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Speaker BHey, what is up, Sam Wakefield here?
Speaker BThis episode is all about uncovering the invisible psychological patterns that derail sales conversations.
Speaker BAnd when everything, even when everything seems to be going well.
Speaker BOne of the things that we're going to do today is help you understand why buyers make irrational decisions, how those decisions are influenced by what we call bias and what to do in real time to gently rewrite route the conversation back towards clarity and trust.
Speaker BSo here we go.
Speaker BI am excited that you are here with me.
Speaker BThis is episode number nine in the cell psychology series.
Speaker BWe have this one and one more and then we'll wrap this series up.
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Speaker BI learn every single time I put these together.
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Speaker BSo before we get to this episode, let's take a second and cover what is in your cup.
Speaker BWhat's in your cup?
Speaker BToday I am.
Speaker BI'm still on the hot tea kick.
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Speaker BIt's all a Coke.
Speaker BWhat are you slamming down your gullet?
Speaker BBut most importantly, let's toast this episode and get into some content that I know you're gonna love.
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Speaker BAll right, so here we go.
Speaker BLet's get into this because this is a powerful topic.
Speaker BHave you ever had that buyer suddenly?
Speaker BYou know those homeowners that suddenly change their mind even after the whole time they've been nodding yes?
Speaker BThe whole time they've said yes, they've nodded yes.
Speaker BThe deal was yours until it wasn't.
Speaker BChances are there's a hidden driver, a hidden bias that was driving that decision.
Speaker BAnd no, I'm here to tell you it was not about price.
Speaker BIt's something else.
Speaker BSo that is what we're going to talk about today.
Speaker BSo far in this series, we've trained how to understand buyer emotions.
Speaker BWe've talked about neurodivergence, we've talked about identity.
Speaker BNow it's time to go deeper.
Speaker BToday we're going to talk about cognitive shortcuts every buyer takes without knowing it.
Speaker BSo if you don't learn to spot these and redirect these biases, what's going to happen is you'll lose some really great deals for reasons that make no logical sense.
Speaker BSo what we're going to do in this episode, so we're going to unpack that.
Speaker BWe're going to show you how to sell to the human mind, because this is not scripts.
Speaker BThis is what really works.
Speaker BSo because remember, you're not there to sell to the house.
Speaker BThe house does not write the check.
Speaker BThe people write the check.
Speaker BThe people buy.
Speaker BAnd you're not selling to a script.
Speaker BIf you only learn scripts and roleplay scripts and get good at scripts, you're not selling to the script.
Speaker BYou get so focused on the script so many times, we forget about the people.
Speaker BBut that's truly what matters.
Speaker BSo this episode, we're going to talk, we're going to cover, we're going to go over how to communicate with the human mind.
Speaker BSo, first of all, let's talk about what in the world is cognitive bias and why does it matter in sales?
Speaker BSo one of the things that happens is, you know, with homeowners, with buyers, it doesn't matter what you're selling.
Speaker BThis is literally a conversation for any type of sales transaction.
Speaker BBuyers think they're being rational, but in reality, what's happening is their brains are making just fast, snap decisions based on survival, based on emotion, based on the way they were raised based on outdated wiring.
Speaker BThe brain's a computer, and they can only function within the parameters that they understand that they've been set up.
Speaker BThey can't have new ways of thinking if they've never gone down those paths.
Speaker BSo big part of what we have to do is find, figure out what those pathways are.
Speaker BSo the concept here is cognitive biases are mental shortcuts that save energy.
Speaker BBut what happens is they distort reality.
Speaker BSo in a sales context, they're often the real reason someone says no or wait or a stall or anything else.
Speaker BEven when the all the facts line up, because how many raise your hand if you've ever been in that situation where all of the facts make total sense, it's literally as plain as freak day of that they should do the project and they still say no.
Speaker BSo that's exactly what we're talking about today.
Speaker BSo here's the science bit on this.
