I owe Pierce a lot
If I have any success as a father, creator of ideas or selling my products or services I owe much of it to Pierce Marrs. I met Pierce at Dan Miller’s house three years ago and we’ve been friends ever since. He’s a southern boy with an uber successful career in sales with two grown boys and a great marriage. I’m a Northerner with little kids who talks too much in pretty much every setting I’m in. Pierce is an incredible mentor, listener and friend.
Pierce is in my circle. The circle that makes me who I am in day in and day out. If you’re in my circle I call you too much and I trust you more than myself most of the time. I can’t think of a time when Pierce gave me bad advice. He is the ultimate teacher for those of us who struggle close deals and even for those who have trouble getting into conversations about their products or services. He’s my sales coach and without him I wouldn’t have a business. ;
If you don’t have a circle that makes you better then start reading books like crazy and pray that God brings people into your life that you can trust as much as I trust Pierce.
Three things you need to know about Pierce
1. He’s wicked smart when it comes to sales. You should subscribe to get Pierce’s newsletter on sales. He sends it out every week and if you do what he tells you your customers will be happier and you’ll like your job more. Even if you’re not “in sales” you should subscribe anyway. We’re all in sales. Subscribe to his newsletter at MarrsCoaching.com
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2. He’s got a great story. Find out how much Pierce has in common with Andy Andrews by listening to this interview.
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3. He’s got a voice of gold. If you need a voiceover then I encourage you to visit Pierce’s new site VoiceFromMarrs.com. You can hear several of the voiceovers he’s done for me and my clients and inquire about having him do voiceover work for you. He’s worth every penny.
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Who’s in your circle? How can you show your appreciation for them?
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After a cross-country move and a significant shift in my career goals, I’m struggling to build a relevant circle. My amazingly talented husband happens to have skills that support me in my ambitions, but most of my former circle just has a different focus than mine. Since I homeschool my daughter and work from home, most of my social interaction has come via the internet, and I can’t say I’ve been particularly good at making connections that way. Perhaps attending a conference is in order. I’m not sure what the answer is, but I definitely realize I’m not always my own best counsel. I’d do well to find some folks to bounce ideas off of–hopefully people I can also support in their goals.
Candice, first thank you for being vulnerable. That’s the only way we get anywhere worth going when we need help (and we all need help). Second, I think the best thing for you to do first is to find authors you resonate with and then see if they have a tribe/following you can connect to. For instance, I follow Jon Acuff http://www.JonAcuff.com closely and am now going to attend a Quitter Conference http://www.QuitterConference.com in September. I’ve found a lot of very like minded people who follow his content and we’ve become friends. So who inspires you and do they have a tribe you can plug into?
Keep in touch and let me know how I can help OK? andytraub at takepermission.com is my email. Let me know how I can help. Oh yeah, I’m very, very happy to hear you stay at home with your kids. THAT is the most important job on the planet and one that our family takes very seriously.
Andy,
Thank you for your thoughtful response. I really appreciated it. And I’ve followed your advice over the last week or so, coming out of the shadows and participating on some of the blogs and places where I usually read more than I respond.
And, yes, staying home with my girls has been an awesome experience. My oldest just started medical school a few weeks ago, (I married young!) and the youngest will leave our homeschool environment to start high school at a local private school in a few weeks. So life changes again!
Wishing you and your family well.
thx candice. Keep going!
Thanks Andy. I am humbled and you and everyone else should know that this has not been a one way street. You are a loyal and encouraging friend. It is always a growing experience each time we connect.
Pierce
See, I told you he’s awesome everybody.
Love you too bro.