Disorganization Recently, we went through the Top 5 Sales Killers (Fear, Failure, Belief, Mundane, and Comfort). In those five blogs, I outlined how these five emotions kill your sale. Now, we are going to dig into the top 2 aspects that kill salespeople. Obviously, not literally kill. I mean these two aspects kill a salesperson’s […]
It’s bumper to bumper until someone makes a mistake Or someone helps the car in front make a mistake As I watched the final laps of Saturday night’s NASCAR race in Daytona, with multiple crashes at the end, I couldn’t help think how similar this was to selling feed, seed, and tractors to farmers. Didn’t […]
Sales is one big game of 20 Questions Ever play that kids game of “Hotter-Colder”? Before video games, my friend Kevin and I were so bored, we played a game called Hotter-Colder. Kevin would cover his eyes, while I hid a toy in the room somewhere. Then, Kevin would walk around the room searching for […]
It’s not the end of the world The regional sales meeting was coming up in three weeks and I was trying to figure out how I could somehow contract some kind of 3-day disease to allow me to skip the meeting. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed these meetings and got a lot out of […]
I don’t believe it anymore Have you ever heard someone described as a “Born Salesperson?” Yeah, me too. Prior to going into sales, I believed it. After decades in sales, I don’t believe it for one minute. Sure, I think people are naturally better at communicating, understanding the small intricacies of verbal/non-verbal communication, or networking […]
Balancing Sales Intuition and Laziness Part 5 of the Five Sales Killers. See previous articles at: The 5 Sales Killers Sales Killer #1 – FEAR Sales Killer #2 – FAILURE Sales Killer #3 – MUNDANE Sales Killer #4 – BELIEF In our fifth installment on the 5 sales killers, we tackle something that sounds […]
Develop the belief in yourself, your product, and your customer or you will never believe in the sale! This is Part 4 of a 5-part series on the Five Sales Killers. See previous articles at: The 5 Sales Killers Sales Killer #1 – FEAR Sales Killer #2 – FAILURE Sales Killer #3 – MUNDANE […]
The Mundane, the Work, The Planning, The Extra Effort or Whatever you want to call it. This is Part 3 of a 5-part series on the Five Sales Killers. See previous articles at: The 5 Sales Killers Sales Killer #1 – FEAR Sales Killer #2 – FAILURE “Oh, I could never be a salesperson” […]
Failure teams up with Fear to form one of the most powerful sales killer: The Fear of Failure This is Part 2 of a 5-part series on the Five Sales Killers. See previous articles at The 5 Sales Killers Sales Killer #1 – FEAR […]
Fear doesn’t lurk in the background; it jumps up in front of you and kills your sale Well-intentioned motivational speakers often turn fear into the acronym: False Evidence Appearing Real. Not true. Fear is real and it’s there for a reason. If you fall off a cliff, you die. That’s real. If you overstep your […]
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