Speaker BYou know, I love brain science, so if you're like me, I always need to know and understand why something happens.
Speaker BSo what's happening here is these biases live in what's called the limbic system and the prefrontal cortex.
Speaker BBasically, what's happening, those are designed, those are protection parts of the brain designed to minimize perceived risk.
Speaker BSo they're also designed to preserve social status.
Speaker BAnd this is the big one, avoid change.
Speaker BSo anything we are proposing has an element of change to it.
Speaker BSo that's why this is an important conversation.
Speaker BSo here's some examples of some of the biases that people may slide into.
Speaker BIt could be one or it could be a combination of these.
Speaker BOne of them is too good to be true.
Speaker BBiased suspicion when things feel too easy.
Speaker BThis is one that we used to encounter a lot when I was in solar.
Speaker BIf you don't know this, in two years I put up 100 solar deals across the United States.
Speaker BAnd I got a lot of experience with this conversation because the way that that was presented and the way that is pitched is zero down.
Speaker BWhen the payment comes, it's going to be the same or less than your existing electric bill is already.
Speaker BBut the best part is it never goes up.
Speaker BAnd there's a set amount of time and then it's paid off.
Speaker BAnd then you own your own power versus the electric company where those rates go up and up and up year after year.
Speaker BSo the further along you go in time, the more that your rate of return increases.
Speaker BSo all we're doing is literally asking you to enroll in this program.
Speaker BAnd then what happens is the second that it's activated, your electric bill goes away.
Speaker BAnd now you have one small, comfortable, easy monthly payment or monthly investment that never goes up.
Speaker BSo that was the pitch.
Speaker BThat's the elevator pitch for solar.
Speaker BNow, what we encountered very, very, very often is, well, but where's the catch?
Speaker BWhat is it going to cost me?
Speaker BAnd so we would have to actually unsell the project and unsell it quite a bit and give some serious takeaways, but to create this, to create some tension.
Speaker BSo it didn't feel like it was too good to be true.
Speaker BNow, of course, yes, there's a whole debacle going on in solar right now.
Speaker BSome places are good, some places are bad.
Speaker BAll of that aside, that's a great example of something being the bias of this seems too good to be true because we've heard this growing up.
Speaker BIf it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Speaker BThere are certain situations and certain industries, if in H vac or plumbing or electrical or doors or garage doors or, you know, whatever your industry is, it doesn't matter.
Speaker BThere are certain situations where this could come up.
Speaker BIf it seems too easy to the homeowner, they expect a bit of a speed bump to overcome.
Speaker BSo sometimes the too good to be true bias can be a very real thing.
Speaker BThe next bias is, which we've already talked about, is the sunk cost fallacy, sticking with a bad decision because they've already spent money, time, or both into that decision.
Speaker BIt's like this feeling of loss if they've, yes, it's a bad decision, but they feel like they have to stick with it because they already made the decision.
Speaker BSo that's a bias that we have to address and overcome.
Speaker BAnd then the third one is confirmation bias.
Speaker BThis happens so many times when we're only hearing the parts that support what they already believe.
Speaker BYou can see this insanely clearly if you look at the political arena right now.
Speaker BI don't care what side you're on.
Speaker BIn fact, it happens all the time.
Speaker BAll you have to do is analyze your own party or the other party.
Speaker BAnd if you truly look at it with honesty, without this confirmation bias, and look at it through a blank slate, you'll see a million instances and cases on both sides where those people will only hear what they want to hear and don't listen to facts.
Speaker BThey don't listen to truth about anything else.
Speaker BAnd so, again, this is not a political conversation.
Speaker BBut that's a very easy, clear example where you can see confirmation bias at work in a way that completely directs the Decisions, even if it makes no logical sense to anyone else.
Speaker BSo that's confirmation bias.
Speaker BSo that of course, applies to exactly what we're doing.
