HTSS146 - The reasons why you want to quit sales and how not to - Scott Sylvan Bell

What to do when you want to quit sales or quit a sales job... 

Let's face it, at some point in time you will want to quit your sales job. It could be because the job is hard, the people you work with suck or even you have your own personal issues. 

You will want to look at what is causing you to want to quit your sales job. What were the factors to lead up to you want to exit? 

These questions may sound easy at first but answering them can be hard, real hard. The reason is you need to be honest with yourself about why you are feeling the way you do. 

• Is the job out of your league?
• Are you being disrespected and or harassed? 
• Is the product or service not good?
• Are you having personal issues?

Is it a sales slump or is it more?

All of these questions are what you should be asking. It may very well be that you just hit a common cycle of your business and things are hard. These difficulties can be multiplied when you feel bad about yourself or when you have personal issues at home. Your sales problems can be compounded when you don't have money and are not making commissions. 

You must master the sales process

Being in sales isnt supposed to be easy. In fact, it is meant to be hard. You deal with things other people in business do not have to for the most part and the largest area is dealing with rejection. 

You can make yourself better at sales by taking the time to practice and invest in yourself. This is the foundation to start with if you are doubting if you should stay in sales. If you are struggling your go-to move should be to practice your sales process and get it on video to baseline where you are. In fact, you should video your presentation when you are at the top as well to compare what you are doing right vs what you have changed. 

If you are really struggling go and get some help and share what you are going through. If you want to quit sales you do need to investigate why. Once you know the reasons why then you can take the appropriate acition. 

The feeling of wanting to quit sales happens to the greenest of the salespeople all of the wat up to the veteran closer. You are not alone... Keep Going!