Last week, I wrote about getting some “no’s” and how you can say “no” well and not so well.
Today I want to write about how getting a no can motivate you to get out there and make something happen.
I admit it. I was more than a little upset to lose two potential clients in the same day. Maybe if I had read Go Givers Sell More (reviewed last week), I would have attracted them as clients. But maybe not.
What I did do was think hard about some things I could do right away to talk to more people and possibly turn those conversations into clients.
I’ve been coaching a client on touching his database to find more referrals. What works for him can work for me since I have a new side to my business. I haven’t touched my entire database to let them know about the social media side of my business. That is certainly something I can do.
I had some ideas to refine for a presentation I am working on. I reached out to touch a contact and get more information. That touch has turned into a face to face meeting to explore a possible partnership.
I came up with some good ideas to make last week’s Netmasters meeting more engaging. That might not directly lead to more clients, but someone at the meeting asked me to include a reminder in my invitation for attendees to invite others. That will lead to more people attending the event. And he wouldn’t have asked if the session hadn’t been enjoyable and informative.
Not bad for kicking myself after getting some “no’s.” What about you? What do you do to get yourself back on track after rejection?
