LISTEN TO SUCCEED

Listen to Succeed!

From the minute you are born you are basically a commodity that will be bought or sold at every point in your life (the value will be dependent on how you negotiate the terms and conditions!) 

Why do I state this?  Because when you are born, the first thing your parents will do if you are the first child born in the house BUT a female born in a Muslim world, your family will “sell” you to the rest of the family for acceptance. 

Then your parents sell you the biggest brand name schools to be accepted to become a modern day mindless robot like your other peers who at the same esteemed education establishment.  Then as you go to college or university one sells themselves in whatever way they can to be accepted and the same goes on towards employment or starting your own work! 

Selling never seems to stop in your life and never will!  So, what will make you the best sales person ever?  (Both in your personal or professional lives) Let me show you how to be the best! 

In life we make the biggest mistake about making life about people!  To survive and be the best in sales, you always should ensure that you are focused on the situation at hand and do not make things personal.

The only way one can make an unbiased, impartial decision about anything in their life is if one has the ability to be patient and listen with an intent to understand and an open mind about everything at hand no matter how bad or good it is. 

Not money! Time is the most precious commodity today so why listen to people? (anyone) Because it helps you in every way possible!  Even at the time when in your personal life you decide to get married to a partner – if you do not understand them – your relation may be made by the parents but it will not survive!  The same goes for a marriage with your employer! 

Every salesman knows what to say!  Rarely do you come across a salesman that knows exactly what NOT to say and when not to say it and when to listen. Now that person is a fantastic salesman not just good but more successful and in fact fantastic! 

Here are a few pointers on how to listen – (Should you want a separate sales session with me please reach out directly to me via the contact information given below) 

If you are in front of anyone you need to let the person finish speaking without interrupting them – Keep a pen and paper and take notes of what they are saying.  Ignore their wants – read between the lines of the message and identify their needs and understand the people and their business – understand your clients or audience because people run this world and not technology – if you do not listen you will never be able to develop empathy for the people you are trying to understand.

When your audience is done speaking you should wait several seconds before – responding – you need to respond and not react (there is a big difference between the two just like being happy or being content but you need to work that out) 

Please ensure that you do not speak over the top of your audience or one another.  This pause will give your audience enough time to re-cap what they have said and maybe add on a few more details that will be beneficial to you!  Sometimes your audience might pause speaking for about 30 seconds or so because they themselves are probably re-capping what they said and if they have left anything further out!  If they remain silent expecting a response then the following is obvious 

Your silence and taking notes will depict your seriousness and attention to the audiences’ issues with detail that will be deeply be appreciated as your audience will know you took the time to make your notes and inwardly digest the content your audience just shared with you.

When you allow the pause to occur it displays patience and respect because that means you are not impulsive rather very meticulous with regard to details of your audiences’ concerns. 

LESS IS MORE! Every time I have trained people or business professionals on how to communicate in the professional lives or personal matters, I have always encouraged to cut the fat in the dialogue and written content and stick to the bare minimum that coveys the correct message.  

I always advise people to reduce the amount of extra information that is not relevant, because if they do not, they often miss the chance of being taken seriously!  Impulsivity, emotions and assumptions along with poor communication abilities are a sure way to fail and not succeed in life! 

If you would like help in appreciating your existing worth then do reach out to me with your concerns for a FREE consultation and let’s see if on  a phone call we can ensure growth, higher profits and more motivated people around you that will be loyal to you! 

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