Sales Joke and Moral

While cruising at 40,000 feet, and on his way to Las Vegas, a salesman looked out his window, "My gosh!"  he screamed, "one of the engines just blew up!"
Other passengers left their seats and came running over; suddenly the aircraft was locked by a second blast as yet another engine exploded on the other side of the cabin. 
The passengers were in panic now, and even the stewardesses couldn't maintain order.  Just then standing tall and smiling confidently, the pilot strode from the cockpit and assured everyone that there was nothing to worry about.  His words and demeanor seemed calm and he made most of the passengers feel better about the situation.  They sat back down in their seats as the pilot calmly walked to the door of the aircraft.  There he grabbed several packages from under the seats and began handing them to the flight attendants. Each crew member attached the package to their backs.
"Say," spoke up the alert salesman, "aren't those parachutes?"
The pilot confirmed that they were.
The salesman continued his probing questions to uncover the truth; "But I thought you said there was nothing to worry about?"
"There isn't," replied the pilot as the third engine exploded.  "We're just going to get help."

Moral of the story.  True sales professionals understand the importance of paying attention to non-verbal, physical cues from their prospects.   Prospects may lie to your face, but their body posture and sudden gestures give away their true thoughts, feelings and emotions every time.   Want to thrust some altitude into your sales career?   Understand first that you are the pilot of your own sales career and your ability to read the minor weather type shifts in non-verbal cues will determine whether you have a successful flight or whether you will ultimately crash and burn.  It's that simple.