If you don't take care of your shoes, that's a good sign that you don't take care of your business.

You can read somebody's attitude - it's either a pleasant attitude or it's a negative one and you can spot that in their body language, their eye contact and the way they march in, ... Business Unusual.

You can pace yourself if you know how much time is involved, ... If you can get the other person to talk, you can play your cards better.