Is a Bad Moment Defining Your Sales Strategy? by Andrea Waltz At some point, almost every person who sells has "crossed the line" with a customer. You asked one more question. You made one more recommendation. You followed up one too many times. And BOOM! You got smacked
down. Maybe they said, "You're being too pushy." Or hit you with a cold stare and a sharp, "No, thank you," or "Enough already!" That one moment etched itself
into your brain. And now? You tiptoe. You hold
back. You second-guess. Not because it’s happening all the time. But because it happened once. Your brain clings to the bad stuff. It replays the mistakes, the
flinches, the embarrassments. But rarely reminds us of all the times we were bold…and it worked. Don’t let one uncomfortable moment
define your entire sales strategy. Being bold doesn’t mean being pushy, it's assertive. It means recommending what’s right without apologizing. It means asking, even when you’re nervous. Someone, somewhere, is waiting for what you have to offer. So go ahead. Risk hearing "too pushy" again. Because "too silent" won’t change lives or grow your business.
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