Cold-Blooded Sales

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Cold-Blooded Sales

Imagine a surgeon getting emotional during surgery.
Believing the patient’s self-diagnosis.
Prescribing the meds they ask for.

Unthinkable — at least in this universe.

We, as salespeople, aren’t surgeons.
But we are psychologists with a scalpel —
our tool is emotion, and our success depends on control.

Sales is emotion — and discipline

Every sale is an emotional exchange.
For the buyer — curiosity, hope, fear.
For the seller — excitement, confidence, expectation.

These emotions build trust.
But left unchecked — they destroy precision.

“Easy client, I’ve got this one.”
And then the deal vanishes.

The “Rent Yourself Out” rule

In negotiations, stay detached.
Rent yourself out for the role — don’t live it.

Picture yourself watching from the audience.
A salesperson sells, a buyer listens.
You observe.
You can see the mistake — even fix it —
but you don’t jump on stage.

A surgeon doesn’t cry mid-operation.
An excavator doesn’t direct its operator.
You are the operator — stay in control.

Emotion as a tool

Selling without emotion is impossible.
But emotion must be directed, not reactive.

Each buyer expects a certain energy.
Speak their language.

Investors think in numbers, logic, ROI.
Dreamers — in vision and emotion.
Mismatch the tone, and trust collapses.

Mistakes of emotional sellers

Overinvolvement leads to blindness:

  • skipping steps;
  • ignoring objections;
  • rushing to close.

And that’s how perfect deals collapse.

Cold head, clear plan

Sales is not a script.
It’s a surgical map —
key checkpoints, critical transitions, safety margins.

Improvisation is allowed —
but only when you know exactly where you are.

Emotion fuels.
But precision closes.