sometimes seems to have no bottom.One - at times -seems to be sinking deeper and deeper,to such an extent that it would be much easier to forget the whole thing and go back to a 9-5 job.
But,as they say,this is it.I put myself in this. I have to make it work.I would like to think that my current pain is part of getting there.At some stage we all get our breaks.
As if reading my thoughts above, the people of Protea North responded this week.They made it a good week for me.I sold two t-shirts this week,ladies and gentlemen.
Is was wonderful to see the number of 'Ts Sold This Week' on the FGM Ts Barometer finally change from 84 to 86.It had stayed stuck at 84 for what seemed like ages.
Could this be the start of a steady climb towards that magical 47 million target?
FGM Ts Roll Call Of Honour
_________________________
85.Mpho Ngozi
86.Mandla Ndaba
Thank You Guys.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR MY 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
================================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
Go Out And Play
_______________
Go out.
Go out and play my boys.
Play the beautiful game.
There is a livelihood in the game.
There is money.
There is a future in the game.
A future for the talented.
A future for the disciplined.
Go out and play bafowethu.
Go out and learn your craft.
Polish it.
Nurse it.
Because there is money.
Money for nothing,Mr Knopfler.
Go out and play.
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Sunday, September 5, 2010
Serious Attempts by the Government to end the Public Servant's Strike, Pitso Mosimane's First Win, And 'On the FGM Ts Sales Front - Part 4'.
* Efforts from the government side to now quickly get to the bottom of the issues that have kept public servants(including teachers) away from work for almost three weeks.President Jacob Zuma weighed in himself this week.He instructed the relevant ministers to go back to the negotiating table.This after the talks between the government and the public servants had reached a stalemate over the two key issues of a salary increase offer by the government of 7% and a housing allowance of R800,while the unions demand 8.6% and R1000 respectively.
It is commendable that the government is trying to end this industrial dispute with some urgency.The strike has gone on for far too long.Its effects are there for all to see.Patients have died in some hospitals due to lack of care.While students - the matriculants in particular - have lost valuable study time.
* The new Bafana Bafana coach - Pitso Mosimane - getting a confidence boosting win in his first competitive game in charge.Bafana Bafana defeated Niger 2-0 on Wednesday in their 1st game of trying to qualify for the AFCON 2012 tournament.
This was actually Mosimane's second win as Bafana coach.But the game with Ghana's Black Stars,where they won 1-0, was a friendly.
There can't be a more satisfying feeling than starting one's job on a good and positive footing.Here is hoping for more of the same from ntate Mosimane le bashemane ba hae.
* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 4
After being on the road for the past three weeks and not making much headway as far as selling any Ts was concerned,this week I decided not to venture out.I decided to stick to my 'kasi' - Protea North - and do my prospecting here.
I suppose I had developed some form of fatigue from all the 'nos' from 'strangers'.It was a rejection phobia of sorts.For now I was going to focus only on people that I was familiar with.
In my 'kasi' I simply walked up and down the township,knowing that somehow I am bound to 'bump' into quite a number of people I knew.These I was going to try and press FGM Ts on.
And indeed I did meet a few familiar faces in my 'walk about'.I had to be careful though becuase some I didn't know that well.I didn't want to be seen to be now becoming friendly because I want them to buy something from me.
In one of my 'small talk before pitching' encounters I got definite lead.As I parted company with this particular gentleman I said,"So ntate,wena when are you taking your FGM t-shirt?".He replied,"Even now I can take it".Just like that.I nearly fell off my chair.In all my really serious prospecting of the past three weeks I had never managed to sell anything,now here I was - with a slightly more casual approach - about to make a sale in a while.It was a wonderful situation to be in.
Unfortunately I did not have his prefered colour(navy blue) and size(XL).I had run out of these.I duly noted this lead down and promised him to deliver the T in due course.But what a pleasure it was to know that I came this close to making a sale.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
=============================================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
Come To Our Aid
________________
Come to our aid.
Come to our aid goromente,
Come to our aid Cosatu.
Our country is wasting away.
It is slowly,
Slowly going to the dogs.
What is 8.6%?
What is R1000?
What about 1.6%?
And R800?
These, in the scheme of things?
Come to our aid,
Government we choose.
Come to our aid basebetsi ba rona.
The sick,
The matrics,
The future itself.
They cannot wait.