Speaker BBecause if, you know, if a homeowner, if a buyer has a cognitive bias around maybe a product or a process or procedure, the way that a certain product is installed or a design or anything else.
Speaker BFor example, in Ahrex, so many people get stuck on a specific brand, not for any other reason other than that's just what they think they believe because of what they've heard in the past.
Speaker BOr, or maybe somebody this, oh, I just don't believe in heat pumps.
Speaker BWell, they don't know nothing about what it is they're talking about.
Speaker BThey just have this bias based on previous information.
Speaker BCorrect or incorrect, it doesn't matter.
Speaker BThat's what their bias is.
Speaker BSo here's a quote that I want you to lock into your brain and remember.
Speaker BThe brain loves familiar pain more than unfamiliar solutions.
Speaker BThe brain loves familiar pain more than unfamiliar solutions.
Speaker BSo this is your first little piece of homework.
Speaker BSo raise your hand if you're in Drive Time University.
Speaker BYou can process this and think about it.
Speaker BPause this episode and think about this question for a minute.
Speaker BWhen was.
Speaker BI want you to identify a time when you knew that what you were presenting was the right thing for them, but the buyer walked away anyway.
Speaker BWhat bias might have been at play in that conversation?
Speaker BWhat biases might have been at play in that homeowner's mind?
Speaker BSo stop and analyze that for a second and then come back and we're going to keep going.
Speaker BBut I want you to really think about this and process it.
Speaker BBecause until you can recognize these types of things in your process, especially, first of all, you're going to, you know, for most people it will be, you know, looking in the rear view mirror, debriefing an appointment after the appointment.
Speaker BBut as you get comfortable with these concepts and able to recognize them better and better, what you're going to be able to do is recognize them in real time and be able to handle them during the conversation so you can navigate and guide and be the leader in that conversation so that you can lead them to a desired outcome.
Speaker BSo you can help them overcome their own biases when they don't serve.
Speaker BSo let's talk about, is this good so far?
Speaker BAre you getting value so far?
Speaker BLet's talk about the top five biases that kill home service sales, home service and home improvement sales.
Speaker BSo we're going to get tactical here.
Speaker BThese are the most common biases you're already Encountering these on every single call.
Speaker BBut now we're going to talk about how to spot them so we can unpack it and you can start getting better results immediately.
Speaker BSo number one is loss aversion.
Speaker BThe fear of losing what they have is stronger than the excitement of gaining something better.
Speaker BThe brain science behind it, it's rooted in the amygdala response, but basically pain avoidance is greater than pleasure seeking.
Speaker BSo here's a word track that will help out with this.
Speaker BYou can say something like, you know, so in this case, the longer we wait, the more risk we take.
Speaker BAnd that stimulates.
Speaker BIn most cases, that cost won't show up in a quote or it won't show up in what we're talking about today.
Speaker BBut it's very real and you'll realize it immediately as soon as we get down the road.
Speaker BIf you keep kicking this can down the road, the more risk you're going to take.
Speaker BAnother word track that I absolutely love is would you like to take care of this while it's a smaller problem or wait till it's a lot more major bigger problem and more expensive?
Speaker BJust that is a question.
Speaker BAnd so that's, that will help them overcome that loss aversion bias.
Speaker BSo that's number one.
Speaker BDoes that make sense?
Speaker BSo let's talk about number two, numero dos, anchoring bias.
Speaker BThe first number they hear, if it's from Google, if it's from a friend, if it's from a competitor, it doesn't matter.
Speaker BThat becomes their baseline, that's the anchor in their mind.
Speaker BSo that's what they'll remember.
Speaker BSo brain science here is the brain is going to latch onto early data even if it's wrong.
Speaker BAnd then this anchoring bias is of course what later feeds into the, you know, the bias that we were talking about with confirmation bias.
Speaker BSo those two pair, they marry together and they go together very, very often.
Speaker BSo here's a word track that we want to, that you can use.
Speaker BSo let's bring the comparison up to current standards.
