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How To Decrease Stress From Your Sales Job & Sales Target ?

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Question added by Khaled Anwar , Senior Sales Engineer , "Automotive company''
Date Posted: 2015/04/20
RENJAN GANDHI
by RENJAN GANDHI , Senior PR and Communications Specialist , Abu Dhabi Police GHQ

Break down your target into smaller sections and try to achieve it. Also,If you have a team, identify the different talents and assign targets accordingly. One thing always to be remembered while working in sales is nothing is impossible if approached wisely. Good Luck my friend. 

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

Here are nine ideas:

  1. Increase preparation time: Often, stress comes from being ill prepared. If you increase the amount of time you spend preparing, you’ll almost surely experience less stress.
  2. Ask for help: Salespeople have egos. And an ego can easily get in the way of asking for a helping hand. Even the most competitive salesperson should be comfortable reaching out to others for assistance.
  3. Talk to your manager: Kind of like asking for help, a conversation with your manager can be tough, but it might also lead to positive change.
  4. Realign your expectations: Could your dissatisfaction be due to a misalignment of your expectations? Do you, for example, have unrealistic expectations of your own abilities?
  5. Realign the expectations of others: On the other hand, do you have unrealistic expectations of other people? If you have expectations of your coworkers that they aren’t meeting, perhaps you can talk to them. I meet with salespeople on a regular basis who are incredibly skilled at gaining commitment from prospects, but have trouble convincing internal customers to help them. Sales is sales, whether you’re selling to your own customer service team or a potential customer.
  6. Take a break: There’s nothing wrong with a holiday. Take advantage of a three-day weekend or vacation. Just unplug! As an aside, think carefully about your out-of-office reply, though.
  7. Think positively: As cliched as it may sound, a dose of optimism and glass-half-full thinking can go a long way to reduce dissatisfaction. The difference between optimists and pessimists is hard to miss. Check yourself.
  8. Identify your strengths: Sure, this is a bit of self-promotion, but the most successful salespeople are the most self aware. Consider taking a sales assessment to identify your strengths and developmental areas.
  9. Find a new job: Ultimately, the problem may be a complete misalignment of your abilities and the requirements of this sales job. If that’s the case, you might have no choice. I recognize that this is a dangerous, last resort.

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