“From the Kitchen to the Close: What Julia Child Can Teach Us About Sales Mastery”

Written By Tom Duffy

I appreciate that if you are under 40, you may not have heard of Julia Child. Which is a little ironic, considering how long it took before she found success. Which I find inspiring, and that is what Selling Like A Champion is supposed to be about. Whether you are just starting in your career, or maybe half way through and hitting a wall, or maybe at the end and you want to go out on top, Selling Like A Champion is about making the investment, making the changes and recognizing who and where you are so that you too, can be the best you.

So, before she was the queen of French cuisine, Julia Child didn’t even know how to cook. She didn’t discover her passion until she was nearly 40. And once she did, she trained at Le Cordon Bleu, studied tirelessly, and failed forward until her first book broke barriers, and her TV show brought technique to the world.

That’s how champions are made. Not overnight, but over time. With focus, craft, and grit.

Selling Like A Champion isn’t just a mindset, it’s a method. We talk about frameworks, habits, and structure, but none of that matters unless it’s practiced, just like a great recipe.

Julia Child was all about discovery, repetition, flavor, and feel. Sales? Same.

💡 Whether you're preparing a meal or preparing for a sales pitch:

  • Know your ingredients, know yourself, and be honest where you are. No excuses.

  • Respect the process. It takes work. Go slow to go fast, but go with effort.

  • Taste and adjust. Execution is about adapting, staying the course on the goal and finding new paths to go down.

That's how you serve up something unforgettable.

🥂 Cheers to the Champions—past, present, and future. - Tom Duffy

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Tom Duffy