Speaker BNot what someone paid in 2018, not what somebody paid in then.
Speaker BOr let's bring it up to a current comparison based on and give an example.
Speaker BRight.
Speaker BSo it depends on what it is.
Speaker BIf the bias is if they're anchored from a past experience, that's pretty simple because then the conversation is strictly around, wow, yeah, absolutely.
Speaker BIt's more now, how many other things in your life have stayed the same in the last however many years?
Speaker BThen direct it.
Speaker BDon't let them direct it.
Speaker BYou direct the conversation Use the price of shopping at the grocery store, the price of vehicles, the price of gas, all the things.
Speaker BGas is up and down.
Speaker BBut use the things that have gone up.
Speaker BThe price of real estate, the price of vehicles, the price of groceries.
Speaker BI'm saying, man, I wish that I could get a brand new truck for the same price that we did that many years ago.
Speaker BI wish housing was the same.
Speaker BBoy, don't you wish that going to the grocery store, what we fill up the little basket now used to fill up the whole cart.
Speaker BI wish it was like that.
Speaker BOur industry is the exact same way.
Speaker BWe've had inflation year after year.
Speaker BWe've had all of these things, price increases.
Speaker BThere's no way that it's possible.
Speaker BSo using a conversation like that will help them see how silly it is to think that they can get 10 year old pricing today when not a single thing in their life has stayed the same.
Speaker BBecause they try to imply that.
Speaker BBut the second that you call that out and say, man, nothing stays the same, it all increases over time.
Speaker BOur industry was the same.
Speaker BThey're like, oh, okay.
Speaker BAnd so it just really handles that conversation.
Speaker BSo they just move on.
Speaker BSo that's number two.
Speaker BNumber three is the status quo bias.
Speaker BIf the pain isn't unbearable, they'll default to doing nothing.
Speaker BSo because remember we were talking about change.
Speaker BThe brain is wired to resist change as a protection mechanism.
Speaker BSo change in a lot of people's mind equals danger.
Speaker BSo here is a, here's a word track for this and similar to one of the other ones.
Speaker BBut here's one that will help you out.
Speaker BLet's look at what this will cost if nothing changes.
Speaker BSometimes staying put is the most expensive move.
Speaker BOr would it be okay if we look at so or just do a, do a, you know, a Ben Franklin close with.
Speaker BDraw a T chart, list the pros and cons and list out what it will cost if nothing changes.
Speaker BList out all of the.
Speaker BAnd when I say cost, I'm not specifically just talking about price.
Speaker BI'm not talking about future repairs and all that.
Speaker BWe're listing all of the actual cost to them.
Speaker BSo the peace of mind, the time that they'll have to take to take care, you know, time to take off work to take care of this situation over and over.
Speaker BThe cost of, you know, say higher electric bills because of the lower efficiency equipment.
Speaker BYou know, you can make the list of all of the things, you know, the cost of having to sleep in a bedroom that's too hot or too cold, the cost of always being Woken up by that extra noisy garage door when you know that you could be sleeping like a baby when it's silent.
Speaker BSo you know, whatever your industry is, you can come up with all of the, the hard cost and soft cost of staying the same and then paint the picture, of course, of what that's going to look like.
Speaker BBut so much of it is we have to help them see that's not making a decision or which is truly making a decision, like the old Rush song says.
Speaker BBut that is a decision to stay.
Speaker BBut we have to show them the full list of what the cost is because originally they're only thinking it's zero to me now.
Speaker BAnd what this cost is, is what we're looking at spending on this project.
Speaker BBut that's not the real comparison.
Speaker BWhen you show them the actual cost of waiting, then that you can have a real discussion around what is the cost of waiting versus the cost of doing something now.
Speaker BAnd in almost every case they will see.
Speaker BAnd it's pretty easy to paint the picture of how it's better to move forward.
Speaker BThat's your status quo bias.
Speaker BNumber four is the authority bias.
