Selling as a martial art

There are different types of martial arts, and many different disciplines or styles. All of them involve a contest, which is exactly what happens when you are trying to make a sale.

But I want you to think about what type of martial art selling should be closest to.

Probably the most well-known martial art is Karate. It's conflict, hard, fast, and brutal. Used car salesmen are the practitioners.

Then there's Judo, or JuJitsu. Grab your opponent, and they grab you. Then you move around each trying to get the other off balance. Door-to-door salespeople use this style.

The final example is Aikido, which I've studied and which was popularized by Steven Seagal. Aikido is a defensive martial art. You use your opponent's energy against them. When they attack, you deflect or counter, but it's like Zen, like water flowing around a stone in the riverbed. It's never aggressive, only defensive, but it is extremely effective. It is the martial art that master salespeople use.

Just sayin!

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