Thread by @MySuccessTheory

Three key reasons why the 'Art of Selling' is an important life skill.

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Areas explored in this thread around the 'Art of Selling'

1) It builds your self-confidence

2) Helps you develop the art of listening

3) Helps build your personal brand

The first reason: It builds self-confidence

If you already work within a selling environment you might already understand this

Walking up to somebody on the street, approaching someone in a store, or cold calling people

Takes a certain level of confidence to be successful...

Sales confidence comes from getting used to talking to strangers and in front of groups of people

You need this skill in life too

At work, around friends, and in random situations, you need this confidence...

If you don't work within selling environments

There are ways to build that confidence:

-Work at non-profit organizations on their phones
-Volunteer in community programs
-Sell stuff at flea markets or online

Selling is an important skill, and it 100% builds your confidence.

The second reason is: The art of listening

This is a bit counter-intuitive

The idea that most people have of sellers is one of a slick 'Wolf of Wall Street' wise-talking type

But the top sellers know that listing is the key to any sales conversation...

When you listen, you build the ability to hear the needs and wants of other people

You start to understand what will influence people

This isn't just a skill that you can use while selling

This is a skill that you can use in meetings: entrepreneurial or corporate...

If you want to push a project forward in a certain direction

Bulldozing your way through a meeting forcing your ideas on others doesn't work

But

Hearing the needs/wants of your bosses

Then tailoring your ideas for the project so they work for everybody is a skill...

You learn how to tailor ideas by listening

Delivering ideas without listening will not work

The ability to sell/speak to strangers builds confidence

With that confidence, you're able to create the space to listen

Helping you navigate conversations to better results.

The third reason is: You are a living brand

You're constantly selling yourself

You may not like that fact

You may disagree with me

But you can’t run away from it...

If you work within a corporate environment

Your boss and your boss's boss are weighing you up all the time

What value do you have?

What value would you have if you were to move to the next level?

Can you be put in charge of a project?

If you're known for delivering good results, that is part of your brand

But if you don’t know how to sell/listen, you may be losing out

Knowing how to sell/listen gives you the ability to demonstrate your results in meetings and interviews

Leading to better opportunities.

These three areas feed into each other

Putting yourself out there selling/talking to strangers builds confidence

You get past the initial need of wanting to talk all the time, learning the ability to listen

Then, you build your brand as someone who provides solutions...

If you don't have great selling skills

If you don't have the confidence to listen

Your brand (you) will suffer

This is why:

Building the 'Art of Selling' is super important for your personal development journey in life...

I don't think I would be where I am today without the skill of selling

It is a tool that I will keep for life

It has built my confidence and how I sell myself

It also gives me confidence when I enter into buying situations

When I go to buy a car, house, or other product...

These key skills will be a benefit in your day to day life

Like it or not you are a brand

You are constantly selling yourself

The bigger and better your brand can be

The bigger and better your life can be!

I hope you can build a big and bold life with these skills

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