We've all done it. You know that today you have to make those sales calls – the phone is going to be your friend. You make a cup of coffee, sit down, look at the phone and … open your email. An hour later you think about making those calls, reach for the phone and… remember you haven't picked up the post yet. And so on.

Procrastination. Excuses. Anything but make those dreaded calls.

Ever made any of these excuses?

30 excuses for not using the telephone in business:

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