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The Main Reason Why You’re Consistently Losing Sales

These words are such a killer! You hear them from other people, and you even use them. If you’re in sales or you have a business and you need to get sales, using those critical filler words, um or uh, will kill you and your business. Do you think people will trust you more because you use the words um or uh in sales? Sure, you may get some people to buy from you that have very low awareness, but when you run into someone who is a high income earner and he’s your big ticket to the big commission…you’re going to run into trouble.
Um and uh are one of the biggest unconscious spoken words in the English language, and it’s killing your sales. It didn’t hit me until I was in a sales meeting selling social media services, and I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why the guy didn’t want to buy when the service matched his needs.
But, of course a reality check came in when my mentor told me I speak as if I have no confidence in myself or my work. Yikes! Now I know why that one guy didn’t want to work with me.
Um…No Confidence!
When you’re using the word um in your daily conversations, you show a lack of confidence on your end. Whoops! Were you offended? If you were, then good because this article is for you.
Um is the filler word that kills your credibility, but it also kills your confidence. Additionally, it can show that you’re a liar and you’re not as trustworthy.
In a sales meeting, instead of using filler words like um or uh, go silent. The power in silence gives you more of the advantage in sales than using your filler words. You want to influence your prospects to buy, not make them feel like they can’t trust you. Tell yourself this right now, “it’s ok to be silent.” Gain confidence when you no longer use um or uh.
“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.” – Arthur Ashe
Uh…You’re Making It Up!
It looks bad when you’re with a prospect and you have to pause, say uh or um, and proceed to continue your conversation. With your friends, they won’t care because they do it too, but with your prospects, you look like a straight up liar and you’re just making stuff up!
Even worse, if you’re saying it in person during the sale, chances are your eyes are going to roll up and you’re going to look like you’re thinking of the next magic word. Again, take a second to pause and be ok with an awkward silence. It’s powerful that way and your prospects will trust you more. If you want to kill your sale in a flash though, use the words um and uh and see how long they will last with you.
Little To No Influence
You have little to no influence on your sales if you are using the words um and uh. You may think that when you use filler words, your prospect doesn’t care because you’re finding a solution, but it’s better to be prepared than to think of something on the spot where you impact with little to influence.
As a guy and coming from my own opinion, how much influence does a girl leave on people when she says um, uh, like? I can tell you one thing for sure, no one would take her seriously. Judge me, hate me, or don’t like me, but you know it’s true. When you’re selling to people, they want someone that they can like, someone who is confident, and doesn’t use filler words to avoid awkward silence.
Those silent moments can be used to think strategically to make your prospect more at peace dealing with you. In addition to that, you are perceived as someone who has more power. Don’t be that person who has to use the filler words to avoid awkward silence. You’ll lose that sale in a flash.
“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem
In conclusion, you have to understand that when you’re selling, you have to look the part, be the expert, and know damn well what you’re talking about even if you’re not familiar with the product or service. Um and uh will not save you and if you closed a sale using those filler words, see how long that works with you and see how long people stay with you.
Leave them loving you, not questioning you the next day. I can tell you from my own experience that when I speak on stage and I use those words, I begin losing my audience. I am losing my sales. I am losing my business. Remember, if you want to influence and get a sale in a flash, use that energy right and don’t use the words um and uh. You’ll kill your sale and business.
Do you ever catch yourself using filler words? If so, what advice do you have for people trying to change that habit? Share your opinions with us below!
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There is no greatness without becoming and there is no becoming with authenticity

In just a few weeks, we will be wrapping up 2023. Can you believe it? This year has been absolutely incredible for me.
I have seen amazing doors opened, new relationships formed and I am seeing dreams realized in my life. While this seems like the hallmarks of a great year, this has also been the most challenging year of my life. With all of the change happening in my life, I have been forced out of my comfort zone and challenged to grow in every area of my life.
