It is imperative for all businesses, no matter the size, to be able to describe their target customer. It is equally important for businesses to create an ideal sales profile. This will help you identify the right hire for your sales team. In this episode, Donald will talk about theĀ importance of defining the ideal sales profile in detail.Ā
Oftentimes, as salespeople, we start our days with a list of things we want to accomplish in our day. By the end of the day, however, we realize we didnāt get to do what we set out to do. As a result, you come up with excuses for why you didn’t get your tasks completed. You can avoid that by creating the ideal sales profile. This is about the picture youāve set in your mind about how you will conduct yourself in each activity throughout the day, long before they happen.
Visualize your success
The greatest swimmer of all time, Michael Phelpsā was taught by his coach about playing tapes to watch his performance.. His coach told him to visualize the perfect race and all the details surrounding those moments. His job was to play in his mind every scenario that could occur: What does the audience look like, what is the feel of the water temperature, how does he feel mentally and emotionally? He would visualize his win over and over again until eventually he knew exactly what to do to win the race. He visualized it before it happened.Ā
The greatest people in their careers and fields have all visualized their success long before they ever got there. Thatās exactly what you need to do – visualize your success before it happens.Ā
In a sales situation, salespeople can get distracted because more often than not, we focus on external factors. We spend hours, days, and even weeks coming up with the ideal customer profile. Your task now is to create the mental tape of your ideal sales profile succeeding in every scenario.
The ideal seller
Who is the ideal seller? The ideal seller is you, at your best,Ā able to sell in every possible scenario. Itās about more than what it looks like to execute a sale, itās about what the seller can do under various situations.Ā
In 2008, Michael Phelps was competing in Beijing and while in the water, his goggles broke but this didnāt stop him. He still won. How was he able to pull through? He had already visualized himself winning the competition with broken goggles. Michael Phelps had already created his ideal swimmer profile, planned out what heād do in a variety of adverse circumstances and saw himself win anyway. His preparedness enabled him to perform without skipping a beat.Ā
It helps to see yourself accomplish everything on your to do list. If you have made up your mind to make phone calls at a certain time of day, then ensure youāll do what you have planned no matter what other schedules will pop up. If you planned on making phone calls at 2 PM, then make the calls and prospect. Envision yourself sitting in your chair, making calls, and think about what youāll do if youāre faced with any distractions. Let it play out in your mind until youāre positioned to get back on the calls. This will help you to know what to do and say in order toĀ take control of the situation. If you donāt, you have a greater probability of getting pulled away from the task at hand.Ā
You can apply the same visualization technique to negative conversations. Some clients will not be receptive to your offer but you can envision how youāll handle these scenarios beforehand and prepare what youāll say. You donāt need to have all possibilities covered but you can have a better idea of how youāll respond for a greater success rate.Ā
Envision yourself to be a seller who hits quotaĀ
Envision yourself to do prospecting everyday
Envision yourself to perform well under pressure
Play the situation in your head
You may have created a habit of doing a different activity when youāre supposed to be prospecting but habits can be replaced with some creative visualization.Ā Believe that you will prospect at a set time and stick to it.Ā If youāre playing a tape in your mind of being distracted, replace it with focus and execution.Ā
If you make prospecting a new habit and stick to it, your mind will replace the old tape and success will be the new norm. Your mind will recognize these habits as something you do on a regular basis. As a result, youāll have the energy and the capacity to perform your goals. The key is that long before the habit is formed, play the tape over and over again in your head until your brain believes it.Ā Once that happens, the actions will start to match until itās truth. Just make sure that as you release the negative scenarios youāre replacing them with your best actions.Ā If you donāt, your mind will fall back into old habits of thinking.Ā Get those new habits locked in!Ā Ā
The importance of mind settingĀ
Instill in your mind that you are a problem solver.Ā What you think, youāll become.Ā
āWhy Every Seller Needs To Create An Ideal Sales Profileā episode resourcesĀ
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Donald is the host of the popular sales podcast,"The Sales Evangelist". He is the founder of The Sales Evangelist Consulting Firm where he helps small companies develop killer sales process to scale their business and increase growth.
Donald is also an award-winning speaker, sales trainer, and coach. He's a big fan of traveling, South Florida staycations and high-quality family time. Donald has a belief that āanyoneā can sell if they have the desire and receives the proper training.
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