Why Being a Phone Wimp Can Cripple Your Home Business

Let’s shake things up just a bit.

Do you remember the first time you picked up the phone to call a prospect?

Well, how did you feel about making that call? Scared, nervous, reluctant?

I actually was a phone wimp when it came to calling prospects.

I was so afraid I would think of a million of other things to do; like sharpening my pencils, organizing my business cards, stocking paper in my printer.

You name it, I had an excuse. Anything to get me away from calling.

Did you feel this same way? Or better yet, do still feel this way?

The good news is you don’t have to let this fear take you over. By being a phone wimp, it’s crippling your home business from succeeding.

I can hear the naysayers now, “Why bother calling anyone when you have an automated system that turns prospects into distributors.”

Sorry buddy, I don’t mean to burst your bubble, but it doesn’t work like that. In this industry, you have to pick up the phone and call them if you intend to sign up anyone.

No automated system can ever replace the one:one conversation you’ll have with your prospects. Being on the phone there are emotions, perceptions, feelings that are going on.

No system will ever have that!

Artemis Limpert said if you want to get over the fear of calling a prospect, then start calling a prospect. This is spot on. When you overcome this fear by doing what you fear the most (i.e. calling prospects) you get over it and see no one is actually going to jump through the phone and attack you.

Although that would be pretty cool if that could happen huh. I can see using that technique for those I’m not interested in speaking to.

Ok – all joking aside. Being a phone wimp is severely hurting your business. The more you procrastinate calling a prospect, the more you will NOT sign up a distributor.

When you’re not making calls think of it this way…

You will have no one to sign up because you haven’t talked to anyone.

You will be wasting your time, effort, and money on advertising when you don’t have the intention to sign up anyone because of the fear of picking up the phone.

My best advice is to start making the calls, even if you do feel uncomfortable. And while your doing this, start working on your script your upline has provided you.

If you don’t have one, then you better get one.

But, get one from someone who has experience with talking to prospects.

You know, you can go from phone wimp to phone STUD…

Do you remember the first time you talked to a prospect and how it went? What did it take for you to get over this fear?

Jerome Ratliff

P.S. Don’t be a comment wimp and not post a comment. You know, you probably can teach me a thing or two. Join in on the comments and let’s hear from ya.