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The Secret Psychology of Selling

By

Joseph A. Caulfield

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PUBLISHED BY:

Joseph A. Caulfield



On Building Better Students

Copyright © 2010 by Joseph A. Caulfield

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ISBN-13:

978-0615585017 (Joseph A. Caulfield)


ISBN-10:

0615585019


Contents



Chapter One The Prerequisite 3


Chapter Two Sleight of Thought Trick 5


Chapter Three The First Basic Major 7


Chapter Four A “Walking Dead” Plot 8


Chapter Five Social Machinery 10


Chapter Six Emptying the Trash 12


Chapter Seven The Mental Prison… 13


Chapter Eight Kicking and Screaming 14


Chapter Nine You Take the Blue Pill… 15


Chapter Ten Analytic Systems Check 17


Chapter Eleven FFR 19


Chapter Twelve …A “Wants” Analysis 21


Chapter Thirteen The Process 22


Chapter Fourteen Mind Maps 23


Chapter Fifteen CIS Sheet 26


Chapter Sixteen The Recall System 27


Chapter Seventeen Negative Reverse 31


About The Author 33

Chapter One

Knowing That You Don’t Know - The Prerequisite

What’s stopping you from closing sales you should be closing?

You’ve felt this question gnawing at you for some time, and now you’re earnestly investigating, looking for answers. It is why you’re reading this. You figured out that there’s a lot more to this game of selling than meets the eye. You’ve been missing data, and you know it.

Knowing that you don’t know is extremely valuable – it is the launching pad for new abilities, and your personal evolution of thought.

I believe that it’s not you, and “No,” it’s probably not your product.

What is it then?

It is: Not understanding the mind of the prospect in a sales situation, coupled with the lack of a great psychological sales process.

The