Watch Out For The Heat Index and Remember Always Safety First
Due to the recent all time record heat wave we are experiencing here in the US and also in most of the other parts of the northern hemisphere including Russia and the far east every outside salesperson needs to be on their toes.
Sometimes people fail to realize that even if they are in the sales profession they still need to remember that their safety comes first.
Right now with the heat becoming unbearable in all of the lower 48 states every salesperson who is out canvassing or making calls either door to door or on the road has to pay close attention to the heat index. This is a combination of the actual temperature and the dew point. So that on a given day the temperature may be in the mid nineties but the heat index can be as high as 110 degrees.
The weather man usually says today the temperature is at 94 but it feels like 110. When this happens it becomes of the utmost urgency to stay hydrated.
This means to take plenty of cool water in your cooler and pack it with some ice so it stays cool all day. When you get thirsty it means you are already
DE-hydrated so sip some water from time to time to avoid thirst and you will not get DE-hydrated which is the first stage of heat stroke.
If you have no water and you get thirsty and then kind of go into a delirium and start getting dizzy and faint you have to cool down and get to the emergency room. It is that serious at that point because to do nothing is to risk having a heat stroke which can be fatal.
Don't sit in the car in the sun without the air conditioning running. You, just like a small animal or child can get a fatal heat stroke in actually just a few minutes from sitting in a car with out some kind of breeze and all the windows rolled down. Much smarter is to just go wait in the shade outside the car and keep drinking plenty of water.
If you collect an insurance debt or do some kind of sales route everyday be sure and check on all of your elderly customers as you make your rounds. The risk to the elderly is very high due to the high heat conditions and also due to mental impairment as they may not realize what kinds of risk they are taking not running the AC or fans. So just check and make sure they are alright while you are making deliveries and presentations. You might just save someone's life.
Also if you are a manager or team leader be sure and bring this subject up in your morning sales meetings as it is very important.
This subject was a little off our normal conversation but I feel it is very important as you have to continue to live and stay out of the hospital if you expect to make more sales and support your family.
If you would like to learn more about how to close more orders and make more money in the sales profession please come to my website where you will find some good tips to help you make more sales.
Thank you,
Billy J Gibson
http:www.thesellingfool.com/
Sometimes people fail to realize that even if they are in the sales profession they still need to remember that their safety comes first.
Right now with the heat becoming unbearable in all of the lower 48 states every salesperson who is out canvassing or making calls either door to door or on the road has to pay close attention to the heat index. This is a combination of the actual temperature and the dew point. So that on a given day the temperature may be in the mid nineties but the heat index can be as high as 110 degrees.
The weather man usually says today the temperature is at 94 but it feels like 110. When this happens it becomes of the utmost urgency to stay hydrated.
This means to take plenty of cool water in your cooler and pack it with some ice so it stays cool all day. When you get thirsty it means you are already
DE-hydrated so sip some water from time to time to avoid thirst and you will not get DE-hydrated which is the first stage of heat stroke.
If you have no water and you get thirsty and then kind of go into a delirium and start getting dizzy and faint you have to cool down and get to the emergency room. It is that serious at that point because to do nothing is to risk having a heat stroke which can be fatal.
Don't sit in the car in the sun without the air conditioning running. You, just like a small animal or child can get a fatal heat stroke in actually just a few minutes from sitting in a car with out some kind of breeze and all the windows rolled down. Much smarter is to just go wait in the shade outside the car and keep drinking plenty of water.
If you collect an insurance debt or do some kind of sales route everyday be sure and check on all of your elderly customers as you make your rounds. The risk to the elderly is very high due to the high heat conditions and also due to mental impairment as they may not realize what kinds of risk they are taking not running the AC or fans. So just check and make sure they are alright while you are making deliveries and presentations. You might just save someone's life.
Also if you are a manager or team leader be sure and bring this subject up in your morning sales meetings as it is very important.
This subject was a little off our normal conversation but I feel it is very important as you have to continue to live and stay out of the hospital if you expect to make more sales and support your family.
If you would like to learn more about how to close more orders and make more money in the sales profession please come to my website where you will find some good tips to help you make more sales.
Thank you,
Billy J Gibson
http:www.thesellingfool.com/
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