How to NOT get what you want. Call up the person you want something from and talk non stop about how great you are. Then insult them when they have an opinion that differs from yours.
A friend recently asked me if I would be open to hearing about a win-win business proposal from her business partner. She said she thought of me because I have a decent sized contact list. I guard my contact list very closely and don’t pitch them with every offer that comes along, so I told my friend that I don’t know if it will do any good, but she can have her business partner call me with the details. I assumed that they wanted me to go to my contact list with some kind of offer that would benefit both of us.
This morning, I get a phone call from a guy who says hello, verifies that it’s me who answered the phone and immediately launches into a 3 minute diatribe about how wonderful he and XYZ company are. He was babbling so fast that I couldn’t get a word in edgewise. After about 3 minutes I yelled “BREATHE” into the phone. I told him that the desperation was showing in his voice and asked him to “PLEASE take a breath before you pass out”. I was literally scared that this guy was going to pass out from not breathing. He would ask a question and then answer it without even pausing!!! Why did he even need me?
I had been in XYZ company before and left for a reason. I explained why I left XYZ company and asked if the thing causing me to want to leave had changed. It had not but this guy began to tell me why it’s not a problem. HELLO????? It’s a problem for ME. I don’t want to do business with a company that doesn’t allow certain things. That’s MY prerogative.
He began to shout at me that I’m wrong and he’s right. He got very angry and loud because I stated my opinion. I was blown away. This is NOT how you treat someone you want something from. I’m told this guy is successful in his company, however, I googled him and couldn’t even find much about him. Well…I’m sure there are people out there (victims of abuse maybe) that like being treated that way, but those of us who are entrepreneurial minded and make our own decisions and have our own opinions do not like to be treated that way.
I see this type of thing all the time on the social spaces that I’m on. People are thinking that they can simply babble on and on incessantly about how wonderful they are and everyone will flock to join them. This does NOT work!! It may get you a few people who are down in the dumps and used to being talked down to, but it will NOT get you quality people.
Stop the madness!!
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Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
What will you do with it?
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