First thread I've started since I've been here so take it easy on me boys
First of all, a little background. I'm currently a business student studying managerial sciences, and my dad owns a small company which provides services for upscale condominiums, warehouses, and large businesses. I came on board last summer, and this will be my second summer in which I approach proprietors and attempt to sell these services to them. I use many alleys including online marketing, sales letters, and personal meetings in which I attempt to make aware our services, how we build relationships and value our customers, and the value we create when taking us on board.
I have come to realize an uncanny resemblance between game and sales, in which we must make approaches, most often which are cold leads, and attempt to "seduce" our target into a relationship with us (be it physical or a business partnership). My dad is a great mentor and even once in the boardroom took me aside and stated two things I will never forget: 1. Life is selling yourself, you are a brand, and you sell yourself to the world. 2. He literally said to me "when you meet a girl at the club do you immediately say "lets have sex" to which I replied "sometimes ". He stated sales are just like picking up a girl in which we have to create attraction first and then go in for the kill. I carry the lessons he's taught me in forging a path in which I have created an opportunity for him worth about a quarter of a million dollars, and closed. It has been my first real win, and I loved the feeling more than anything I've ever accomplished (besides closing a woman).
I have also realized that there is no right time to approach, just as with game. If we wait too long and think that the more we prepare the better we will do, we will never be ready. Sometimes you just have to pull the trigger, approach, and see what happens.
I am still in the very early stages of my sales journey, in the end I want my sales to grow this company and translate to new hires, as well as benefit all stakeholders, and be both my dad's and my legacy down the road.
I would love to hear from you guys about your experiences with sales, how you feel that it relates to game and "seduction", and how best to approach targets in the business world.
Thanks guys!
First of all, a little background. I'm currently a business student studying managerial sciences, and my dad owns a small company which provides services for upscale condominiums, warehouses, and large businesses. I came on board last summer, and this will be my second summer in which I approach proprietors and attempt to sell these services to them. I use many alleys including online marketing, sales letters, and personal meetings in which I attempt to make aware our services, how we build relationships and value our customers, and the value we create when taking us on board.
I have come to realize an uncanny resemblance between game and sales, in which we must make approaches, most often which are cold leads, and attempt to "seduce" our target into a relationship with us (be it physical or a business partnership). My dad is a great mentor and even once in the boardroom took me aside and stated two things I will never forget: 1. Life is selling yourself, you are a brand, and you sell yourself to the world. 2. He literally said to me "when you meet a girl at the club do you immediately say "lets have sex" to which I replied "sometimes ". He stated sales are just like picking up a girl in which we have to create attraction first and then go in for the kill. I carry the lessons he's taught me in forging a path in which I have created an opportunity for him worth about a quarter of a million dollars, and closed. It has been my first real win, and I loved the feeling more than anything I've ever accomplished (besides closing a woman).
I have also realized that there is no right time to approach, just as with game. If we wait too long and think that the more we prepare the better we will do, we will never be ready. Sometimes you just have to pull the trigger, approach, and see what happens.
I am still in the very early stages of my sales journey, in the end I want my sales to grow this company and translate to new hires, as well as benefit all stakeholders, and be both my dad's and my legacy down the road.
I would love to hear from you guys about your experiences with sales, how you feel that it relates to game and "seduction", and how best to approach targets in the business world.
Thanks guys!
"Money over bitches, nigga stick to the script." - Jay-Z
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