Review of Karmic Selling
Posted: 02 Feb 2024, 05:47
[Following is a volunteer review of "Karmic Selling" by Stan Gwizdak.]
Do you hate pushy salespeople? Are you one of them? Stan Gwizdak’s Karmic Selling is a no-nonsense book about how to switch from the salesperson to the ‘how can I help you’ person. The end result is more sales!
I remember Kirby Sweeper guys going door to door in the 1970s, and they did have the reputation of being slimy salespeople. So Stan Gwizdak got my attention right from the introduction.
He’s unafraid to share his life, the highs and the lows. It certainly endears him more to the reader. His life-changing car accident, for example, isn’t an experience many authors would be willing to mention.
The chapters are extremely well organized. I love how, at the beginning of each one, the author includes quotes from well-known people. Some of the quotes you’ve probably heard many times before, and some might be new. They’re all relevant to what you’re about to read.
Towards the end of each chapter, he provides a quick summary of everything he’s covered, and it’s presented as bullet points. This simple action makes it so easy for the reader to get the point of the chapter if they’re searching through the book for answers.
The other thing I found helpful was the case studies from people who had applied his Karmic selling concepts; there’s one at the end of every chapter. These added further credibility to his book.
Also at the end of each chapter are reflection exercises, mainly in the form of checklists, to help you engage with every step of the Karmic Selling method. I found each one of these to be highly valuable. There’s even a downloadable one at the end of Chapter 8, and unlike many other self-help books, this one is totally free.
The book is current and relative. For example, in Chapter 4, he discusses the benefits of using AI in preparing for business meetings. AI is a very new topic that hasn’t been covered extensively in business self-help books yet.
If I had to find any flaws, it would be that there’s a small amount of repetition in the book. In Chapter 4, I felt the term ‘pixie dust,’ while effective, lost its appeal by the fourth use. In Chapter 5, he refers to examples from Chapters 2 and 3 and almost verbatim repeats what was there. This repetition could be for people who skim through these books and don’t read every chapter, so for me, it’s no issue.
The book is impeccably edited. I picked up a few spacing errors, but they may have been ebook formatting issues, so they had zero impact on my enjoyment of the book.
If a self-help book has me nodding in agreement throughout, it means that what I’m reading resonates with me. I don’t get that with much non-fiction, but I sure did with Karmic Selling. Based on this, the expert construction of chapters, and the professional editing, this book earns an easy 5 out of 5 stars.
Karmic Selling is for every salesperson, business person, or anyone who wants to build positive connections. The book is told as a memoir in easy-to-follow language with no jargon or buzzwords. Stan Gwizdak clearly wants his book to be relatable to as many people as possible, and I applaud him for that. He uses a small amount of profanity to get his message across. Most of these words are a first letter and several dashes, but you still get the point.
Despite the use of the word Karmic in the title, which is linked to Hinduism and Buddhism, this is a self-help book without religious overtones so that people of all beliefs can read it.
I’ll finish my review by borrowing a line from his book, “Success begins with asking the question, “How can I help you?” It really is as simple as that. Read the book to understand how to apply that principle to everything you do, and you’ll be rewarded.
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Karmic Selling
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
Do you hate pushy salespeople? Are you one of them? Stan Gwizdak’s Karmic Selling is a no-nonsense book about how to switch from the salesperson to the ‘how can I help you’ person. The end result is more sales!
I remember Kirby Sweeper guys going door to door in the 1970s, and they did have the reputation of being slimy salespeople. So Stan Gwizdak got my attention right from the introduction.
He’s unafraid to share his life, the highs and the lows. It certainly endears him more to the reader. His life-changing car accident, for example, isn’t an experience many authors would be willing to mention.
The chapters are extremely well organized. I love how, at the beginning of each one, the author includes quotes from well-known people. Some of the quotes you’ve probably heard many times before, and some might be new. They’re all relevant to what you’re about to read.
Towards the end of each chapter, he provides a quick summary of everything he’s covered, and it’s presented as bullet points. This simple action makes it so easy for the reader to get the point of the chapter if they’re searching through the book for answers.
The other thing I found helpful was the case studies from people who had applied his Karmic selling concepts; there’s one at the end of every chapter. These added further credibility to his book.
Also at the end of each chapter are reflection exercises, mainly in the form of checklists, to help you engage with every step of the Karmic Selling method. I found each one of these to be highly valuable. There’s even a downloadable one at the end of Chapter 8, and unlike many other self-help books, this one is totally free.
The book is current and relative. For example, in Chapter 4, he discusses the benefits of using AI in preparing for business meetings. AI is a very new topic that hasn’t been covered extensively in business self-help books yet.
If I had to find any flaws, it would be that there’s a small amount of repetition in the book. In Chapter 4, I felt the term ‘pixie dust,’ while effective, lost its appeal by the fourth use. In Chapter 5, he refers to examples from Chapters 2 and 3 and almost verbatim repeats what was there. This repetition could be for people who skim through these books and don’t read every chapter, so for me, it’s no issue.
The book is impeccably edited. I picked up a few spacing errors, but they may have been ebook formatting issues, so they had zero impact on my enjoyment of the book.
If a self-help book has me nodding in agreement throughout, it means that what I’m reading resonates with me. I don’t get that with much non-fiction, but I sure did with Karmic Selling. Based on this, the expert construction of chapters, and the professional editing, this book earns an easy 5 out of 5 stars.
Karmic Selling is for every salesperson, business person, or anyone who wants to build positive connections. The book is told as a memoir in easy-to-follow language with no jargon or buzzwords. Stan Gwizdak clearly wants his book to be relatable to as many people as possible, and I applaud him for that. He uses a small amount of profanity to get his message across. Most of these words are a first letter and several dashes, but you still get the point.
Despite the use of the word Karmic in the title, which is linked to Hinduism and Buddhism, this is a self-help book without religious overtones so that people of all beliefs can read it.
I’ll finish my review by borrowing a line from his book, “Success begins with asking the question, “How can I help you?” It really is as simple as that. Read the book to understand how to apply that principle to everything you do, and you’ll be rewarded.
******
Karmic Selling
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