Speaker BSo many times people will defer to voices that they trust.
Speaker BA lot of times it's past contractors, family members, YouTube, it doesn't matter.
Speaker BThey're going to defer so many times because of the perceived authority that that person may have speaking into their life.
Speaker BSo here is one way.
Speaker BHere's a word track and a way to handle this.
Speaker BAlso, you can say something like, you know, I get it.
Speaker BThat totally makes sense.
Speaker BLet's take what your uncle said and pressure test it with today's data.
Speaker BSo, yeah, that totally makes sense.
Speaker BI can understand where you're coming.
Speaker BI can see where you're coming from here.
Speaker BIs it okay if we compare that to today's info and make sure that it still stands up with what's going on in our world right now?
Speaker BJust something like that will open the door to them having a real conversation with you.
Speaker BSo that is the authority bias.
Speaker BAnd of course, so much of that is handled when you do your intros correctly, when you set your credibility flags, social proof.
Speaker BYou know, obviously Google Reviews, more importantly than Google Reviews is handwritten letters and also testimony videos.
Speaker BIf you want to know a great way to get some testimony videos, reach out to me.
Speaker BI've got a great tool for that that just happens.
Speaker BIf you've seen my Facebook or in the.
Speaker BBeen in the Facebook recently.
Speaker BThere's a lot of those videos that I've been putting out for my clients.
Speaker BAnd so you can do the same thing for yours.
Speaker BSo that is the authority bias.
Speaker BNumber five is decision fatigue.
Speaker BWhen overloaded, the brain defaults to no or later.
Speaker BRemember, the confused mind says no.
Speaker BAnd it's not just confused, it can, it might be confused, it just may, we may have bombarded them with way too much information.
Speaker BThis is why it's important to keep things high level, simple and without getting in, especially into the technical weeds.
Speaker BSo when it's overloaded, it's going to say no or wait.
Speaker BAnd so here is a word track that will help you with this part of it.
Speaker BSo you could say something like, okay, so let's simplify this.
Speaker BAll you need to decide today is whether you want the outcome, you know, the solution, whatever it is, and listen, I'll guide the rest.
Speaker BThis, it just simplifies it into a decision.
Speaker BBecause remember, the thing that they're trying to decide when they called you is not what product to get.
Speaker BIt's not any of the things they're not deciding when they made the original call or click the link to schedule or they said yes to the person from your company that's knocking on the door, that's canvassing what their brain originally is trying to decide is, is this the right company for me?
Speaker BAnd that's it.
Speaker BSo once they decide that, then we go to work on is this pain point big enough?
Speaker BAnd is the solution what you want to achieve in your life?
Speaker BWhat is this outcome?
Speaker BThe details are the things, the detail is the level of equipment, it's the, you know, whatever bundle or package or option.
Speaker BBut that comes secondary and to deciding that yes, this is the solution I want in my life.
Speaker BThe rest is.
Speaker BAnd once they say yes to the outcome, once they say yes to the solution, then when you frame it that way, then you can help them see that the rest is the simple part.
Speaker BIt's just going through and literally picking items off a menu or choosing the right thing.
Speaker BAnd that's where it's very effective when you know, say something like, so we'll work together to come up with the project that makes the most sense for you.
Speaker BThat way we can accomplish this outcome, we can accomplish the solution in a way that fits the best for you.
Speaker BAnd so something like that is very, very, very powerful.
Speaker BBut you have to understand that the only decision they really need to make is yes, they're saying yes to the solution.
Speaker BAnd then inside the solution is where you can help to co create, co create the actual project itself with what items want to go in the box or not.
Speaker BGo in the box.
Speaker BSo those are the five biases, how to spot them, and a quick, easy way, how to navigate through those a little bit.
Speaker BSo here is section three, how to reverse buyer bias in real time.
Speaker BSo once you have gotten better, you've gotten good at recognizing what bias it is, then we need to know how to reverse it.
