Integrity first: before selling products, please put yourself in someone else’s shoes
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[This article](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1563928393628151&set=a.445152675505734.96900.100000330168919&typ e=3&theater) The author is Liao Guixiang, who has served in the hotel and catering industry for more than 25 years and has many years of practical experience in catering services, customer relationship management, education and training and other fields. Thank you for your permission to publish. I would like to express my gratitude.
True friendship will not deteriorate because of sincere “recommendation of products”, but often it will deteriorate due to “promotion of products” if not careful.
Today, one of my study partners, Mr. H, told me that a friend I met recently has been selling products to him and he feels very troubled. He originally thought this was just an isolated case, but even a good friend who had known him for a long time began to vigorously promote a certain product, which made him feel very stressed and overwhelmed.
Later, they simply gradually and deliberately alienated each other. However, sometimes it is inevitable that we will meet on certain occasions. At this time, we will feel very embarrassed and don’t know what to do better?
It is really common to see this kind of situation happening around us in our lives. I would like to suggest that everyone sincerely express their opinions or views on the product to each other. Maybe you can tell it tactfully and let the other party know that you have no intention to buy - if it is a friend who knows you well, he will definitely not be unhappy because of your openness, or he will not want to continue to maintain this friendship; of course, if the friendship really fades due to this, I think you might as well treat it with a normal mind, which is good for yourself and others.
I would like to share some of my past experiences. I have encountered similar situations before, more than once, and more than one friend recommended it to me. Frankly speaking, I was really troubled at the time and didn’t know how to refuse?
Later, after some reflection, I began to face this situation seriously. I chose to express it sincerely, for example: “I have already joined or purchased at some time, and I don’t need it at the moment…” I think that as long as you express your wishes to the other party, a friend who knows what to do and what to do should be magnanimous and accept it. This is also because through a more tactful way of expression, the other party can have room to retreat or a step to take.
In fact, no matter which industry we are in, we inevitably need to help promote and market our own products. However, the job of sales service has many details. Often the product attributes are different, and the sales methods will be different.
I think that no matter which product you want to sell, you really have to consider the needs of the other party, or is it appropriate to use this product? I suggest you spend some time “putting yourself in their shoes” and first put yourself in the other person’s shoes and think about whether you really need to buy this product? Instead of actively lobbying each other to buy just because of their friendship, or thinking that only through patronage and support can one be considered a true friend.
Especially the method of using inducement or deception to trick friends into attending a briefing in order to encourage them to buy a product is really out of date in this busy age where everyone’s time is particularly valuable. Only by showing the value of the product itself can it attract everyone’s attention.
In the past, I had bought a lot of products that I didn’t even need in order to support the other party to become a diamond member or a formal [member] (https://www.fuelup.today/2017/07/membership-economy.html) because of friendship. Later, I discovered that a few friends were just working on a whim. Not only were they not enthusiastic about the product, but they also did not continue to invest in selling the product. They felt that their strong support at that time was in vain, and even inadvertently hurt themselves.
People always learn a lot from failure, this is also some of my experience. Many people try their best to sell products, and they also hope that their friends will support them with actual purchases. However, if there is less sincerity in the friendship, it will affect the mutual trust relationship.
After all, friends always come and go in our life journey, and whether we can maintain long-term friendships is also a matter of chance. Whether every friendship can last depends not only on others using various standards to choose us, but also on us using our own standards to examine others and see how we maintain each other. But I think only honesty and honesty can make friendship last forever.
Some people may question, “If I am the only one who is sincere, but the other person is not, then am I not at a disadvantage?” In fact, as friends gradually become familiar with each other, they will find that time is like a scale. After getting along for a long time, you will know that “time passes and you learn the truth.” As you gain more experience in choosing friends, you will naturally make wise judgments and choices.
Overall, integrity is not only the cornerstone of friendship, but also the foundation of business operations. If you cherish a certain friendship, don’t lose a hard-earned friendship just because you sell products.
There is a proverb that goes like this: “Friends are everywhere in the world, but how many are close friends?” I hope we can cherish the rare friendship with our friends with a sincere heart.
★ Photo Credit: Ben White
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