Today we are talking about two popular topics: the mindset around failure (and how to pivot) and the secrets to getting sales.
My guest, Donnie Boivin and I discuss why you must be willing to fail. As a matter of fact, if you aren’t failing, you aren’t growing your business! We dig into the mindset issues and share how to pivot and move forward. Next, Donnie shares his secrets to landing sales. His tips will change the way you think about pitching your services.
Here are some things we covered in this episode:
- Why you must be willing to fail
- How to pivot your mindset when you are feeling low
- How to get to moment of clarity
- What to do when you have dropped the ball
- What to expect if your life is comfortable
- Why sales are important (no matter what your service is)
- Why sales are easy – and how to sale when you don’t want to
- How to reach out consistently to sale your service
- How to conduct sales calls
- Why sales are not a “close” but the start of a relationship
- Get Donnie’s content resource by texting “I am a success champion” to 817-318-6030
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