Why on earth is it so tough for me to talk to people about what I do?

Fear of social rejection. Fear of being perceived as a “salesman”.

Sales people have a bad rap with our capitalist society. But the funny thing is, nothing can ever get done without someone making a sale.

Nobody ever got ANYWHERE successful without being an expert salesperson. I recently went to a James Arthur Ray Seminar that was touted as “free”. I went knowing full well that it was by no means “free”. Nothing is for free. NOTHING. There’s always someone who must gain from having a meeting like that. Otherwise it wouldn’t happen.

I knew he was going to try to sell me something on the back end.

Books, CD’s, a bigger seminar, DVD’s…. I’m not stupid, you know.

I was going there really to watch how he closes. I wanted to see how he was going to unconsciously sucker all these people into spending over 300 bucks to come to his seminar. Then it came:

“How many of you would take action and come to my seminar if I could GUARANTEE that you got whatever you just wrote down on that piece of paper by doing this ONE THING, would you do it? Take out that piece of paper underneath your chair. Put in your credit card number and buy now. Only available to the first 55…. Go ahead….Hurry up…. Who’s done? Good! You! Who else… Good, thank you!”

Then he interrupted himself: “Stop! Stop writing. Tell me what emotions are you feeling?”

One lady yelled “fear.”

He then went into a long discussion about how fears of “I can’t afford” stop us from reaching our goals and living our dreams.

He then asked if he made anybody feel manipulated. Several people put their hands up and he responded “those are all the salespeople in the room”. The room roared with laughter. He then went into a discussion about how what we are repressing deep down inside is exactly what we keep seeing all around us to remind us who we are and to embrace it.
(He probably stole that from Demartini as well, like everything else he’s been saying, the jerk!)

Then he finished with the most beautiful close I have ever seen. He talked about letting go of our fears and coming to his seminar for 4 thousand bucks. “Don’t for a second think you can’t afford that! You can! You have to never allow a fear of not having enough enter your mind.”

By this time, my jaw was dropped to the floor over how boldly he could talk about money without any fear. Yikes! (Weird that my reiki associate and coaching client admired the same trait in me—just had an aha moment there).

He then transitioned his close by reducing, reducing, throwing in a free this, that, include your spouse, let’s do it in Canadian dollars… Until I found myself giving him my credit card payment of $1297 for a bunch of DVD’s and books, and also to register to go to his San Diego Seminar in 3 months, and I was bringing my wife with me.

Holy crap.

I just got sold.

From that point on, I started thinking about talking to people more about what I do. Every time I go somewhere, I meet someone that I know who’s life can improve with either drinking the Monavie Juice, coming to me for Chiropractic care, joining me for salsa lessons, or attending one of my seminars. That’s because I know even stronger what I have always known—that there isn’t a person alive who’s quality of life would not improve by having me share with them something I have learned along my journey to empower myself and to physically, spiritually emotionally and financially self-actualize.

A week ago, I saw on facebook one of my friends’ status say (name has been changed) “Mary Jo wants to know what she can do to heal her back.”

At first, I had reservations about “selling” her about coming in. I sent her a message telling her that she should be seeing a chiropractor.

I went in to work the next day and she was in the schedule. I met her through the salsa community and she told me that she needed to get fixed so she could participate in the highly anticipated workshop with some of the international salsa stars over the weekend.

She got up from her first adjustment and could move her hips. I even got her to do some moves in the office to show me her stuff! She was pretty damn good. I could relate to her salsa addiction, so I had to get her back on track.

The following week, when I showed her the x-rays we took, it was clear this problem was building for a long time. So luckily, we could get her on a care plan to restore motion to her long-time stuck spine.

Her life is going to improve now because I have more courage to share with people what I do.  

Do you have to carry around tylenol or aspirin, or have a medicine chest full of pills you turn to on a regular basis (or even on occasion?)

Do you feel stiff, tired, and unmotivated when you get up in the morning, and throughout the day?

Are you constantly stressed and getting sick all the time?

Do you frequently have feelings of fear and anxiety, especially when you wake up in the morning?

Are you feeling resentful about your spouse and feel disconnected and have lost that “spark”?

Do you want to attract your perfect partner?

Have you been diagnosed with:  Fibromyalgia, High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Indigestion, Irritable Bowel, Frequent migraine or tension-type headaches, Sciatica, Low Back Pain, Plantar Fasciitis (heel spurs or foot pain), Neck Pain, or any type of numbness/tingling in the hands or buttock/legs/feet?

Are you looking for a way to overcome your unhealthy food cravings?

Do you hate your current job and want to discover what you would love to do with your life?

Do you want to transform your mindset to be able to make more money?

Have you ever watched Salsa on T.V and wanted to learn how to do it and meet some new friends along the way?

Basically, I’ve described every single living person out there.  I’m convinced that in some form, there isn’t anyone who wouldn’t benefit from being under my care, or participating in my classes or coaching sessions.  

Please feel free to browse the many services we provide and send me an email and let me know what areas you would like us to work on.  Your life is waiting.

The answers can all be yours for 3 easy payments of $29.99, if you act now. 

(how’s that for a close?  I know… I’ll work on it.)

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