Come to our aid,tu.
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It is commendable that the government is trying to end this industrial dispute with some urgency.The strike has gone on for far too long.Its effects are there for all to see.Patients have died in some hospitals due to lack of care.While students - the matriculants in particular - have lost valuable study time.
* The new Bafana Bafana coach - Pitso Mosimane - getting a confidence boosting win in his first competitive game in charge.Bafana Bafana defeated Niger 2-0 on Wednesday in their 1st game of trying to qualify for the AFCON 2012 tournament.
This was actually Mosimane's second win as Bafana coach.But the game with Ghana's Black Stars,where they won 1-0, was a friendly.
There can't be a more satisfying feeling than starting one's job on a good and positive footing.Here is hoping for more of the same from ntate Mosimane le bashemane ba hae.
* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 4
After being on the road for the past three weeks and not making much headway as far as selling any Ts was concerned,this week I decided not to venture out.I decided to stick to my 'kasi' - Protea North - and do my prospecting here.
I suppose I had developed some form of fatigue from all the 'nos' from 'strangers'.It was a rejection phobia of sorts.For now I was going to focus only on people that I was familiar with.
In my 'kasi' I simply walked up and down the township,knowing that somehow I am bound to 'bump' into quite a number of people I knew.These I was going to try and press FGM Ts on.
And indeed I did meet a few familiar faces in my 'walk about'.I had to be careful though becuase some I didn't know that well.I didn't want to be seen to be now becoming friendly because I want them to buy something from me.
In one of my 'small talk before pitching' encounters I got definite lead.As I parted company with this particular gentleman I said,"So ntate,wena when are you taking your FGM t-shirt?".He replied,"Even now I can take it".Just like that.I nearly fell off my chair.In all my really serious prospecting of the past three weeks I had never managed to sell anything,now here I was - with a slightly more casual approach - about to make a sale in a while.It was a wonderful situation to be in.
Unfortunately I did not have his prefered colour(navy blue) and size(XL).I had run out of these.I duly noted this lead down and promised him to deliver the T in due course.But what a pleasure it was to know that I came this close to making a sale.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
=============================================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
Come To Our Aid
________________
Come to our aid.
Come to our aid goromente,
Come to our aid Cosatu.
Our country is wasting away.
It is slowly,
Slowly going to the dogs.
What is 8.6%?
What is R1000?
What about 1.6%?
And R800?
These, in the scheme of things?
Come to our aid,
Government we choose.
Come to our aid basebetsi ba rona.
The sick,
The matrics,
The future itself.
They cannot wait.
Come to our aid,tu.
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
Coming Visits By Rock Band - '30 Seconds To Mars', Miss SA Placing in the Miss Universe Contest, And 'On The FGM Ts Sales Front - Part 3'.
* The news that super rock band '30 SECONDS TO MARS' is coming to South Africa.
They will be doing 2 shows, in Johannesburg and in Cape Town,in November.
We are big fans of the band here in The FGM and are thrilled that they are coming to these shores.Besides the melody in their songs,we love that choir-like chorus that is feature of most of their songs.This chorus sounds like a group of school children's choir.
We heard about the band's pending visit on 5FM.It was pleasing to note that the 5FM DJ's - as they made the announcement - were excited themselves about the band's coming.They must love the band as much as we do.
* The current Miss South Africa - Nicole Flint - being placed in the top 10 of the Miss Universe beauty contest that was held in Las Vegas,USA,recently.
This is no small feat,ladies and gentlemen.In effect this means our Nicole is one of the 10 most beautiful ladies in the world.
It would have been nice if she had gone on to win the title.But this would have resulted in South Africa being the object of viscious envy.I mean we have just had the FIFA World Cup.We could not possibly have the Miss World crown too.It would be unfair.We must give the other countries a chance.
For the record ,the title was won by Miss Mexico - Jimena Navarrete.Well done to her too.
* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 3
Next,I took my hawking of the FGM Ts to the nearby Protea Gardens mall.This mall area has the mall itself,another taxi rank and two filling stations(Shell and Caltex).It definitely had more people I could speak to.If selling is a numbers game, it follows then that the more people I speak to the higher are my chances of making a sale.And to make it even easier for people to buy I decided to drastically reduce the selling of the Ts.We normally sell them for R150 each.This time I made them R50 a T.This price - by the way - is lower that our cost price.I would be literally selling the Ts at a loss.
