My manager has been trying to encourage me to tell myself that I will make lots of sales and do great this summer and he doesn't understand why I always say "maybe" or "I hope so." Well this is why.
I don't want to build it up in my head that I'll do great over this summer and have it flop flat on it's face. I don't want to think that I'll come home with $10,000 only to come home with $4,000. I fear that this job is going to be so rough and tough that I go home crying after six days.
Every time I tell someone that I'm going to do door-to-door summer sales 99% of the time I get the same are-you-crazy-you're-gonna-have-a-horrible-summer-look on their face. I've had people say, "You are so brave, I could never do that," or "Wow, good luck!! *eye roll*" Not once have I told someone and had them say, "You're gonna do great! You'll have a lot of fun!" Okay, that's a lie, one person has said that to me. Kyrstal, and she did the same program last year, but she's the only one.
I know I should be able to "fill my own bucket" and such but it's hard when everyone pokes holes in it faster than I can patch them up.
I'm losing my nerve and starting to regret this job. But I'm in for the long haul; it's too late to find another job. I sure hope that I do well at this and that it is fun and rewarding...
Some encouraging words would be nice... and yes, I'm fishing for them.
They KEY to being successful at sales jobs of any kind (especially door to door ones) is confidence. You have to have confidence in your abilities to sell it. I had the same job 2 summers in a row, the first year, crappy pay because I was so nervous and had an "I can't do this" attitude. The second year, I hit the jack pot because I decided it wasn't personal and that I could do it. Confidence baby. Confidence.
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