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[Joyce Penner Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 8]

You know the type of salesperson that really finds out if your network marketing opportunity is right for them before you start the presentation?

Your income is dependent on those sales and how have you come to terms with the perceived oxymoron of being a sales person who loves people?

Joyce

[Mario Sanders Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 6]

I'd never present myself as a professional salesperson. I would offer myself just as a person who came upon a product that works and I can show you the results of my use of the products. A person can take it or leave it to their own decision. No pressure sales. The facts are laid out as they can see the benefits for themselves. If that is the sign of a true professional, so be it! I would not live or die if a person joins an opportunity or not! I would only be there to offer an opportunity to the ones who wants it.

[willie robertson Contribution Level: 4]

Hello Joyce,

I am not a professional sells person and I have always hated "selling", but I realize it is a part of life. We are in a constant mode of sales in some form or another in our daily life, as Grant Cardone teaches in his book, Sell To Survive.

With regards to MLM, I never liked the fact that I would have to talk to people about my company, product or opportunity, yet in MLM, like it or not, you are in sales.

No sales. No money.

Funny thing is, although I dislike the sales aspect of being an entrepreneur, and in spite of the fear and discomfort I felt and sometimes feel, I went out and did it, I stepped out of my comfort zone and I promoted my opportunity as best I could.

Why, because I wanted better for me and mine and I need to make some money. I knew if I did not make any sales, I'd make no money.

One time, although I again hate selling, I went to interview in a position that sold some sort of insurance.

I saw an advertisement on the road side, make $75,000 per year and it even said sales was involved.

I would have been doing some cold calling as well as having leads provided.

I didn't take the gig, but I was desperate enough that I almost did.

That's the key, just how bad do you want it? (It) meaning a better life for you and your family.

If you want IT bad enough you will be willing to step out of your comfort zone and just go and do it.

Learn and get better as you go.

I have since learned to, as much as possible, use 3rd party tools to do the sorting and presenting for me.

That's why I came online a few years back, way before all the attraction marketing hype and hoopla.

I just wanted to farther my reach in presenting whatever opportunity I was promoting.

It helps and helped me if I believed in the opportunity and or product I was promoting though.

[Joyce Penner Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 8]

Willie. You are always an inspiration to people with your stories.

A professional sales person never has the sleazy, pushy attitude most people attributes to sales people. That's what separates the pros from the amateurs.
Joyce