So there I was,going: "Excuse me,sawubona,my name is Thapelo.I have these nice T-shirts that I am selling.And they are only R50 each."A prospective buyer would then take the T from me for a closer look.As they are examining the T, I would be holding my breath,desperately hoping that this is going to be my first sale to a 'stranger' at my first attempt.But it was not to be.After having a look he would return it,saying he wanted to take it but did not any money now.And so it went on like this, from this person to that person.
There was something still missing in my package/presentation.Just that one small thing.
I was encouraged by the fact that the reduction in the price seems to have resulted in an improvement in my selling efforts.People may not be buying as yet,but they are taking a closer look at the Ts.They are wanting to feel quality of the make.
Having said that,I am not sure though if selling at this price of R50 is sustainable.Selling at less than the cost price is surely the quickest route to the poor house.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR MY 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
=============================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
30 Seconds
__________
30 seconds away.
Away from rock royalty.
Away from new rocking kids on the block.
30 seconds to a good tme,
30 secs to some awesome singing.
30 secs to a beautiful,
Angelic chorus.
30 seconds to get your ticket.
A ticket to the 'Kings and Queens',
Bo-Jared Leto and the boys.
A ticket to pleasure.
30 seconds.
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They will be doing 2 shows, in Johannesburg and in Cape Town,in November.
We are big fans of the band here in The FGM and are thrilled that they are coming to these shores.Besides the melody in their songs,we love that choir-like chorus that is feature of most of their songs.This chorus sounds like a group of school children's choir.
We heard about the band's pending visit on 5FM.It was pleasing to note that the 5FM DJ's - as they made the announcement - were excited themselves about the band's coming.They must love the band as much as we do.
* The current Miss South Africa - Nicole Flint - being placed in the top 10 of the Miss Universe beauty contest that was held in Las Vegas,USA,recently.
This is no small feat,ladies and gentlemen.In effect this means our Nicole is one of the 10 most beautiful ladies in the world.
It would have been nice if she had gone on to win the title.But this would have resulted in South Africa being the object of viscious envy.I mean we have just had the FIFA World Cup.We could not possibly have the Miss World crown too.It would be unfair.We must give the other countries a chance.
For the record ,the title was won by Miss Mexico - Jimena Navarrete.Well done to her too.
* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 3
Next,I took my hawking of the FGM Ts to the nearby Protea Gardens mall.This mall area has the mall itself,another taxi rank and two filling stations(Shell and Caltex).It definitely had more people I could speak to.If selling is a numbers game, it follows then that the more people I speak to the higher are my chances of making a sale.And to make it even easier for people to buy I decided to drastically reduce the selling of the Ts.We normally sell them for R150 each.This time I made them R50 a T.This price - by the way - is lower that our cost price.I would be literally selling the Ts at a loss.
So there I was,going: "Excuse me,sawubona,my name is Thapelo.I have these nice T-shirts that I am selling.And they are only R50 each."A prospective buyer would then take the T from me for a closer look.As they are examining the T, I would be holding my breath,desperately hoping that this is going to be my first sale to a 'stranger' at my first attempt.But it was not to be.After having a look he would return it,saying he wanted to take it but did not any money now.And so it went on like this, from this person to that person.
There was something still missing in my package/presentation.Just that one small thing.
I was encouraged by the fact that the reduction in the price seems to have resulted in an improvement in my selling efforts.People may not be buying as yet,but they are taking a closer look at the Ts.They are wanting to feel quality of the make.
Having said that,I am not sure though if selling at this price of R50 is sustainable.Selling at less than the cost price is surely the quickest route to the poor house.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR MY 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
=============================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
30 Seconds
__________
30 seconds away.
Away from rock royalty.
Away from new rocking kids on the block.
30 seconds to a good tme,
30 secs to some awesome singing.
30 secs to a beautiful,
Angelic chorus.
30 seconds to get your ticket.
A ticket to the 'Kings and Queens',
Bo-Jared Leto and the boys.
A ticket to pleasure.
30 seconds.
==============================
SO,SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE,WHAT MADE YOU
FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?
Let us know at - feelgoodmovement@gmail.com
=====================================
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Sunday, August 22, 2010
The 'Vuvuzela' Making South Africa Proud, Caster Semenya being Back, And 'On The FGM Ts Sales Front - Part 2'.