Speaker BSo one thing we can't do is remove bias.
Speaker BBut what we can do is reroute it, we can redirect it.
Speaker BSo here is a three part process for bias removal, bias reversal, basically.
Speaker BSo the first is we have to name it.
Speaker BThis is, you know, Chris Vossen never split the difference.
Speaker BHe calls this labeling.
Speaker BWe've just got to name the pattern without judgment.
Speaker BAnd so that's part of it is you have to temper your own emotional intelligence to being able to zero judgment in this process.
Speaker BIt has to be 100%.
Speaker BYou're the tour guide and there is no wrong answer in this type of conversation.
Speaker BSo the first is naming the pattern without judgment.
Speaker BIt could even sound something like, hey, I've seen this, you know, I've seen this hesitation before.
Speaker BWant to talk it through?
Speaker BI've had plenty.
Speaker BYou know, I've been doing this a long time.
Speaker BI've sat with thousands of homeowners.
Speaker BThis is something that we come across really often.
Speaker BAnd I can see that there's some hesitation here.
Speaker BWould you be open to talking?
Speaker BLet's talk through it, let's unpack it and see what's going on here.
Speaker BThat's one easy way to do it.
Speaker BSo you have to name the pattern, whatever it is.
Speaker BNumber two is we have to zoom out in cells.
Speaker BIt's so important.
Speaker BWe zoom in and zoom out.
Speaker BZooming out is what a lot of people forget because we get.
Speaker BSo we put blinders and focus in on the thing and we forget to zoom out.
Speaker BRemembering that we literally stepped into the middle of their life and they have a thousand other things going on in their life and all of these biases and everything else, and we instantly step in there and we expect them, if we don't know any better, we expect their mind to be a clean slate.
Speaker BWe find problems, we present and they say, yes, but that's not.
Speaker BThere's so much more going on.
Speaker BThere's so much more complexity in the human mind when it comes to making a decision.
Speaker BAnd so we have to zoom out and look at the big picture.
Speaker BSo that's the language like, let's zoom out and let's look at the big picture here for a second.
Speaker BAnd then so we Name the pattern, we zoom out, the reframe, and then we're going to re anchor to the outcome.
Speaker BSo is solving the problem still important?
Speaker BIs solving the problem still important to you today?
Speaker BYou know, earlier we talked about all of these things that, you know, you were frustrated with in your home and with your, you know, in your experience or whatever it is, is solving that important?
Speaker BSo we've got to know if solving the problems are important.
Speaker BIf they're not, you're wasting your time.
Speaker BRight?
Speaker BIt's like the classic Jordan Belfort in Sell me this Pin.
Speaker BYou know, the, the, you know, we do this all the time in cells, and if you've never done this exercise, it's really powerful.
Speaker BIf you've never heard it, somebody hands you a pen and says, hey, sell me this pin.
Speaker BYou know, the wrong thing to do is go into the features of the pen.
Speaker BIt writes upside down, it writes underwater, all these things.
Speaker BWho cares?
Speaker BYou know, one of the first questions what, what he teaches, one of the first questions is, how long have you been in the market for a pin?
Speaker BAnd if you're not, okay, great.
Speaker BHave a nice day.
Speaker BAnd so we have to know if their problems are.
Speaker BIf they want to solve the problems.
Speaker BIf they don't want to solve the problem, why are you even there?
Speaker BAsk them that.
Speaker BIn sales, we have all of these stories that we tell ourselves that are misconceptions because.
Speaker BAnd a lot of it is written by our own biases of how we think we should show up in cells.
Speaker BAnd I'm here to tell you and to empower you that as long as you're doing things legally, morally, and ethically sound, we don't lie, cheat, or steal.
Speaker BOther than that, there are no rules in cells.
Speaker BYou can absolutely say the things that you need to say.
Speaker BYou can ask the questions, talk about the elephant in the room, ask the hard questions, find out, is solving this problem even important?