I can truly say that I have made the most of my moments this year and I have used everything as a catalyst for maximizing my greatest potential.
As a revolutionary leader, I have the pleasure of consulting and advising leaders around the world to fulfill purpose, realize their greatest potential and make an impact.
I want to share some insights with you that will help you to break cycles of mediocrity and manifest your greatness.
Everything legal must come through the matrix
I am sure that some of you are wondering why I am using the term matrix. However, what you have to understand is that I am trying to make a highly complex spiritual principle practical to understand.
Regardless of your spiritual beliefs, every life has an origin and I believe that origin is divine and begins with eternity. You are birthed from eternity and into time to fulfill a unique purpose and assignment in your lifetime and generation.
The matrix is simply the portal or vehicle that brings something out of the invisible realm and into tangible form. The problem with much of the teaching today is that it excludes the matrix. We are told to believe that success is instantaneous and overnight.
Nobody talks about how a dream progresses through stages beginning with visualization and ultimately culminating in manifestation. Without a matrix or portal then everything that you attempt to birth and build will be illegal.
The matrix not only makes you legal but it gives you the authority and power to function as the greatest expression of who you were created to be.
Every matrix has an incubation process
While many people admire and respect me today, I remember a time when nobody knew who I was or the significance of my message. How did I get to where I am today? I got here through an incubation process.
In other words, everything that has been destined for your life is incubating and awaiting a set time of manifestation. The problem is that most people live their entire lives idle and never initiate the incubation process.
What do I meany by that? Most people are living reckless and very few people are living intentionally. I am amazed at the number of people I have conversations with that have no vision, goals or strategies for their lives. They show great promise and they have undeniable potential.
However, without development they will die with their dreams still in them.
Everything that has been destined for your life must be incubated and converted to become realities born to time.
“Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blueprint and begin to build.” – Robert Collier
You must give expression to that which is not yet born to time
When you think about a matrix or a prophetic incubation process, you have to understand that potential is often unrealized and untapped. In other words, your potential is in raw form and your potential cannot serve you as long as it is untapped.
The thing that makes me valuable is that I have the ability to convert potential into power. I have done it in my own life and I have empowered leaders around the world to do the same. How do you convert potential into power?
First, it is important to note that you have to perceive potential. If you cannot perceive your potential then you can never cultivate your potential. In addition, you must take the time to cultivate your potential. We often get excited about our capabilities; however, we never expand our capacity in order to realize our greatest potential.
In other words, the strength of your potential is only discovered through your willingness to stretch. The more we are challenged the more we are empowered to expand our capacity for greatness. Most of all, you must begin to express your potential. The expression of potential is different for every person.
For example, the expression of my potential is best demonstrated through the thoughts, ideas, products, services, books, etc.
For another person the expression of potential may look like a screenplay, artwork, sports, scientific discoveries, medical breakthroughs, etc.
Regardless of the form of expression, I know that you will live empty and unfulfilled until you make the decision to express your potential. The expression of your potential gives voice to your dreams, life to your vision, significance to your moments and activates your true power.
You must manifest your greatness
As a revolutionary thinker and leader, my work has impacted people around the world. I am grateful that my life is a source of empowerment to so many people. However, before anyone could ever benefit from my life, I had to make a non-negotiable decision to become who I was born to be.
I wish I could tell you that this journey is easy and that you will get there overnight. However, in a world that celebrates us for doing we are often criticized for being. As a result, I wasted a lot of time trying to be who other people wanted me to be instead of being who I was born to be.
There is no greatness without becoming and there is no becoming with authenticity. It is through our bravery to be vulnerable that we ultimately manifest our greatness. We do not bless the world by being a duplicate. We bless the world when we honor our difference. When you honor your difference you honor your potential.
Ultimately, your difference is how you manifest your greatness.
When you present anything but your authentic self to the world, you are playing small and you are robbing the world of your significance. Manifesting your greatness requires you to master your gifts.
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