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How I stay motivated when a cold call goes wrong. Take a walk and remember it's a stranger. Look, cold calling can be depressing. • Pick-ups are hard to come by • People hang up mid-sentence • Voice cracks when someone finally picks up Somedays, you may wonder why I even picked this job! Despite all that, cold calling still works for most people I know. Here’s how to stay positive despite the rejection. My solution is simple: I go for a nice walk. • I will call a friend • Listen to music (Shout out to Gunna and Future) • Clear my head and re-think how I could have approached this better Just like how cars need to refuel, so do we. This gives me the mental reset I need to get myself back in the game. When I return to the phones, I am in a better mood and have recharged my batteries. • My confidence increases • Renewed focus for the day • When I get someone on the phone, I book Breaks aren’t an excuse to be lazy & stop working. They’re strategically implemented so you can be more productive during working hours. ----- Have you seen Calendly's new ebook on cold outreach? I, along with my friends 🎁 Katie Penner and Jed Mahrle, share more prospecting tips and tactics. Grab it here. https://calnd.ly/4cJfHFm
Have you cloned yourself into a chatbot?!
daily walks are where it's at
Nature for the win.
I will grab it here now
The worst case scenario is somebody says no. Maybe they insult you. Maybe they say you're a mistake from god (this happened to me once). Either way, it's not going to matter an hour from now, a week from now or a month from now. Make the next call.
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Just remember that every no is that much closer to the right yes.
Breaks are SO necessary. 💯
We often forget how much we need to recharge after a tough break during the workday. Walks are undefeated in clearing the mind 🧠
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1moThe thing I have found is to realise it's not personal. Our brains are hardwired to fear rejection because we are social creatures, rejection back in prehistoric times meant potential death. That's why it feels so terrible. If you can detach by taking a break, you can look at the emotion from that perspective, allow yourself to feel it, but you take away its power as you have named it and can accept it for what it is without taking it personally. All very Zen but it works.