Speaker BLiter them.
Speaker BThen if this is not a concern for you, why are we even here?
Speaker BAnd that will a lot of times really help to unpack what's truly going on.
Speaker BI literally just stop and give them the sigh, go, what are we really doing here?
Speaker BIf they're not opening up and they're not giving you anything and they're acting like you're just here to kill time, call them out on it, because one of two things will happen.
Speaker BEither it'll uncover the truth, or they'll tell you something else, which is, you know, it could be a decision collector for somebody else.
Speaker BIt could be, you could be sitting in front of a secret shopper from another company.
Speaker BIf you don't think that happens to you, you're wrong.
Speaker BBecause it happens all the time.
Speaker BCalling the competition to see what their process is like so you can compare yourself to others.
Speaker BNow let me warn you, of course users look at winners.
Speaker BWinners look at the finish line.
Speaker BSo constantly be perfecting your process and yourself.
Speaker BIt doesn't matter what anybody else does.
Speaker BI don't care what their prices are.
Speaker BI don't care.
Speaker BAnything else you do, you boo.
Speaker BBecause losers look at winners.
Speaker BWinners look at the finish line.
Speaker BSo here is a tool in your tool belt, in your language tool belt that you can use in this process.
Speaker BAnd this is story based.
Speaker BRe anchoring.
Speaker BWe're covering a lot in this episode.
Speaker BIn podcasts, I can only go through high level stuff.
Speaker BIf you want to know more about the coaching that I offer.
Speaker BThis is what we do in one on one.
Speaker BYou'll never get it in a podcast as much as I give in.
Speaker BThe podcasts definitely know that we're only scratching the surface because when we do one on one coaching, we deep dive into all of these topics and get you to the next level.
Speaker BAs long as you implement the results happen.
Speaker BSo we marry the process and divorce the results.
Speaker BAnd also quick announcement.
Speaker BI did just enroll finally.
Speaker BThank you.
Speaker BI know I preach it forever.
Speaker BI have to live in integrity with what I train.
Speaker BI now have with close it.
Speaker BNow we have a really cool financing option which takes the cost of working with me one on one.
Speaker BOr if you're a company and you want me to out to your location and it was cost prohibitive in the past, just know now we have a plan that makes it so such a no brainer that the cost of it is if you didn't achieve the additional revenue from the training we're doing to cover the cost of it.
Speaker BNow that it's spread out with some financing options, you didn't implement a single thing and you shouldn't be coaching anyway because it's such an easy decision now because of the options that are available that you have to not want to change.
Speaker BSo if you've ever had any level of interest or want to know more about one on one coaching with me or having me out to your location to do training for your company, it's easier than ever.
Speaker BSo reach out to me and we can talk about what those financing options look like.
Speaker BBecause at this point it's good debt because it turns it into free plus profit.
Speaker BSo let's get back into this.
Speaker BSo here is story based Reinkering, for example, here's something you can use something like this, but use a real story.
Speaker BDon't make something up.
Speaker BSo last week, I had a homeowner who, just, like you, almost walked, almost said, you know what?
Speaker BNo on the project.
Speaker BBut then they saw what they would lose by waiting.
Speaker BYou know, that.
Speaker BOr you could do a fill, felt found.
Speaker BYou know, lots of our homeowners, they, you know, they feel the same way.
Speaker BAnd, you know, I felt like that in the past.
Speaker BBut what they found is once we worked with them and we actually did the project, they were so glad that they made the decision.
Speaker BIn fact, can I share with you a few stories and testimonies from those exact same clients who felt like you do right now and what their experience was after we did their project, after we worked with them and what they're experiencing.
Speaker BSo you absolutely frame it like that, and it will turn the corner for you in this type of conversation.
Speaker BSo here's an emotional strategy.
Speaker BOne of the things we have to do is get under the objection.
Speaker BSo it's not.
Speaker BAgain, it's not what they're saying.
Speaker BWe have to get under the objection.
