Wait for the Check
I didn’t sell anything today at my sales job. Since I work on commission only, I didn’t make any money. It kind of sucked. But, we also just got a new dialer and there are a bunch of kinks to work out. That has also been annoying. The people that I did talk to gave me their sob stories of all the money they’ve spent on coaching and how it hasn’t helped them anyway. Listening to them made me sad. It’s true, the coaching industry is pretty shady. It’s hard for me to want to sell to people after they’ve told me about all of that. Although I do think our product can help people be successful, I know a lot of times that they won’t be successful, no matter what products they purchase. As I was reflecting on that, it made me want to do B2B sales a lot more. There isn’t any emotion to the sale, rather, it’s very logical the decision making process in a business. I won’t ever feel bad about selling something to a business.
So, that was an interesting day at work. After work our FHE group met at this Pirate restaurant for dinner. It was really fun and the restaurant was really well put together. We had a big group of us and so it took forever to get our checks at the end and to get out of there. I remember that was the most annoying thing about going out to eat dinner when I sold pest control. We always had a big group of us, and it always took way to long to get our checks at the end of the night. However, tonight I realized that’s a big problem that might present itself as an opportunity for a business. It’s so funny how I see problems now. Before, I got annoyed at how long it took. Today, when it was taking a long time, I realized how that’s a problem that needs a solution. Whenever a problem exists, there is opportunity for a business. So, I don’t know enough about credit cards and why things are done the way they are done now, but I know there has to be a better way. I’m pretty sure I’ve slid my credit card for services or things before I knew what the exact total amount would be. If that’s possible, there is potential for people to pre-pay for their meal. I mean, with big groups they charge everybody a certain gratuity anyway, so, that wouldn’t even deter the tip-giving. Anyway, that’s a problem that I could think more about.
Tags: opportunities, sales
Thoughts on Life | Aaron Anderson | 
November 3, 2009 5:31 am
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