10 unique actions of the top Sellers

Have you ever wanted a peek inside the mind of a top Salesperson?

Although every Rep has their own unique selling style, strategy & process all winning mind sets are surprisingly similar.

?“Success in sales is 90% mental.”

With the right attitude, you can win business in seemingly impossible situations. So if you want to be one of the best, model yourself after these 10 characteristics…………………..

1) believe in your product.

Successful salespeople genuinely believe in their product’s value. This conviction comes through loud and clear when they’re talking to prospects, helping them break through resistance and doubts. Believing in their product also helps salespeople avoid discounting -- they know the price tag is justified.

2) empathize with your customers.

The most successful reps have spent a lot of time getting to know their typical buyers: Their challenges, top priorities, daily responsibilities, fears, and so on. And they’re not just familiar with their prospects -- they also empathize with them. Because great reps see their prospects as actual people, they build stronger relationships.

3) you want to win.

Top-performing salespeople aren’t purely motivated by the desire to help their customers. Helpfulness is a huge component of their selling personality -- but so is competitiveness. Salespeople who love to see their name at the top of the leader board almost always do well. Even if a rep doesn’t care about beating her teammates, she wants to beat her personal records for deal size, business sold, and quota attainment.

4) be resilient.

Every salesperson hits a slump at some point. Low & mid performing Reps usually panic, but top-performing Reps recognize that freaking out doesn’t solve the problem. In fact, this reaction can make a slump worse -- once you’ve lost confidence, basic selling activities become enormously difficult.

In these situations, the best Sellers stay calm and figure out a game plan. That might be revamping their messaging, setting mini goals they know they can hit for a quick confidence boost, talking to their sales manager, or ramping up their activity.

5) be paranoid.

High sales Achievers don’t let themselves mentally count a deal as “won” until the Prospect has signed the check. This paranoia helps the sales Winners spot & avoid potential landmines. EG ~ an optimistic Rep might take the Buyer’s promise to speak to his boss at face value. But a paranoid Rep will say,?“That’s great. When are you planning on talking to your manager? And would it be possible for me to be there to support your argument that …?”

6) be focused.

Great Sellers know exactly what they want, when they want it, and who they want it from. This single-minded focus gives them impressive control over the sales process. To illustrate, let’s say Bob, a Senior Account Executive, is calling a new prospect. She wants to talk to the prospect’s CTO.

With that objective, Bob doesn’t get distracted when the prospect offers a meeting with a head engineer. Instead, he replies,?“Since this purchase would impact multiple teams, the CTO usually needs to get involved early in the process. She’ll appreciate your foresight in setting up a meeting, rather than bringing her in later and having to start from scratch.”

7) be passionate.

Good Sellers like what they do. Great Sellers love it. The pure joy of selling helps them cope with the unpredictable, highly stressful environment. They can’t imagine getting hooked on another job the way they’ve fallen for sales.

8) be efficient.

Amazing Reps are ruthless with their schedule. If they can automate an activity, they will. If it’s not productive anymore, they’ll stop doing it. Good luck asking a top-performing Rep to sit through a long, pointless sales meeting -- they’ll either take out their phone or laptop or just stop showing up to future ones.

9) put in the effort.

You won’t meet a top-selling Rep who goes home early or spends every other Friday in the pub. Talent is important in sales, but so is hard work. After all, you can’t use your skills to convince a reluctant prospect to buy if you haven’t gotten them on the phone -- which requires a several preliminary steps, like prospecting, qualifying, and reaching out to them.

Not only do great Sellers put in the hours, but they’re also willing to fight for every account. That might mean taking a call at 8 p.m. because that’s when the prospect is free or getting to the office at 6 a.m. to do some extra prep for an important deal.

10) focus on the factors within your control.

Most Sellers recognize early on that their success is contingent on some external factors. If the gatekeeper is having a bad day, he might not let you through no matter how persuasively you frame your request. If the buyer just lost 50% of their budget, he may not go through with the purchase no matter how well you’ve demonstrated value. If the decision maker used your competitor & ?loved them, you’ll probably lose the deal no matter how effectively you sell.

But successful Sellers don’t spend much time dwelling on these things -- because that would be pointless. Instead, they direct their mental energy toward what they can directly influence. This attitude keeps their passion and enthusiasm high and ensures they’re spending their time productively.

Greatness is, by definition, hard to obtain.

By modelling yourself after the best of the best, you’ll bring yourself much closer to their results.