Speaker 1: Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of
Speaker 1: performance through strong human relations, team building, and goalagiving. This
Speaker 1: is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul Fellovaledo.
Speaker 2: Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.
Speaker 2: It's episode two fifty one. Today, I want you to
Speaker 2: shift your mindset and start seeing yourself as a salesperson. Now,
Speaker 2: I know what you might be thinking, I'm not in sales.
Speaker 2: I'm a leader, a manager, or a professional in my field.
Speaker 2: But here's the truth. In almost everything you do, you
Speaker 2: are selling yourself. You're always selling every conversation, every interaction,
Speaker 2: every decision you make. It's all a form of sales.
Speaker 2: You're selling your vision to your team, you are selling
Speaker 2: your ideas and meetings. You're selling your leadership style to
Speaker 2: your employees. Even in your personal life, you're selling your
Speaker 2: character and reputation through the way you treat people. And
Speaker 2: just like in sales, the way you present yourself determines
Speaker 2: how others buy into what you're offering. You have to
Speaker 2: be transparent, honest, and to the point. Good salespeople don't
Speaker 2: rely on gimmicks. They don't trick people into buying something
Speaker 2: they don't need. The best salespeople succeed because they are transparent,
Speaker 2: They communicate openly, setting clear expectations. They are honest, They
Speaker 2: tell the truth even when it's not what someone wants
Speaker 2: to hear, and they are to the point they don't
Speaker 2: waste time with fluff or unnecessary persuasion. And as a leader,
Speaker 2: this means being direct with your team. If you want
Speaker 2: people to buy into your leadership, you have to be
Speaker 2: clear about what you stand for, what your expectations are,
Speaker 2: and where you're taking them. Don't waste your time on
Speaker 2: the wrong people. Here's another key lesson from sales. Not
Speaker 2: everyone is going to buy from you, and that's okay.
Speaker 2: Some people simply won't like you, they won't respect your leadership,
Speaker 2: they won't align with your values, or they'll resist every
Speaker 2: change you try to implement. That's not a reflection of you,
Speaker 2: it's just reality. A good salesperson doesn't chase bad leads.
Speaker 2: They focus on the right audience, the people who see
Speaker 2: value in what they offer. As a leader, you have
Speaker 2: to do the same. Invest your energy in those who
Speaker 2: are willing to grow, willing to listen, and willing to
Speaker 2: be part of something bigger. Your leadership brand is your product,
Speaker 2: and at the end of the day, your reputation, your
Speaker 2: leadership brand is what people will either buy into or
Speaker 2: walk away from. So how are you presenting yourself? Do
Speaker 2: people see you as reliant, liable? Do they trust what
Speaker 2: you say? Do they understand your vision without confusion? If
Speaker 2: you're struggling with buy in, it might be time to
Speaker 2: refine your message, simplify it, make sure you're being clear
Speaker 2: about who you are and what you expect. So remember
Speaker 2: you are always selling yourself, your leadership, your values, and
Speaker 2: your vision. Be honest, be transparent, and be direct, and
Speaker 2: most importantly, don't waste your time trying to convince people
Speaker 2: who don't want to be convinced. And if you haven't
Speaker 2: done so, please five star review the show on your
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Speaker 2: for you to download. This has been the seven minute
Speaker 2: leadership podcast and I thank you for listening.
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