Joe da Silva | Speaker | Trainer | Coach
~ If you are no better tomorrow than you were yesterday, then you've wasted today.
“How are you?” “How was your weekend?” “Are you ready for a change in the weather?” “What do you think is going to happen in the game tonight?”
Are you tempted to move to the next blog? I know I am and I am the one writing it. However, how many times do you hear those questions in a day? How many times have you done it?
A month ago, I wrote a blog on ‘The Importance of Value.’ In that blog, I discussed the fact that in order to build the value proposition, one would need to complete a SWOT analysis on their competition, as well as on themselves. There is however, another SWOT analysis that you have to do and that is on your company. Obviously, if you are a solopreneur; doing it on yourself is also, doing it on your company.
If we follow the prevailing thought that everything that there is can be found cheaper somewhere else in the world, then why would anyone need you to sell them a product or service?
One answer is something that I always preach during The Action Suite when we discuss the price objection in that it is never about the price.
Benjamin Franklin said: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” The unfortunate part about this quote is how today, people are not succeeding because they just do not take the time to prepare for success. Preparing for success really does not take as long as one thinks it does.
Last week, I was in a meeting with a potential new client; who has since become a new client, and the owner stated: “Why do you ask so many questions, Joe?” Well, the answer to that question is quite simple; I replied: “To better understand your challenges and to discover if we are actually a fit.”
The challenge is that questions have to be very strategic and thought provoking to get the prospect to provide pertinent information. You must always have an array of questions at your disposal; which is why when we work together, we will work on developing your 20 Power Questions.
Are your clients talking about you when you leave, or, are they talking to your competitors, ordering from them and talking about you? What is setting you apart from those competitors? Are you being different and unique enough to convince your prospect that they should be dealing with you? In other words, what are you bringing to the table that sets you apart from everyone else?
