Kayla Cytron-Thaler’s Post

Confidence comes once you start ticking off that to do list.

This kicked off some interest! I find it interesting that some of the great sales folks I know found my response funny (though those that know me personally have heard this diatribe before) and there was a positive reaction from most of the non-sales folks. Thanks for those people that DM's me and said something along the lines of "I get it, man!" I'll clarify: much of the annoyance comes from cold contacts where the seller has done zero research. They're coming in hot (for a cold call) trying to engage me about a product I have no use for. So let me reply to a few things here: - This was posted as a humorous response to an automated marketing campaign that I ignored and the seller (or bot, who knows these days) actually did send me 5 emails in 6 days attempting to get me to connect about a product that holds zero value for my company or me personally. - "But you could say 'No!'" I used to. When it became apparent that this was simply a delaying tactic and I'd get the same person trying to sell me the same thing and still not taking no for an answer, I stopped saying "No" and I stopped saying much of anything (though I did write a plugin that will try and auto unsubscribe me). So lots of folks get "unsubscribe" as an automated response. - "Courtesy goes a long way" In the business realm, if you're going to approach me with no previous contact, courtesy would imply you have done enough work to understand my business, my position, and your product's value and that a cold contact is more than just "my product can help your business, book a time with me!" This is how to get past the castle walls and start a dialog which will actually garner a response - even if it is a no.

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YOU are the one you have been waiting for! In this video, I talk about where to find that superhero we all seem to want so much to come and save us. Hint: It’s not outside of self. Your own superhero — the one you have been waiting for — lies within the too often ignored or belittled parts of your being. That is the part of you that can save you — provided you free it from self-judgment and vows and begin to respect it. https://lnkd.in/gBqrjzrA

Simple things making me better at cold calling 1) Using a brick Nokia and website blocker on laptop 2) Listening to Charles Needham and Ryan Reisert talk slow and smooth 3) 1 coffee limit and quitting zyns (i love and miss both) 4) Getting LIVE feedback in Ryan Reisert's scam CoUrsE 5) Tracking outcomes 6) not giving a damn about the outcome 7) knowing there is no magic opener/pill/words Comment your secret sauce ;)

How to do gentle follow-ups or reminders: Don’t respond immediately to their message when they commit to doing something by a specific time. Instead, wait until that time passes and then follow up with a simple, “Okay.” 🤷🏽♂️

Boost your self-confidence with these 3 steps. You're amazing -- let's help you get to feeling that way! https://lnkd.in/ezf2Nktg

And sometimes you know that you don't know, and you can find out. And sometimes you don't know that you don't know, and you then don't find out, because you didn't know you were supposed to. Everyone understands the first one. But the second one? That one you only learn when something goes wrong. And nobody wants anything to go wrong, ever. Especially bosses. However, the second one is the one that shows the gaps that need to be closed. It is an opportunity to update the SOP's and the training, an opportunity to improve the system. It is not an opportunity to shame your employees, or blame them. Choose wisely - for yourself as well.

QUESTION FOR YOU What do you really wish you had the courage to do? Follow up: How can you take the first step in the next 5 minutes?

NEVER give more than 2 max CTA’s at the end of your YouTube videos. You’re not helping yourself by telling the viewer to subscribe, and like, and book a call, and do some other bullsh*t… You’re only giving them decision fatigue. Stop trying to catch 2 rabbits. Give 1-2 CTA max, the highest ROI CTA (the less CTA’s the higher CR).