{"id":2924,"date":"2021-04-16T01:29:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T01:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/?p=2924"},"modified":"2024-04-08T21:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T21:50:00","slug":"bti-222-im-bad-at-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-222-im-bad-at-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"BTI #222: I&#8217;m Bad At Sales!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18750698\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/4427553\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;I&#8217;m bad at sales&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style= \"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"> That is something I hear a lot.<\/span> <span style= \"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"> Perhaps something I&#8217;ve even been guilty of saying.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Why?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Because we have this misperception that sales is a high pressured strategy to take money from people who do not want to give it.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">We think about the telemarketer, the used car salesman, the spam emailer, the door to door sales person.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">THAT IS NOT SALES<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Sales is about caring about the person you were talking to, and believing in what you can deliver them.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Care about&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Believe in&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">That doesn&#8217;t sound like a high pressured tactic at all\u2026 that sounds like forming a real human connection to try to help someone else.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">THAT IS SALES<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">So\u2026 If you can care about the person you&#8217;re talking to\u2026 And if you can believe in what you are trying to deliver\u2026 Then you are excellent at sales.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Connect with James Patrick<br \/> <a href= \"https:\/\/www.jamespatrick.com\/coaching\">https:\/\/www.jamespatrick.com\/coaching<\/a> &#8211; To apply for 1-on-1 business coaching<br \/> <a href= \"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jpatrickphoto\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jpatrickphoto<\/a> &#8211; Follow in IG<br \/> Text James at (480) 605-3254<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/id\/18750698\/tdest_id\/4427553\">Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m bad at sales&#8221; &nbsp; That is something I hear a lot. 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