Selling means "understanding customer needs, building relationships, and demonstrating value to help a prospect make an informed purchasing decision" (Google). It doesn't mean "getting" someone to do something. It means offering help in making a decision.
Love it! I recently had a conversation with my business partner about this and we practiced the conversation…because I dislike salesmen and their salesie tactics. I learned in that conversation that my distrust and disdain for salesmen…particularly pushy and manipulative ones…is a major contributing factor for my internal self sabotage when I try to sell my services.
So I’m learning to shift the conversation from sales (transactional) to connection (relational). I love this reframe you’ve provided in allowing me to see that if someone has discerned they need or want more of what I have to offer after an hour of connecting and helping them then the transactional portion of the relationship will happen. And if it doesn’t, I’m okay with that, because I’ve still lived out my God-given calling to help and love others in that time. Either way, I’m blessed for it. ❤️🔥
I love the article because I am learning that a good product will sale itself. It is like sharing the Gospel, it will sale it self because of what it has to offer. A prime example is the Woman at the Well in John 4. Our Lord was able to fulfill a deep longing within her...a needing to belong. A sense of self worth.
My dad was a great salesman. He had a good product. He was not pushy and many people around his territory told me that.
Selling means "understanding customer needs, building relationships, and demonstrating value to help a prospect make an informed purchasing decision" (Google). It doesn't mean "getting" someone to do something. It means offering help in making a decision.
Agreed!
Love it! I recently had a conversation with my business partner about this and we practiced the conversation…because I dislike salesmen and their salesie tactics. I learned in that conversation that my distrust and disdain for salesmen…particularly pushy and manipulative ones…is a major contributing factor for my internal self sabotage when I try to sell my services.
So I’m learning to shift the conversation from sales (transactional) to connection (relational). I love this reframe you’ve provided in allowing me to see that if someone has discerned they need or want more of what I have to offer after an hour of connecting and helping them then the transactional portion of the relationship will happen. And if it doesn’t, I’m okay with that, because I’ve still lived out my God-given calling to help and love others in that time. Either way, I’m blessed for it. ❤️🔥
Not only do I love this post, but I have lived it personally. this is great, wisdom and advice not to mention good old-fashioned common sense!
I love the article because I am learning that a good product will sale itself. It is like sharing the Gospel, it will sale it self because of what it has to offer. A prime example is the Woman at the Well in John 4. Our Lord was able to fulfill a deep longing within her...a needing to belong. A sense of self worth.