Hidden Sales Pressure : 7 Ways to Make it Go Away
to engage in conversations but will decrease your stress level as well? See how you feel when you tell yourself instead:
• “I’m not going to make any assumptions that my product or service is a fit until we both determine that there’s a problem to solve.”
• “Not being ‘perfect’ with a potential client isn’t a sign of weakness but an indication that I’m human too.”
• “I don’t need to fear rejection because I’ll use an approach that won’t trigger it.”
* Don’t look at sales as a “game” but as a mission to help those in need. If you shift the way you think about selling, you’ll begin to experience the relief that comes with shedding the burden of the negative sales stereotype.
*Find new role models. Look around you for successful people who sell but don’t exhibit traditional sales behavior and thinking.
