Making Cold Calls Builds Character

Recently,  I noticed a blog from a fellow blogger about making cold calls. I remember the blog saying something like "I hate making cold calls." When I saw this I began to chuckle inside because it reminded me of the many hours I spent making those delightful cold calls. I also understood how this fellow blogger was feeling.

I did not like talking to people on the telephone nor did I want to. So you can imagine that the thoughts of calling complete strangers consecutively for a couple of hours was not something that I was really excited about.  Now you may be wondering, why did I do something that I did not want to do. Well, this is a good question. I guess you could say that I was being stretched.

I needed finances to help pay for excellent nutritional products that I was using. So it was recommended that I just tell a couple of people. I remember wanting to write each person a personal handwritten note with a brochure just so I wouldn't have to speak with them on the telephone. I'm grateful that I figured out that this was not the most efficient way to tell others about my awesome nutritional products. So I began buying leads and making those delightful cold calls.

I was not the best communicator starting out. I was hung up on and heard profanity on the telephone and I am sure I probably cried afterwards. Actually, I cried several times during my year of cold calling. As the hours went by of making those calls something pretty cool began to happen and guess what that was... I became comfortable on the phone and became a better communicator.

I am grateful for being stretched.  It is through stretching that I am challenged and this is when I grow the most.  I would love to speak with you on the telephone. :)