Yesterday a couple came into the office and strode up to reception. They told Bianka that they had were here for a meeting with Brendon (that's me!) at 2 pm. Bianka checked with me and I'd never heard of them before. And I didn't have a meeting set for 2 pm.
They were a young couple, he was dressed in tradesmen gear and his wife was dressed in some sort of office uniform.
Bianka led them into the boardroom and got them both a coffee. I went in and introduced myself, and they both very enthusiastically shook my hand. I excused myself for a second as I went back into my office to see if I could figure out who the hell they were!
I still had no idea.
As I walked back into the boardroom to try and figure it out, the couple were laughing.
Laughing because they had come into the wrong office. You see, the next office along from us is an Accountant. And his name is Brendon. These guys had wandered into the wrong office and got the wrong Brendon!
Now although that's the story, it reminds me of 2 stories. One I'm pretty sure I wrote about on this blog before, but I'll mention again for new readers.
Here they are
1. A friend of mine runs a web design business in another city. One of his team, I'll call him Tom, answered the phone one day. It was another web design company, asking if that was "ABC business who wanted a web site?"
Tom said, "No, not us. You must have the wrong number."
Tom hung up and then picked the phone back up. He rang ABC company and said, "We're a web design firm and I understand you after after a web site. Can we help?"
Tom made an appointment, went in and made the pitch and got the job!
All from a wrong number!
2. One of my biggest successes came from the time a client knocked back my proposal. He went with someone else. That web site turned out to be ineffective and the client gave up. He then asked me if I wanted to be the Internet distributor for his product. I said "Yes" and a terrific business was born.
Opportunity comes in many disguises. Keep alert and keep looking. Opportunities are out there!
Regards
Brendon
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