I was never a member of the debate team, never ran for a political office, and have never argued a case in court. I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV—but I do understand that all of these activities reflect selling.

I recently heard speak Daniel H. Pink, New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling business author of "Drive" and "A Whole New Mind." His presentation concerned his newest book, "To Sell Is Human," which I found fascinating and enlightening.

During his presentation, Pink opined that much of what we all do on a daily basis is sell: We persuade and move people toward giving up some of their resources to get something back.

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