* It being official,ladies and gemtlemen.The word 'vuvuzela' is now part of the English language vocabulary.In this year's Oxford English Dictionary our 'vuvuzela' is included.
This trumpet-like horn gained fame during the recent FIFA World Cup that we hosted here in South Africa.
The reaction towards the 'vuvuzela' and its blaring sound can vary from adoration to distaste.Most soccer fans love the instrument.While some people loathe it.Whatever the reactions,the 'vuvu' has now made South Africa famous.
Wherever you - Mzansi citizens - go in the English speaking world,when they ask you where you are from,tell them you are from the land of the 'vuvuzela'.And if they don't know where that is,refer them to the Oxford English Dictionary.
"Halala Vuvuzela!"
* Our 800m lady world champion - Caster Semenya - back to doing what she does best.After being cleared by the IAAF earlier this year to race again,tonight she will be taking part in a 800m contest in Berlin.
We are genuinely happy for Ms Semenya.Her time away from athletics - while the IAAF investigates claims that she may not be completeley female - could not have been a pleasant experience.
In the end we can assume - now that she has been allowed back - sanity prevailed in the IAAF corridors.
"It's good to see you back Caster."
* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 2
This week I took my 'door to door' selling thing to our 'bo-mshayeli'(taxi drivers).I started next to the Tshiawelo flats here next to my 'kasi'.The taxis to town(Johannesburg) queue here after the morning 'rush hour is over.
The strategy to sell the FGM concept first,i.e. before presenting the Ts ,did not yield anything last week at the Protea Point complex.This time I decided not to say anything about what the FGM is.I approached the taxi drivers the way someone who sells socks,for example,would approach them.Bo-mshayeli would then have to buy based on whether they liked how the Ts looked or not.
Some drivers told me 'no,but thanks'.Others said I had come at the wrong time of the month.
Others still were very encouraging.They would tell me to try again next time and to never give up.This latter group - I must admit - gave me the energy to keep going;to try the next driver.
In the end though, I still didn't sell one FGM t-shirt.
So,did this mean that the FGM Ts do not even register on the 'looks' scale?
Next week is another day.Something has to give at some stage.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR MY 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
==========================================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
The 'Vuvu' Is Here
_________________
Loathe it,or not.
The 'vuvuzela' is here.
It has arrived.
It has arrived worldwide.
They tried to ban it.
They said it is too loud.
They said the players can't hear themselves.
Can't hear themselves think on the pitch.
Mr Blatter decreed:Play on Mzansi.
Love it,or not.
The 'vuvu' is in the house.
Even the English admit it.
And not just any English.
The English in Oxford,nogal.
Cleo,"Awu Shay' Ivuvuzeeeeeeeeeeela".
======================================
SO,SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE,WHAT MADE
YOU FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?
Let us know at - feelgoodmovement@gmail.com
=====================================
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To Achieve Any Financial Goal
With Mathematical Certainty
From the gurus featured in "The Secret"
=====================================
This trumpet-like horn gained fame during the recent FIFA World Cup that we hosted here in South Africa.
The reaction towards the 'vuvuzela' and its blaring sound can vary from adoration to distaste.Most soccer fans love the instrument.While some people loathe it.Whatever the reactions,the 'vuvu' has now made South Africa famous.
Wherever you - Mzansi citizens - go in the English speaking world,when they ask you where you are from,tell them you are from the land of the 'vuvuzela'.And if they don't know where that is,refer them to the Oxford English Dictionary.
"Halala Vuvuzela!"
* Our 800m lady world champion - Caster Semenya - back to doing what she does best.After being cleared by the IAAF earlier this year to race again,tonight she will be taking part in a 800m contest in Berlin.
We are genuinely happy for Ms Semenya.Her time away from athletics - while the IAAF investigates claims that she may not be completeley female - could not have been a pleasant experience.
In the end we can assume - now that she has been allowed back - sanity prevailed in the IAAF corridors.
"It's good to see you back Caster."
* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 2
This week I took my 'door to door' selling thing to our 'bo-mshayeli'(taxi drivers).I started next to the Tshiawelo flats here next to my 'kasi'.The taxis to town(Johannesburg) queue here after the morning 'rush hour is over.
