Two of the biggest reasons I tend to shy away from sales are the fear of rejection and the awkwardness of cold calling. I’ve read some awesome blog posts about overcoming the fear that comes with cold calling, but I wanted to write one about the fear of rejection, since we’ve been talking about that subject these last few classes.
You vs. Your Pitch
One of the biggest reasons people hate sales is the guaranteed rejection you will face
It is import to separate your work self from your personal self-worth. When we do this we don’t have to be affected emotionally and can move on to the next sale. We can also use failure as a learning experience for the next sales opportunity. I’m definitely going to be using this strategy of separation for the next time in a sales situation.
BoweryJE22
Great blog post, reading posts like this is super inspiring. Lots of people have trouble with self worth, and its important to know that being confident in yourself plays into lots of aspects of selling. Not only that, but rejection is a part of business, and lots of new business people might not seem to understand that.
I know it is so hard for me to separate these things in my mind. It is extremely important to do so though because it can be quite exhausting if you take the business rejection personally. Honestly I think way more people struggle with this than they let on, so I think this topic is important to address.
We touched on this in class a little bit but I think this is super important to talk about. Many people, including myself take things personally even when they shouldn’t. I don’t take denial well at all, in any form, but talking through this and reading your post will always keep the thought of “don’t let it get to you, its nothing personal” in the back of my head for when I do have to deal with something of this nature.
Great post, and I agree that it is human nature to want to shy away from anything that can cause rejection or pain. Learning to not take anything personally is huge.
I agree that this is essential if you want to be a salesperson. It is tough being told no or that you are not the best option. But in some cases it is for the better, your company may have not fit your potential clients and it could be better for the both of you to go your separate ways.
I have felt this personally because I have sometimes met with people that I had no business meeting with because I could not help them and they just told me no right away and I felt like I had wasted my time.