What Kind of Salesperson Are You? You Are Who You See Yourself As

What if you are not bad at selling yourself, and the real problem is the picture you have been carrying of what a salesperson is supposed to look like?I was in a session at work watching a senior sales rep talk about the traits that make someone good at this job. What stayed with me was not her list. It was that she saw herself as a salesperson. No question in it, no doubt about it. She said it the way you say your own name. I have been selling for most of my working life and I am not sure I have ever said it about myself with that kind of ease.This episode is about what happens when you let an outside picture become an inside question, and about the frame that finally got me out of it. There is more than one kind of salesperson, in exactly the way there is more than one kind of business. McDonald's and the Four Seasons both sell, both are excellent, and neither one could run on the other's model for a single day. I had been running a Four Seasons and comparing myself to a McDonald's.CONNECT WITH THE SHOW:Website: ⁠https://1800goaldigger.com⁠Instagram: @1800goaldiggerVoice messages and stories: ⁠hello@1800goaldigger.com⁠If this episode resonated with you, send it to one woman who needs to hear it. That is how this show grows.And if you have a question or story you want to share with me, leave me a private voicemail at 1800goaldigger.com. With your permission, your voice could become part of a future episode.@1800goaldigger, sharing the emotional truth underneath the glamour and celebration of success and growth.CHAPTERS:[00:00] She said it like her own name[01:07] A note on the new schedule[02:26] You become who you see yourself as[03:10] When the doubt arrives from outside[04:08] The mold I kept failing to match[05:10] The strengths I never called sales[06:43] Three questions, do not overthink them[07:02] Question one: when something goes wrong[08:12] Question two: a room full of strangers[08:57] Question three: naming your own strengths[09:33] McDonald's or the Four Seasons[10:54] I was comparing myself to the wrong business[11:36] What kind of salesperson do you want to be?[12:17] You defined selling too narrowly[13:02] What problem do I help solve? 13:42] Three lines to finish before you go[14:27] Whose picture are you holding?