If you want to be success in any business, mostly you have to set appointment with someone for growth of your business. It may be any dealer or customer or partner or purchaser or seller or manufacturer or Govt etc. Without set an appointment you can not be grow in any work or business. Here is a little beautiful story which will tell you the importance of setting an appointment.
From last 31 years i am going to a barber. The name of this barber is Rubi. An Uncle keep him as apprentice when he was 9 years old. He was so small by height that he had to stand on a table to do work. The customers of Rubi thought that he was the best barber in world. And moreover he is perfect in his work.
In spite of this the condition of Rubi was becoming worse day by day. His business had almost destroyed and his financial position was so poor that he did not pay his shop rent from last four months. The landlord was giving him warning to throughout from shop.
One Friday evening when he was cutting my hair, I saw he was looking sick. I asked him what happened, at last he accepted in front of me that his financial position was so poor. More over his wife gave birth to junior Rubi.
When we were talking, a customer come in and asked when will be his turn. Rubi said, "it will not take much time." Short heartedly with disappointment face he sit and read a magazine.
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I Said “ Rubi, Why not you work by setting appointment ?”
“Oh, Mr.Betgar,”he said, ” I can not work with appointment. Why people will take appointment from a barber.”
“Why not ?” I asked.
“From a Doctor or advocate is right, “He said, “But from barber no one will take appointment.”
“I don’t think so, “I said with force. “I also thought same about my business till a salesman did not believe me that this is the only right way to do work.”
I said, “Rubi, your customer like you and your work but they do not like to wait. I can bet with you that this gentleman, setting here, will also happily like to take an appointment from you for a particular time in next week, am i right sir ?”
“Right” The coming customer nodding in yes.
He and Rubi agreed to set appointment for every week on fixed day and on fixed time.
“Now this is your start up, “ I said with excitement, “ And now give me the appointment on every Friday Morning 8.00AM.”
Next day Rubi have an appointment and he asked his all old customers on call. Many of them ware not visited his shop from many months. Slowly there was a proper schedule in his appointment book and his financial problems were now become past. From 20 years he is working according to appointment setting. He makes his customers used to have an appointment. His customers also like this way because it’s a time saving way. Now Rubi is living in his own beautiful well furnished house and he is a happy & prosperous businessman.
Friends from this story we can understand the value of appointment setting. If we are trying to stand any business we can follow this story for success. Moreover it is the best way of dealing with people. If you ask anyone is he have time to meet ? They will respect you more because you try to understand their busy time schedule. Using these types of little things we can achieve more. Best of Luck Friends.
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