| One huge area for training in the timeshare sales | | | | time to enjoy life and to have whatever quality |
| industry is how to feel good when handling and | | | | time you can with yourself, or anyone you like or |
| experiencing so much rejection. We're all human. | | | | love is worth it. Vacations are great and most |
| Most of us go to work to accomplish things and | | | | people would love more of them. |
| to get paid. Let's face it, there are days when | | | | Wake-up and smell the coffee and take a |
| you don't understand how people can agree to go | | | | vacation. The always dreaded phone call came in |
| on tours and take time away from their | | | | that a relative had passed away suddenly. Live |
| hard-earned vacation to take a timeshare tour. | | | | and if you're just living, go ahead and laugh. How |
| The gifts are not that great. It's a matter of | | | | about considering that instead of you being |
| perspective, they won't say " yes ' to a tour if | | | | entertainment for your guest, pretend that your |
| they don't think the gift is worth more than their | | | | guest is your entertainment and find out what |
| time. Yet, without the tours, you'd really be broke. | | | | they have to offer you. I did this the other day |
| Have you ever looked in someone's eyes and | | | | and I let the guest tell me about how horrible her |
| considered asking them the question: What do | | | | life had been, how horrible her marriage had been, |
| you do for a living ma'am or sir? Does that pay | | | | and then she hugged me for listening, laughed with |
| well? Would you like to work all day and give your | | | | me and joined. |
| time, energy, heart, and soul to your job, and do | | | | In the sales world you have to hear the no's to |
| it for absolutely no money and then explain to | | | | get you to the yeses. If you don't hear "no" you |
| your husband and children that night that you | | | | probably should stop talking and listen better. If |
| worked but just did it for free? Would that make | | | | you really are stressed, go for a walk. |
| you feel good? If it wouldn't make you feel good, | | | | My husband knows when I feel emotionally |
| why would you want to do that to me or anyone | | | | drained by being around people with lots of |
| else for that matter? You can't say it or ask it | | | | problems and even more excuses. I drag him out |
| that way. Feelings are tough to manage | | | | of the house to the nearest comedy club, show, |
| sometimes. That's why we write articles and at | | | | or nightclub to go dancing. Move that body, get |
| least you know someone cares about what | | | | the thoughts to flow in a fun, positive direction, |
| you're going through. | | | | and repeat after me: "Next." Remember every |
| There are days in the life of a timeshare | | | | time you go to watch a good show, you learn |
| salesperson when they have questions or doubt | | | | more about to give a good show to your guests |
| about how people were marketed to get into the | | | | when you meet them. If they're having fun and |
| tour in the first place and there are days in every | | | | being entertained, they might decide to say "Yes." |
| commission-only timeshare salesperson's life | | | | Try it. |
| where they probably just don't understand | | | | If money is tight, turn on a movie or Comedy |
| anything at all. It's easy to be reduced to a | | | | Central for a few laughs. How about reality tv to |
| number on a page or a closing percentage vs a | | | | forget about the guests who have come for the |
| person with a family to support and a life to live. | | | | gifts and bring no money, just excuses. |
| If this ever happens to you, look up and think up, | | | | Remember not to take yourself too seriously. No |
| and lighten up because every timeshare | | | | matter what happens you know that "today" is |
| salesperson is providing an amazing gift to anyone | | | | the only time you can impact "today." Yesterday |
| they meet and explain their product to. Taking | | | | is over and tomorrow isn't here yet. |