Mindful Sales

As a freelancer or startup you’ll often find yourself working with bigger or more established organisations, which can sometimes leave you feeling powerless, and if you don’t know how to negotiate effectively, you end up giving too much away. To help you learn how to negotiate effectively, we caught up with mediation and negotiation expert, William Ury. He […]

In this podcast interview you’ll hear from former entrepreneur Nick Leech on the importance of developing authority, the dangers of over-reliance on one lead generation strategy, what makes an exceptional salesperson – you will be surprised! And more advice from the perspective of a business owner, to help you thrive. On this week’s Mindful Sales show I’m joined […]

According to today’s guest the average person procrastinates for two hours a day which is one quarter of our working day. This is equivalent to starting work in April each year. Listen to this week’s podcast to learn how to overcome procrastination so you can sell more. After reading The Procrastination Equation before christmas I saved hours a […]

As part of my commitment to help you soar, I’ll pick the brains of entrepreneurs who’ve made it through those challenging early stages of building a business to bring you entrepreneur success stories. It’s my pleasure to introduce you to my guest in this week’s Mindful Sales podcast, Helen Hopkins, founder of Pudding Bridge, an award winning specialist […]

I love hearing about people who have an idea, a vision, and they act upon it despite not getting immediate external positive validation, and make it work. I also love hearing about people who go back to prospects despite getting a no, and figure out selling what your clients need. This week on the Mindful Sales show I’m joined by […]

If you want to know how to succeed in B2B sales, then keep reading because it’s not what you think. Entrepreneurs inexperienced in B2B sales (selling to businesses), regardless of what they’re selling, tend to approach sales in a rational, proposal-driven approach, treating it like a numbers game and focussing on the product or service […]

There are times when you won’t have time to ask questions first, and you need to pitch your idea in 90 seconds or less. Here’s a snappy simple 4-step process to help you. Instead of beginning with yourself or your company, a sure way to get people reaching for their phones, try this. 4H: a […]

One skill that will set you apart is how to instantly build rapport with anyone Building rapport quickly allows you to accelerate generating referrals and new leads to grow your sales. Tune in to this weeks podcast where I share 5 tips to instantly build rapport with anyone. Why building rapport is important It’s where the […]

Do you want to know the secret to sales success? In August of 2008, my beloved returned from a holiday in India. She brought me back a gift from the bustling East Indian metropolis of Kolkata. The gift was a little red book. When I started reading the book I couldn’t put it down. After several […]

Blogging for business is a great lead generation tool, but are you making the 3 biggest blogging blunders? I had a conversation wit blogging extraordinaire Demian Farnworth of Copybot, and chief writer at Copyblogger Media, some call it the bible of content marketing. I’m a fan of Demian and Copyblogger, so it was a delight for me […]