WE ARE ALL IN SALES IF WE AGREE:
SALES IS INFLUENCE SALES IS THE TRANSFER OF PASSIONSALES IS CREATING NEW HABITSSALES IS IDENTIFYING & SERVING NEEDSSALES IS IMPACTING BEHAVIORAL CHANGESALES INVOLVES MORE THAN JUST THE DECISION MAKER OR CHECK WRITER: MULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS FOR INFLUENCE WORK: CO-WORKERS, BOSS & CLIENTSHOME: WIFE & KIDSCHURCH OR COMMUNITY 10 WAYS TO DRIVE INFLUENCE:
THEY HAVE TO VIEW YOU AS GENUINELY INTERESTED IN SERVING“even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:28 THEY HAVE TO SEE YOUR OFFERING AS VALUABLE “Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold,” Proverbs 8:10 THEY HAVE TO TRUST YOUR MOTIVES AND INTENTIONS “But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.” James 5:12 SUBTLE HUMOR & HUMILITY ARE A SUPER POWER“Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.” Proverbs 12:25 “Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.” Proverbs 27:2 CONVEY DESIRE FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP BUT NOT DESPERATELY PUSHY“A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.” Proverbs 27:3 IDENTIFY A NEED“But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.”1 John 3:17-18 DISCOVER A PAIN POINT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT NEED“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 ACTUALLY LISTEN : SEEK TO UNDERSTAND OVER BEING UNDERSTOOD “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,” Ephesians 4:2 SOLUTION: URGENCY, DILIGENCE & FOLLOW UP “A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.” Proverbs 10:4 BE LIKABLE: PEOPLE WANT TO BUY MORE THAN THEY WANT TO BE SOLD“Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.” 1 Peter 3:8