Speaker BWe have to get past it.
Speaker BSo what fear or social pressure is really speaking, because that's one of the real reasons that even if it makes all the logical sense in the world why they're hesitating, so what fear or social pressure is really coming through, no matter what words they're saying, there's something else behind it.
Speaker BSo the next time you feel a buyer, you know, homeowner, freeze, ask yourself, what belief is this bias protecting?
Speaker BWhat belief is this bias protecting?
Speaker BSo bias isn't ignorance, it's survival.
Speaker BBuyers are doing their best with what they know.
Speaker BRemember this.
Speaker BEveryone is doing their best.
Speaker BWhen you adopt that mindset, that means you have way more empathy, you have way more compassion to help them get out of their own way.
Speaker BBecause that's usually what's happening in a sales conversation, especially if you're in home improvement and home services.
Speaker BWe're usually talking about a bigger ticket type of a progress.
Speaker BSo they know that the work needs to be done, or they wouldn't have called you.
Speaker BThey want to do the work, or they wouldn't have called you.
Speaker BThey're standing in their own way.
Speaker BAnd so it's your job to help guide them out of their own mental traps and into clarity.
Speaker BSo this is what makes you worth buying from.
Speaker BThis is what makes a top performer.
Speaker BThis is what makes a top producer.
Speaker BAnd so let's recap this.
Speaker BEvery buyer Brings invisible biases into the conversation.
Speaker BNumber two, the biggest ones in home services and home improvement are loss aversion, anchoring and status quo.
Speaker BSo when you learn to name, zoom out and re anchor, you don't just close more.
Speaker BWhat happens is you become a better leader.
Speaker BYou become a better tour guide in this journey with them.
Speaker BSales mastery is emotional mastery in disguise.
Speaker BThis is why for years I've said sales is 90% psychology and 10% order taking.
Speaker BThis is what it is.
Speaker BIt is emotional.
Speaker BSales mastery is emotional mastery in disguise.
Speaker BSo who do you know who talks buyers out of deals by mistake?
Speaker BI've got a couple really cool episodes coming up on that.
Speaker BBut who do you know?
Speaker BShare this episode with them.
Speaker BShare this with your team.
Speaker BShare this with your manager.
Speaker BShare this with the owner of your company.
Speaker BShare this with your with your other, with your friends and peers that could use this conversation.
Speaker BAnd if you want to learn more about how to if you want me out to coach your team, coach your company, or if you want to talk directly, you can go, you can reach out to me@samoseitnow.net you can go to the website closeitnow.net and fill out the form that's on there.
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Speaker BI hope this was valuable to you.
Speaker BI have a bunch of speaking engagements coming up and also the very last thing, I want to sneak this in at the end.
Speaker BYes, I've talked about it for a long time door to door, especially in H vac, I want you to know.
Speaker BGet your thinking cap on.
Speaker BThere is something coming called door to door Institute.
Speaker BIt's a partnership I've got going with a couple guys that is going to light the industry on fire.
Speaker BWe're breaking all of the legacy models and we're going to give you a tool and a way to immediately get qualified appointments on your board from your community that you are not getting right now.
Speaker BIf you've seen anything that I've talked about, especially online in the last while prospecting is the number one way to eliminate your shoulder season.
Speaker BThere should never be a shoulder season if you know how to go get business in your market.
Speaker BSo market, total market domination is what we're after and I now have a vehicle for you to get there.
Speaker BSo Door to Door Institute be on the lookout for it is coming.
Speaker BMark this on your calendar.
Speaker BOctober 24th, Dallas, Texas one day event for all of you owners out there that want to know how to implement canvassing and door to door teams in your company.
Speaker BI'm going to be there and we're going to be talking about it.
Speaker BSo be on the lookout and we will see you there.
Speaker BSo remember everybody, this is the mastery doing this type of work, recognizing the biases.
Speaker BThis is truly what makes you worth buying from.
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