The joy of rejection
Leading means being out front. Exhilarating and scary, self reliant and lonely - never exactly what it says on the packaging. Doesn’t matter if you’re employed…
Taking products and services out the meet the market, you get a lot of rejection.
It may not feel great in the moment, but there are few things more helpful in the long term. If you pay attention.
When rejection slams, you realise the biggest early step is learning how to sell. There’s learning in a “Yes” but the fastest and sharpest lessons come from understanding the “No’s.”
Why not, what’s missing, wrong time wrong place, price, positioning, competitor, distractions, value, priority, language, evidence, trust? Was the decision active or passive? When did their eyes wander?
Every truth is hard won because no one voice is right. You have to triangulate and evaluate to work out the main line and avoid the cuttings.
In person, it takes a conversation or fifty. Online, live and breathe the analytics.
If you listen hard, they’ll tell you what they want, where you’re off course, and how to get back on track.
Skippy Strategy: What system can you put in place to maximise the value of a, No? How can you tap into the richest vein of intelligence?
First published 22nd April 2015.
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