Success in any area of life will come to you more frequently if you believe in yourself - unwaveringly - and show it.<\/p>\n
The foregoing FACT becomes even more important to keep in mind if\/when you have to start-up or run a business of your own. Few endeavours in life, are as challenging as having to take a business idea from zero to rewarding success.<\/p>\n
In approaching people you want business from, you must come across as self-assured\/confident and enthusiastic.<\/p>\n
I have \"entertained\" many friends, clients (and even prospects) with the story of how, back in 2007, I endured major humiliation one fateful day when I (mistakenly?) entered an office in Ikeja, here in Lagos, to introduce my custom spreadsheet software development service.<\/p>\n
The owner of the company was so amused to hear me say I could develop low-cost and time-saving automated spreadsheet software for him using MS Excel, that he burst out laughing many times, as I spoke.<\/p>\n
Eventually, he turned to someone seated next to him, and pointing to me said \"Can you imagine him wanting to teach me Excel? I know more Excel than he knows! What can he possibly teach me?\" Looking at me, with a mocking expression on his face, he said with a tone of finality \"Anyway, I wish you all the best\".<\/p>\n
And it was a good thing that I did so.<\/p>\n
Guess what happened? Before the end of that day, I had won a project to build a custom application for a medium-sized company in Omole Estate, Phase 1 in Ikeja, Lagos. And I went on to sell THAT same application to a similar company - also in Ikeja - less than ONE month after finishing it.<\/p>\n
Looking back, I realise that it was the way I carried myself that often \"won\" over the clients. I always presented my offer in an engaging manner.<\/p>\n
Apart from showing that I was excited about getting an opportunity to tell them what I could do to help them, I was also careful to employ very graphic verbal illustrations, that instantly communicated the benefits they wanted.<\/p>\n
Most importantly, I NEVER let unsuccessful sales attempts from my past faze me one bit - every time I had a new opportunity to make my sales offers. Anyone who wants to succeed in selling to others will need to be able to do likewise or possibly better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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