The strategy to sell the FGM concept first,i.e. before presenting the Ts ,did not yield anything last week at the Protea Point complex.This time I decided not to say anything about what the FGM is.I approached the taxi drivers the way someone who sells socks,for example,would approach them.Bo-mshayeli would then have to buy based on whether they liked how the Ts looked or not.
Some drivers told me 'no,but thanks'.Others said I had come at the wrong time of the month.
Others still were very encouraging.They would tell me to try again next time and to never give up.This latter group - I must admit - gave me the energy to keep going;to try the next driver.
In the end though, I still didn't sell one FGM t-shirt.
So,did this mean that the FGM Ts do not even register on the 'looks' scale?
Next week is another day.Something has to give at some stage.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR MY 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
==========================================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
The 'Vuvu' Is Here
_________________
Loathe it,or not.
The 'vuvuzela' is here.
It has arrived.
It has arrived worldwide.
They tried to ban it.
They said it is too loud.
They said the players can't hear themselves.
Can't hear themselves think on the pitch.
Mr Blatter decreed:Play on Mzansi.
Love it,or not.
The 'vuvu' is in the house.
Even the English admit it.
And not just any English.
The English in Oxford,nogal.
Cleo,"Awu Shay' Ivuvuzeeeeeeeeeeela".
======================================
SO,SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE,WHAT MADE
YOU FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?
Let us know at - feelgoodmovement@gmail.com
=====================================
Learn the Exact Formula
To Achieve Any Financial Goal
With Mathematical Certainty
From the gurus featured in "The Secret"
=====================================
Monday, August 9, 2010
Scott 'Dilbert' Adams' Success, The Start of the Local Premier Soccer League Soccer Season, And 'On The FGM T's Sales Front - Part 1'.
* Learning - through the Jose Silva free online course - that Scott Adams,who is the creator of the popular 'Dilbert' cartoon strip,used affirmations to achieve his great succes as a cartoonist.The 'Dilbert' strip is one of the most syndicated strips.It is mostly about 'going ons' in an office-work enviroment.
To 'affirm' is to basically state - in a sentence form - your desire and then to repeat this sentence daily until your desire becomes a reality.You have to repeat your affirmation irrespective of what your reality is as you start to do it.
Adams first tried affirmations to get closer to a lady he fancied.When the technique worked in this instance he then applied it to pass a tough University entrance exam for his MBA studies.Here he incredibly got the exact mark - 94% - he was affirming.And ofcourse the reason why he is now rich and famous as a cartoonist is because he affirmed it also.
For us the revelation here was someone who used a motivational technique - affirmations - to achieve success 'outside' of the motivational field, so to speak.It is very rare to hear a motivational speaker saying they used one of their techniques to - for example - become the best tennis player in the world.Most of the time they use them do well in the same field of motivating people.Whereas Scott Adams used a motivational technique to achieve worldly success.
In the final analysis we can therefore conclude that motivational techniques - be they visualization,hypnosis,affirmations - can be used to achieve success in other areas.For example,I could start affirming : 'I am the President of South Africa'.And this will surely come to pass just as night follows day.
* Our local soccer season finally kicking off this past Saturday.Between now and the time Supersport FC won the league it feels like almost a decade had gone by.The sense of a big gap between the seasons ofcourse being the result of the FIFA World Cup.
The season curtain raiser - The Telkom Charity Cup - started things on Saturday.Kaizer Chiefs going on to win it on penalties against Orlando Pirates.
This re-starting of soccer here in Mzansi helping to alleviate some of the withdrawal symptoms for the true fans after the high of the World Cup.
* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 1
Having exhausted all my leads - a list of freinds,ex-colleagues,family members,ex-girlfriends etc - I now faced the prospect of cold calling in an attempt to sell more Feel Good Movement t-shirts.
From the start I was aware that selling to strangers was going to be difficult.I mean this group of potential t-shirt buyers had no obligation to buy from me.They didn't know me from a bar of soap.
And so started my door to door selling.I started here in my 'kasi' - Protea North.I went to the shops at our complex - Protea Point.I started my sales presentations by explaining our mission in the Feel Good Movement.And this being to raise the positive energy levels in the country,and in the world,by writing and talking about the positive experiences around us.
After this quick backround I would then take out an FGM 'T' from my bag and say we are selling these to help spread the word about our message.
While people liked our idea of spreading the message of 'a focus on positive experiences',this did not seem to be enough to make them to part with their money to buy a 'T'.In my going around the 13 or so shops in the complex I did not sell even one FGM 'T'.
