How the Sales Process Can Be Used In All Relationships

Hello Everyone,

First I must apologize as I was traveling to the sunny state of Florida this past weekend and forgot to upload during all the hustle through the airport.  Still that is no excuse.  I will try to make it up with the next blog coming Feb 3rd.

In analyzing the selling process that we recently have gone through the past several weeks one might see how this can be applied to all relationships in our lives.

If you are newly dating someone doesn’t the building rapport, being interested, showing value, asking questions to learn what makes them tick, and selling yourself all sound just like the dating process?  How about when you are at work and you are trying to get a group of people to move forward on a project?  What about if you are leading a department or an organization trying to change the culture.  You will use this process to get buy in from the teams to move in the direction you want them to go.

Lawyers convincing a judge and jury, teachers hoping to get their students to want to prepare for college, parents trying to get their kids to change their clothes to get out the door on time…sometimes I felt like I had to sell my son to get ready and eat the food I cooked when he was younger. 

To the point you can apply the sales process in all relationships in your life.  Not that you want to sell people, but following the steps will allow you to move forward a little faster and with less resistance. 

We all use these steps even if we are not recognizing it at the time. 

Try it.  What is the worst that can happen if you try to visualize the sales process when engaging others.

Also to the dating crowd, watching the movie “Hitch” would be super helpful! 

I will see you guys in a couple days!

Sincerely,

Kevin Sidebottom

Sales and Leadership Enterprises