| Imagine being in a crowded concert or
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| | against this stranger
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| bar. All of a sudden, a
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| | "salesperson"?Probably the latter,
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| fight breaks out between two men who've
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| | especially if you sense that the caller
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| had too much to drink.You happen to be a
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| | is
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| few steps away, and the next thing you
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| | focused on his interests and not
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| know,
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| | yours.That's why this old-school cold
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| one of the men turns to you and looks as
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| | calling approach triggers the
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| if he's going to take a
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| | resistance and negative energy that
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| swing at you.What's your first instinct?
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| | prospects immediately throw
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| Most of us will do one of two
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| | your way.The Unlock The Game way to make
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| things. We'll either try to step away,
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| | a successful cold call --
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| or we'll raise our arms
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| | "successful" being defined as not
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| to deflect him and fight back, which can
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| | triggering rejection -- is by
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| result in harm to you
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| | beginning your call with, "Hi, my name
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| or to your attacker.But if you were
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| | is Jack, maybe you can
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| trained in Aikido, the Japanese martial
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| | help me out for a moment?" That simple
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| art that
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| | question is a very
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| focuses on diverting an attacker's
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| | natural way of beginning a conversation
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| energy, you could quickly
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| | with a stranger.But you can't just read
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| diffuse the situation by immobilizing
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| | this word for word, like a script. It
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| him without harming him in
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| | won't work. That would be like an Aikido
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| any way.In essence, you're diffusing the
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| | instructor teaching a
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| energy that he's using to try
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| | first-time student the physical
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| and attack you in a way that takes the
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| | movements before he or she has
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| conflict out of the
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| | learned the philosophy necessary to
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| situation.Unlock The Game and the
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| | carry them out.The same applies here.
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| philosophy behind Aikido have many
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| | First you need to integrate a new Mindset
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| similarities. Traditional cold calling
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| | that changes the goal of your call from
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| and selling are designed
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| | making the sale, or
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| to focus only on the "close" by
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| | getting an appointment, to engaging the
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| presenting -- or in too many
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| | person in a natural
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| cases, "pushing" -- your solution onto
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| | two-way dialogue.To do this, your voice
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| prospects, sometimes even
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| | has to be low-key. You have to avoid
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| when they're not interested. But if you
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| | communicating any hint of typical
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| focus only on your goal
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| | "salesperson" enthusiasm, or
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| of making the sale before having a
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| | any sense that you're trying to direct
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| discussion about the problems
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| | the conversation to an
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| that you can help your prospects solve,
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| | end goal. Once you integrate the
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| something happens.They start feeling that
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| | Mindset, all this kicks in
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| you're "attacking" them. After all,
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| | naturally.So, if you want to succeed in
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| you're a stranger to them, and when you
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| | prospecting and cold calling,
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| start talking about
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| | become aware of how you might be
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| yourself and your solution rather than
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| | triggering the resistance or
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| about them and their
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| | energy that instinctively causes
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| specific issues, you immediately trigger
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| | prospects to push back against
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| their suspicion and
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| | you. Keep in mind that this process will
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| cause them to start "pushing back."This
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| | work only if you fully
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| pushback is the resistance or energy that
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| | integrate the Mindset so it feels as
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| Unlock The Game
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| | natural to you as
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| teaches you to diffuse. Then both of you
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| | breathing.In short, if you're using any
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| can quickly "get on the
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| | form of traditional selling, you
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| same page" and open a natural dialogue
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| | could be triggering a resistance every
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| that will let you
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| | time you communicate with
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| determine whether it makes sense for you
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| | your prospect. But if you learn this new
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| to work together.Let's look at the cold
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| | Mindset, along with
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| calling experience.Suppose you're at your
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| | words and phrases that remove any
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| desk and you receive a call from someone
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| | conflict or tension from the
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| who says "Hi, my name is Jack Johnson,
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| | relationship, you'll have taken your
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| I'm with XYZ Company, and
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| | first steps toward your
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| we're a full-solution provider of..." Is
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