Jeffrey Gitomer Quotes

You know, there's that temptation in interviews to make yourself sound - well, to give yourself a bit of mystery.

I just don't want to give them my name and say, 'Do whatever you want.' I am trying to create my brand.

Sell yourself first, if you want to sell anything.

I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my professional identity. Before that, whenever I was at a meeting, someone would ask me to get coffee.

My job is to put myself out there. It's beyond my control how I'm perceived.

You only have one thing to sell in life, and that's yourself.

I still can't believe that I went on 'The Colbert Report' myself; for the appearance I wore a lot of makeup, my hair was curled like a poodle's, and I could barely breathe in my Spanx undergarments. But, hey - an authoress has to lean in, right?

My face is my career.

There is the odd exception, like Albert Einstein, but as a breed, scientists tend not be very good at presenting themselves.

I think with most all of us, we want control of our image - it's part of the work that we do.

My face and my body are my product.

I understand that I have a certain look that can be used to my advantage. I know the power of that when I walk into a room and talk to people, and I can use it as an advertising tool. Now I am actually selling me, my face, my thoughts. So I am my guy.

My public image is none of my business.

How we present ourselves matters a lot, and that's every American, not just at the senior levels.

It's crazy to feel like you have to sell yourself and just, like, be almost... marketable. I'd never thought of it that way.

Your goal as a candidate - define others before they can define you.

I don't like giving interviews unless I have something to talk about. Why bore people and why bore media?

I'm very cautious of how I'm presented and my type of reputation.

Actresses feel immense pressure to keep up. Nobody wants someone who doesn't know how to market themselves.

I've really tried to learn the art of clothes, because you don't sell for what you're worth unless you look good.

I think that when you're 5'4" and 150 pounds and you love to chat and you have a blog about shopping, trying to maintain a tiny bit of mystery where you possibly can is not a bad thing.

You have to think about how you're going to present yourself and want people, wanna show your stuff and who you are

You're gonna be your best salesman. If you don't sell yourself, nobody else is gonna have a better time with it than you. You've gotta get up for it, every day.

Unless you already have a name well known in at least one stratum of society, I don't think trying to do things yourself will be easy - if at all possible.

The image you project, in many circumstances, is far more valuable than your skills or your record of past accomplishments.