And we said we wanted to sell 47 million Ts?
But the 'struggle' must and will continue.This is a journey of a thousand miles.And we have taken our first step.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR MY 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
==================================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
This We Affirm
______________
We affirm this.
That the Feel Good Revolution has taken over.
That there is no hidind place.
No hiding place for non-belivers.
We affirm that the FGM Ts are selling like hot cakes.
That we are totally dominating this field.
That the 'in' crowd and the masses swear by out Ts.
We affirm a community of F-G 'peeps',
A world of positive thinkers.
We affirm that everywhre you go people are feeling good.
This we affirm.
What are you affirming?
============================================
SO,SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE,WHAT MADE YOU
FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?
Let us know at - feelgoodmovement@gmail.com
=====================================
Learn the Exact Formula
To Achieve Any Financial Goal
With Mathematical Certainty
From the gurus featured in "The Secret"
=====================================
To 'affirm' is to basically state - in a sentence form - your desire and then to repeat this sentence daily until your desire becomes a reality.You have to repeat your affirmation irrespective of what your reality is as you start to do it.
Adams first tried affirmations to get closer to a lady he fancied.When the technique worked in this instance he then applied it to pass a tough University entrance exam for his MBA studies.Here he incredibly got the exact mark - 94% - he was affirming.And ofcourse the reason why he is now rich and famous as a cartoonist is because he affirmed it also.
For us the revelation here was someone who used a motivational technique - affirmations - to achieve success 'outside' of the motivational field, so to speak.It is very rare to hear a motivational speaker saying they used one of their techniques to - for example - become the best tennis player in the world.Most of the time they use them do well in the same field of motivating people.Whereas Scott Adams used a motivational technique to achieve worldly success.
In the final analysis we can therefore conclude that motivational techniques - be they visualization,hypnosis,affirmations - can be used to achieve success in other areas.For example,I could start affirming : 'I am the President of South Africa'.And this will surely come to pass just as night follows day.
* Our local soccer season finally kicking off this past Saturday.Between now and the time Supersport FC won the league it feels like almost a decade had gone by.The sense of a big gap between the seasons ofcourse being the result of the FIFA World Cup.
The season curtain raiser - The Telkom Charity Cup - started things on Saturday.Kaizer Chiefs going on to win it on penalties against Orlando Pirates.
This re-starting of soccer here in Mzansi helping to alleviate some of the withdrawal symptoms for the true fans after the high of the World Cup.
* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 1
Having exhausted all my leads - a list of freinds,ex-colleagues,family members,ex-girlfriends etc - I now faced the prospect of cold calling in an attempt to sell more Feel Good Movement t-shirts.
From the start I was aware that selling to strangers was going to be difficult.I mean this group of potential t-shirt buyers had no obligation to buy from me.They didn't know me from a bar of soap.
And so started my door to door selling.I started here in my 'kasi' - Protea North.I went to the shops at our complex - Protea Point.I started my sales presentations by explaining our mission in the Feel Good Movement.And this being to raise the positive energy levels in the country,and in the world,by writing and talking about the positive experiences around us.
After this quick backround I would then take out an FGM 'T' from my bag and say we are selling these to help spread the word about our message.
While people liked our idea of spreading the message of 'a focus on positive experiences',this did not seem to be enough to make them to part with their money to buy a 'T'.In my going around the 13 or so shops in the complex I did not sell even one FGM 'T'.
And we said we wanted to sell 47 million Ts?
But the 'struggle' must and will continue.This is a journey of a thousand miles.And we have taken our first step.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR MY 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
==================================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
This We Affirm
______________
We affirm this.
That the Feel Good Revolution has taken over.
That there is no hidind place.
No hiding place for non-belivers.
We affirm that the FGM Ts are selling like hot cakes.
That we are totally dominating this field.
That the 'in' crowd and the masses swear by out Ts.
We affirm a community of F-G 'peeps',
A world of positive thinkers.
We affirm that everywhre you go people are feeling good.
This we affirm.
What are you affirming?
============================================
SO,SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE,WHAT MADE YOU
FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?
Let us know at - feelgoodmovement@gmail.com
=====================================
Learn the Exact Formula
To Achieve Any Financial Goal
With Mathematical Certainty
From the gurus featured in "The Secret"
=====================================
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