Innocent questions that prompt prospects to make decisions – now!
You have had coffee with a prospects.
They have heard the presentation (network marketing, mlm, affiliate marketing)
and now they are afraid to make a decision. They’re thinking:
“What if we fail?”
“We don’t want to make a mistake.”
“What if we make the wrong decision?”
“Let’s think it over and delay any decision until we have to.”
“Maybe we should just take our time thinking about this.”
And they’re thinking . . . and thinking . . . and thinking.
An we are thinking, if they would only make a decision,
any decision, it would be wonderful.
I could go home. They could get on with their lives.
But no. That would be too easy. The prospects insist on torturing
themselves with indecision. They don’t realize that “not making a decision”
is really making a decision to keep things just as they are.
Keeping their lives the same is okay. It’s just that they should be
consciously making that decision.
Here are a few questions that you can ask your prospects.
They’re innocent, non-aggressive questions. These questions will
help your prospects make a conscious decision on what is best for their lives.
1. What will happen if you don’t join our business?
Of course the answer is:
“Nothing.”
But you don’t answer that question. Let the prospects mentally
answer that question for themselves. They’ll probably be thinking this:
“Life will be the same. Tomorrow will look just like today.
We’re going to wake up early, commute to work, come back late,
grab a quick meal, watch a few minutes of television and go to sleep.
Yep, we’re going to get this routine over and over again –
until we’re too old to work.”
Not a very pretty picture, is it? Now if the prospects
choose to leave everything the same, if they
choose to avoid your opportunity . . . that’s okay.
They are making a decision. And that’s all we ask.
Try some of these to see if one fits your style.
2. If you don’t start your own business now, do you see
yourself always working for someone else?
3. What do you think will happen next year if you decide not to
make any changes this year?
4. Do you think your job routine (five days a week,
two weeks of vacation every year) will ever change?
5. I see that you’re kind of stressing out about risking a
change in your daily life. Why not just relax and enjoy your life as it is?
6. You don’t have to make a decision to start your own business tonight.
Instead, you could simply make a decision to not start your own
business and keep your present job routines.
7. You know, you might be thinking, “My daily routine isn’t so bad.
Maybe I’ll keep living this way.” And that’s also a good decision.
Do you think that might be best for you?
All of these questions remind our prospects that the pain of their
problems won’t go away by postponing a decision.
So make it easy for your prospects.
Remind them to make a conscious decision about their futures.
And remember, this technique is rejection-free.
We’re not attached to the outcome.
We’re not responsible for the decisions they make in their lives.
We’re only obligated to give our prospects the choices.
The rest is up to them.
