{"id":1004,"date":"2007-06-14T07:23:54","date_gmt":"2007-06-14T12:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/06\/sales-traits-series-sense-of-self\/"},"modified":"2007-06-14T07:23:55","modified_gmt":"2007-06-14T12:23:55","slug":"sales-traits-series-sense-of-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/06\/sales-traits-series-sense-of-self\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales Traits Series &#8211; Sense of Self"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This trait is one to measure in all salespeople since it reveals much of how they approach&nbsp;prospects, how they handle rejection and how they hold up under stress.<\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff8000\">Sense of Self<br \/><\/font><\/strong>The ability of a salesperson to realize and appreciate their own unique self-worth. They base these feelings on internal factors as opposed to external ones. This internal feeling of value allows them to appreciate themselves based on who they know themselves to be on the inside. They do not judge themselves based solely on what they do, what role they occupy or what success they attain. This capacity could also be considered the level of \u20ac\u0153self acceptance.\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>A salesperson with&nbsp;<em>strength<\/em> in this&nbsp;trait is able to value themselves as a unique entity aside and apart from their role or ambition. They base their value on their own internal standards.&nbsp; This internal \u20ac\u0153happiness\u20ac\u009d with one\u20ac\u2122s self plays a crucial role in job performance and satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>A <em>weakness<\/em> in this area can be a major deterrent and manifest itself in a person in different ways; domineering, perfectionism, risk aversion and\/or the inability to handle criticism or rejection&nbsp;effectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This trait is one to measure in all salespeople since it reveals much of how they approach&nbsp;prospects, how they handle rejection and how they hold up under stress. Sense of SelfThe ability of a salesperson to realize and appreciate their own unique self-worth. They base these feelings on internal factors as opposed to external ones. This internal feeling of value allows them to appreciate themselves based on who they know themselves to be on the inside. They do not judge themselves based solely on what they do, what role they occupy or what success they attain. This capacity could also be considered the level of \u20ac\u0153self acceptance.\u20ac\u009d A salesperson with&nbsp;strength&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/06\/sales-traits-series-sense-of-self\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[21,6,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aptitudes","category-assessing","category-hiring-salespeople"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-gc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1158,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/08\/sales-traits-series-internal-self-control\/","url_meta":{"origin":1004,"position":0},"title":"Sales Traits Series &#8211; Internal Self Control","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"August 30, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"This week's trait is one that measures a salesperson's ability to remain detached from an emotionally-charged situation.\u00a0 Sales requires a cool, level-headed approach even in instances where emotions are high.\u00a0 We highly value salespeople who can keep their personal self detached from their work self. 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