How to Sell If You Hate Selling (Inc.)

Selling is all about attitude. If you love it, you’ll probably do well. But if you hate selling, then success will be more difficult to come by. People who hate selling are of the belief(s) that selling is manipulative, selling is annoying to others, and selling is boring. Turn around your attitude about selling and your sales figures will follow. Tell yourself that selling is actually helping people get what they want, selling is a social encounter where you can meet new people and have interesting conversations, and selling is an opportunity to learn about people and how they make decisions. Also, selling is a skill that only gets easier with practice.