Don't tell me how to think

I found out from friends that a seminar held locally recently on sales tactics featured a guest speaker who tried to use a mixed-message approach to getting his point across. Evidently, in presenting anecdotes and analogies he often intermingled scripture, his personal disdain for corporate America, and feelings about the President and war. What this has to do with closing on the perfect sales pitch I'm still trying to figure out.

Were I there, I would have walked out...because I've done so before. Numerous times. I'm smart enough to have developed my own axiology and I subscribe to the mandates of my own faith, and while I'm tolerant and accepting of the beliefs and principles of others, quoting "Varsity Blues" - I don't want your life.

This happens so often during presentations that it makes me sick. Stick to the subject at hand and talk about what we came here for and don't preach religion, philosophy or politics. We've got a problem if you do.

The sad thing is I know there are those that like sheep believes whatever he said and like lemmings followed the crowd.