I’ve posted some of this list before, but Sales Machine readers have since sent me more suggestions, and I’ve thought of a few new ones as well. Enjoy!

• #1: You find new partners daily and not feel sleazy.
• #2: Being “friends with benefits” is par for the course.
• #3: You can enjoy selling to customers of all shapes and sizes.
• #4: You get paid commensurate with the quality of your performance.
• #5: You never need a little blue pill in order to start selling.
• #6: You can still find customers even if you’re old or ugly.
• #7: The more you sell, the easier it becomes to sell even more.
• #8: If you’re successful, you don’t end up paying child support.
• #9: You can post your wins on a website and not get a letter from a lawyer.
• #10: Existing customers don’t get jealous when you close a new prospect.
• #11: As a role model, Zig Ziglar isn’t creepy like Hugh Hefner.
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  12: You’re far less likely to catch a social disease.
• #13: Nobody complains if you close the deal in under a minute.
• #14: There are few, if any, religious taboos against selling.
• #15: You can take a multitude of sales positions and never pull a muscle.
• #16: You don’t end up all sweaty after you close the deal.
• #17: Selling is as good over the phone as in person. Maybe better.
• #18: After you sell, you never have to stay the night.
• #19: At the end of the act, both participants are usually happy.
• #20: Nobody gets jealous when you ask for a referral.
• #21: Nobody complains that your portfolio is too small.
• #22: Make a big score and your CEO might tout it at the company meeting.
• #23: If you’re good enough, you can sell a hundred times a day.
• #24: You don’t get fired for reading Sales Machine at work.

By Geoffrey James