The Best Salesperson In the World!
By: Jaseer Kallingal
Tags: Sales, Life, Life Lessons, Ideas, Deal

Movies aren't real. But they can be realistic.

A scenario was similar to movies that happened in my life last day.

I woke up with hopefulness to cut a deal, where I got a positive indication. I really thought that I am going to make the first-ever agreement for the firm I am working in, by myself.

I drove around 100 km for this sole purpose. Let's not talk about the efforts I Put, It's negligible when it comes to the results. I was positive because the earlier meeting was ended with hope and sign of progress.

But when I try to follow up, the authority wasn't replying. So I dressed in a way I don't like but the Job demands, And reached there. Accidentally or not I had a chance to meet the authority in the corridor itself!

In the initial 3/4 seconds, I realized that the deal is off. My perception regarding the outcome was wrong. Did I misinterpret the words?

Or I might be too positive then?

Anyway, I have got little time to talk. While waiting outside, I was reading an article in Medium, which told about an excellent salesperson and how he pitched a very common idea that went great and oversubscribed.

I was in a ‘Fool’s heaven’ where I thought, I could make this thing correct and pull off a great deal which is a positive-sum game for both.

Meeting began. In five minutes, I realized that I am defenseless and I lost my confidence. I couldn't express myself properly and I failed to explain the essence in its true sense.

I lost!

In other words, that was a great lesson!

on the journey back I was questioning my ability as a salesperson, the potential of the ‘product’ I am selling, and the approach which Failed me today!

I have assimilated them in My mind!

I told myself a lot of negative notions and blamed myself for everything. Even I blamed myself for choosing this (Not the sales thing, The whole startup Idea altogether) as a profession. The next big thought was, Am I able to put food on the table for the family If I pursue this!

I stopped.

I was standing in front of my bike. A lady was passing by. She asked whether I am here to visit that house.

‘Which house?’

I parked my bike in front of a gate! I removed my helmet and she was like ‘Ah, Now I recognize you!’

‘I don't Know You!’ I replied.

‘ I think I know You’.

‘ I am not from this place. My house is so far away.’ I told her where I am from.

‘I came there, I know the place.’ — She!

damn, I don't know this middle-aged lady, and I am in middle nowhere now, I wanna reach home, I had a really really bad day. These sorts of thoughts filled my head.

Then I realized what is she trying to do.

She is trying to sell me a homemade pickle!

she is a salesperson. ‘THE SALESPERSON’

She was forcing me to buy and doing it in a quite convincing manner.

I didn't!

But again a lesson Learned.

The approach I should Use, Not always, but On specified occasions.

The image of Steve Jobs came to my mind suddenly! I don't know why.

The whole day was so surprising, In a negative manner.

The other underlying principle I learned was, whatever you learn, read, or understands, you are what you are.

I am still the angry, sensitive, poor fella. But I am learning to be a stoic!