HTSS144 - Why you need an awesomeness swipe file - Scott Sylvan Bell

Why you need an Awsomeness Swipe file!

It's not a matter of if but when you will struggle. Whether you are a salesperson or an entrepreneur you will face issues. You will question if you are good at what you do, if you belong and if you should keep going. Having something to go back and take a look at and remind yourself of your feats, your wins and your exceptionalism does help. 

What is an awsomeness swipe file 

You have had events in your life that are great. These events may be small or big, known to you or known to everyone. When one of these incidents happen you find a way to memorialize it. This can be a quick selfie, a picture of the event or circumstances, or even a video. All of these pieces of information are categorized and then added to a central location. You can use awards given to you by others and even testimonials for your efforts. 

Setting up your awesomeness swipe file

What works the best is for your swipe file is to have different types of information for you to go and look at. These articles allow you to see a full picture of what you have done. 

• Testimonials
• Events from life (pictures and or videos)
• Trophies (this concept is important)

You can anchor your Awsomeness swipe file 

Anchoring is how you hold your emotion to an event. You can tie a feeling to action so that you can recall the emotions you need to move forward. You can use the same gesture over and over again when something goes well. Anchoring a feeling or emotion can be as simple as rubbing two fingers together covertly. You can be more overt and even make noise and use a well-pronounced gesture others can see. 

Where you can store this awesomeness swipe file

Having your awesomeness swipe file accessible and easy to reach is one way for you to stay on top of selling and or closing deals. If you are struggling you want to be able to get to your good feelings and anchor as soon as possible. Here are just a few places you can store an awesomeness swipe file: 

• Dropbox or the equivalent
• File on computer or phone
• .pdf with all the relevant data in a few pages 
• A quick movie that you can watch with the documents imposed into the video 

All too often salespeople and or entrepreneurs feel like they have lost and then struggle to get back on top. Having an awesomeness swipe file helps you find ways to keep going.