Embracing The Fear Monster

embrace fear

I remember asking myself a lot of questions before I was able to push "publish" and publicly launch the very first entry in Juan Great Leap. What would they say? What if they say, "Sino ba itong feeling na ito!?" What if they laugh at me?  What if they ignore me?  It took me a couple of weeks in between finishing my first post and  actually publishing it. You know how I did it? After a long day at work, the thought of publishing it crossed my mind. Before giving myself any chance to over-analyze, I forced myself to just push publish. And that was that. After that, I then started wrestling with the fear of posting it on my social media sites. ("Bahala na" works wonders, by the … [Read more...]

Sales Tips: How to Overcome Your Fear of Rejection

Me purchasing kamoteng kahoy from Ate Maricel at GK Enchanted Farm

I'm not a salesman, but I've sold many things. At the age of 11, I sold cellphones at my uncle's telecom store in Makati. When I worked for GK CSI, I sold everything from kamoteng kahoy, talong, and chicharon (no relation to Lapid's :) ). For my first full-time job in the States, I sold consumer banking products. I was exposed to the world of cold calls, sales scripts, and selling people things that they didn't need. My personality wasn't cut out for a "sales" job. Pitching  for me was like pulling teeth. However, as much as I disliked my experience in sales, it taught me many things. It taught me things such as how to use assumptive language, but never to assume about a … [Read more...]

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