I had two ‘sales’ experiences yesterday that couldn’t have been more freakin’ different!
Man #1 didn’t do the immediate first name terms and ‘How are you today?’ shite. But he gave me his name straight away and what the call was about; to see if what he was offering was of use to me.
He was affable, warm and included personal comments during the process both about himself and what he thought might serve me. Plus, he checked what I thought of the ideas he was offering.
We were having a conversation!
He also didn’t gabble anything in a rush so I couldn’t correctly hear what he was saying. Even when he had to go by the ‘script,’ it sounded like he was reading it for the first time.
He was relating to me as a human being with a human being.
Man #2 sounded dead bored when I answered his call, giving me his name and company but, at first, waffle and no explanation of why he was calling.
When I asked the question he replied, ‘For just £175 you could be listed at the top of the first page in a Google search for coaches and mentors.’
When I said I was a psychotherapist and not one of the above he became more animated. I assume there’s more scope to get a psychotherapist at the top of the first page of a Google search for, yes you’ve got it, psychotherapists!
Derrrrrrr… How many times can he sell being the first of your occupation on the first-page of a Google search for that occupation? Call me curious because it seems to me the logical answer can’t possibly be more than once!
So, when he took a breath, I interjected with, ‘Thanks for your call and I’m…’
I got no further…
His turn to interject with a bit-pissed-off voice saying, ‘You’re not really interested, are you?’ and then cut me off…
Charming!
There was no ‘we’ in this exchange. I was a potential sale and an ‘it’ to be sold to. And when he recognised the ‘it’s-not-you-it’s-me’ flick-off of the sales world, he wasn’t going to waste a second more of his time on me.
Can you imagine the purgatory of making endless calls repeating the same-old-same-old script to an ‘it’ at the other end of the line with ‘the sale’ your numero uno must-get?
Totally Wild Soul-less…
AND…
Making an ‘it’ of him too!
BTW I’ve considered he might have had a boil on his bum or be so in debt that making a sale was life or death for him. But even so…
It’s about so much more than just a sale!
I have numerous interactions every day unless, of course, I’m hibernating. And I aim to consciously create all of them as human being to human being conversations.
Conversations aligned with my gorgeous Wild Soul, my integrity and the awesome energy of Love…
For what are we here for if not to spread some of that in all our interactions, whatever the conversation?
What do you think?
Love and wild warm wishes…
You are perfect imperfection
A divine light that yearns to shine.
So shine, woman, shine!
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