Cold call to Elon Musk...

"Ring ring"

Elon:

"HOW did you get this Number!!??"

Salesperson:

"Elon, as the person who brought electric cars to the world & who's pioneering advances in AI...not to mention pushing the boundaries of space to one day colonise Mars... are you really so surprised that I can find your number online!?"

Elon:

"Errr...good point."

It's 2023.

We can literally find anything on the Internet.

This common response of disbelief never ceases to amaze me.

My advice to any salesperson is -

- Be cool

- Don't panic

- Tune into your EQ & stop caving in to that surprised & sometimes annoyed voice on the end of the phone

Answer succinctly, eloquently, or with self-deprecating humour.

Self-assured salespeople don't flap.

They know they have something of potential value, so they -

- Roll with it

- Respectfully assert themselves

- Manage the situation

- And most importantly, they have fun with it

I'm gonna try Elon's number now...