Tired of not having things go your way?
Frustrated with all the sales calls, and no closing?

Ever wondered why some characters seem to have hippo-thickness skin?

They seem to be perennially persistent in the face of life’s meanest comments, impatient gazes and outright nastiness. They walk where angels fear to tread, and they seem to come through unscathed; ready to fight (or is it dance?) another day.

Here’s how you handle rejection, effortlessly … time and again.

First, let’s meet Mario.

If there was ever one confident and brazen guy, Mario was five times him. He would optimistically leap into every opportunity to meet his “potential wife.”

Here is a summarized version of his Courting Technique.

Mario sees The Girl.

He makes his way towards her…sauntering, weaving in and out through the crowd…never making a direct bee line towards her….for he knows that would overwhelm The Girl.

Upon arrival, just feet away from His Girl, he flashes a broad toothy smile with a twinkle in his eyes.

And he asks, “Are you a magician? Because when I looked at you, everyone else disappeared!”

Yup, we know you are laughing at this Courting Technique.

Various Reactions

But here is the surprising result.
6 out of 10 times, His Girl has a positive reaction.

Some burst out laughing.
Others smile.

Responses vary, from
“Oh! Pleease…”
to “Really?”
to “What else do you have up your sleeve?”.

Mario went for it, again, after a Morning Group Jog at the Arboretum – a new activity, in the name of trying new things, in order to meet new people.

The Girl burst into an extended bout of unrestrained laughter, gasping, “Wa! I really needed that. So what do you do when you’re not downloading cheesy lines?”

Here are the statistics again, 6 out of 10 times – a conversation would take place with His Girl.

And when the feedback would instead be a raised eyebrow, an icy cold stare or a 180 degree about-turn a.k.a. fleeing, Mario would simply mutter to himself:

“Some Will.
Some Won’t.
So What?
Next!”

And there you have it… SW cubed + N.
He survives rejection, time and time again.
Effortlessly.

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Surviving the Rejection Windmill 

Each Sales Person is a Mario looking for The Girl.

And it is your mission to convert The Girl (that is, the Qualified Prospect) into My Girl (that is, a happy Repeat Client).

Fact: Not all “your lines” will be well received, all the time, by all the people.

For sure, your product or service is not nirvana to everyone. Some will get it, even need it. Some won’t. And if they don’t, are you not still breathing? Isn’t your face still intact? How, really, have you been negatively impacted by not being well received? This is the ethos behind, “So what?”. You still have a lot going for you.

To survive the Rejection Windmill that all Sales People must go through, don’t take yourself too seriously or you will cease to enjoy the game. And Sales IS a game! The more you play, the better you get at it.

Ask any athlete. It’s 99% perspiration.

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Conclusion: So it may be time to say, “Next!”.

You see, N-O simply means, “Next Opportunity”.

Ignore that feeling that rejection means that the END has arrived, because E-N-D simply means, your “Effort Never Dies”.

So have hope!

Focus on your efforts today.
Brush the dust off.
Stand up tall.
Shoulders straight.
Feet forward.
And take action again.

Your best days are ahead!

Team @ WDS Africa
www.wdsafrica.wordpress.com
For Professional & Personal Development

P.S.

Mario has other lines … don’t judge him!

“Are you religious? ‘Cause you are the answer to all my prayers.”
“Hey. I seem to have lost my number. Can I have yours?”
“I would say God Bless You. But it looks like He already did.”

May you survive rejection, effortlessly!