What makes people great isn't the big stuff, and attention to big detail.
What makes people great is the detail that most people don't even want to focus on.
Controversial take:
Sales is not just tactics + scripts.
Sales is communication with actual humans.
We don’t go on dates with scripts (because it would feel unnatural)
So why are we going on calls with them??
#noinstagram causes you to workout three times in a day due to “new time on your hands” -> instead of brainrotting and killing hours I am now finding what the heck do I do with no doom scrolling -> regardless a win win win
It is crazy how your life feels different without social media.
Day 1 in and I am not sure what to do with my time.. crazy!! Lowkey excited about this process
The biggest difference between those who are successful and those are not is one thing...
When you see an opportunity do you act on it? Or think about it?
I had a call with a big business owner, and he gave me advice that stuck with me.
People first buy your skill, then people buy you for you. Become skill obsessed, then self development obsessed, then product obsessed.
The track to a successful career + business
Hard pill to swallow
You have commission breath.. and it stinks. The sales you're looking for is in the wrong place.
Here's how I got ahead of the 99% of sleazy sales reps:
Have child-like curiosity
Go into the call genuinely wanting to help them and understand them.
Ask more questions, make less statements
The lead will feel heard.
How you show up to the call is everything.
If you are showing up excited to talk to them, and wanting to help. They can feel that
If you want to close them so you can get a new Prada bag, they can feel that too.
Be better, and help them, dont just sell them.
5. Sales is JUST a conversation
- Sales is conversational
- Sales is a human to human connection
- Sales is understanding
(Pro tip: start selling without a script. Selling with a script teaches you to read, it doesn't teach you to sell)
4. Uncover + Discover
- Have Child-like curiosity to uncover and discover why the lead is on the call in the first place.
(Find the pain to understand, don't find the pain to sell)