In class we have had multiple opportunities to practice sales and learning from guest speakers. Shake hands, don’t shake hands. Make sure you don’t leave money on the table or spill your candy in the lobby.
There is a lot to remember.
Outside of the people we hear, or the books we read from, how do we sell ourselves? How do we make ourselves attractive to clients?
Selling yourself is more than the clothes you wear. Being well groomed is important to be sure, but what makes a client trust you?
I’d argue that connection is the most important trait. Connection requires both parties to be genuine and honest. Only then can you begin to trust and work as a problem-seeker. To truly sell yourself well, you must sell the fact that you want to help your client. Finding out their true problem, even if that means you can’t help them is more meaningful than someone who tries to sell their service anyway.
Our clients have problems causing pain, with genuine empathy we can seek to help aid them even if that means pointing them somewhere else. Problem seeking requires active listening and care. The Bible says that we are to be known by our deeds, and I think that in this way, sales can be a way to minister to God’s people. By this, even sales can give glory to God.
BoweryJE22
I love how you show that sales can be glorifying to God! We as Christians are called to love our neighbor, and what better way to love them than by trying to help them through pain? When we keep the client’s needs first, real connections are made and the best outcome will be sure to follow.