Do you remember the old “If you always do, what you’ve always done, then you’ll always get, what you’ve always gotten” thing?
Well its Monday, a new day, in a new week and maybe, just maybe, you can change it up a bit.
Here are a few suggestions
1) Everyone has their own preferred venue when it comes to communication. So if some people prefer a phone call, others an email and others, social networking (and there’s still more than that by the way) then why would you just cling to the one that makes YOU most comfortable. Shouldn’t you embrace a well thought out and well diversified “Sales Mix”? Oh, and if all you do is continue to call someone who never takes your call, that might be your sign!
2) Take a good look at how you have your contacts scheduled. If you have them as a recurring reminder in your crm as in every other Tuesday at 10:00 am. You are becoming predictable and conditioning your prospect to blow off your call. Change this up too while you’re at it.
3) How about some creativity? If you do it well, it’s a great opportunity to stand out from the masses . . . especially the ones who “always do what they’ve always done”. What the heck, here’s a free E-Book with 35 ways to prospect more creatively.
4) Take a Look At Your Messaging: When was the last time you reviewed what you say and/or write? FYI: Changing this up keeps you sounding fresh. The kind of fresh that people that comes through in your words. Might be contagious dude, you never know.
5) Change your scenery! Changing your scenery does wonders for your creativity too because your mind gets stimulated in new ways.
6) Look at your routine and consider a departure from some of your “rituals”. Someone once told me that as creatures of habits we tend to default back to the very first way we learned something (hence the large amounts of adults who say “bye bye”) Be mindful of your “rituals” this week and make sure they are truly serving you!
7) Consider mentally firing yourself from your industry and rehiring yourself in your prospect’s/client’s industry. Think about all the things that would annoy the hell out of you if you were them. When you get done with that, think about opportunities that once realized, would make you look like a rock star if you were them!
8) When was the last time you went to a client/prospect with 1 idea?
9) How about 1 thing for YOU that you have been putting off? Never underestimate the power of being a little selfish my friend! I triple dog dare you to actually do this one!
10) Here are 19 more ways for you to start your week differently packaged nicely in a free, handy dandy E-Book.
So here’s the deal gang, trust me when I tell you its going to seem like someone pushed the fast forward button on your week as 5:00 Friday suddenly appears.
How cool would it be heading home this Friday, knowing that you not only gave it your best shot, you changed it up a bit?
All we can do is try folks . . . whaddya say?
