Lydia Fenet spends 70 to 80 nights a year on stage selling big-ticket items to raise money for nonprofits around the world. As sales is essential to any successful entrepreneur, I recently sat down with Lydia about her top tips to sell your vision. When Lydia first started, she acted like the auctioneers you see in the movies: calling out numbers (fast) as people raised their paddles. She’s become comfortable with the fact that the rejection isn't personal, it's a rejection of what she's presenting. “I can’t tell you how many times I have stood on stage, called out an amount and been faced with silence.

Source: Forbes May 04, 2018 19:35 UTC