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My First Time Trying to Sell Something...

Name: My First Time Trying to Sell Something...
Uploaded: 2024-08-05T21:00:35+00:00
Duration: 51 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this informal, first‑person monologue, the speaker recounts their very first sales conversation at a gym. Tasked with signing up a new prospective…

5 Aug 2024 · 1 min

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In this informal, first‑person monologue, the speaker recounts their very first sales conversation at a gym. Tasked with signing up a new prospective member, they approach a woman who asks about the price ($150 per month). The speaker offers to sign her up, but she says she left her credit card at home and will return later. The speaker leaves, believing the deal is closed. The gym owner, Sam, and several other gym owners, who are present, react with loud, uncontrollable laughter, mocking the speaker’s misunderstanding that a verbal agreement equals a closed sale. The speaker reflects on how people often assume they are naturally skilled at closing deals, highlighting the gap between perception and reality in sales experience.

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The first sales conversation I ever had, they're like, here's a new lady, go sign her up. And so I was like, okay. I walked over and she was like, hey, you know, I want to know more about the gym. And I said, what do you want to know? And she was like, well, I mean, like, how much is it? And I was like, oh, it's $150 a month. And she was like, okay. And I was like, you want to sign up? And she said, I left my credit card at home. I'll be back with the credit card. And I was like, cool. And so I walked out. The owner Sam was there with a few of other gym owners. He had brought a few gym owners. Damn. He was like, that was fast. And I was like, yeah. He was like, "You closed her?" And I was like, "Yeah." "With a credit card?" And I was like, "Oh no, she's gonna go get it and she'll be back." And they just looked at each other and then looked back at me and then just started laughing at me uncontrollably, like couldn't breathe. So many people assume that like I walked out of the womb closing deals, you know what I mean? Like, "Hey nurse, what are you doing later?" You know what I mean?