What is selling and what is it not? It is not convincing someone to buy something they don’t want or need.
Help people get what they need after you determine their needs.
Profit is the reward for pleasing another person. - Harry Brown
It’s all about focus. Money is an echo of value.
Be empathetic. Understand their feelings.
The one question you can ask that is pretty much guaranteed to keep a potential misunderstanding from ever actually taking place. “Please clarify / Can you please clarify?"
Politics is almost like religion.
Self-identify with both. Be sure not to attack the person. (There are a lot of people lurking and watching the conversation to see how you are making your point - logic or insults.) “I can tell that you really do care. Like you, I want to live in a country where we can all…I think our area of disagreement is how to best go about it…” Be nice. Appear not to be so dogmatic.
Control your emotions. “Who is a mighty person? One who can control their emotions and make an enemy a friend.”
Understand why your out-of-control emotions are a problem.
This can even help you get out of a speeding ticket!
Show respect. Apologize. Be sincere.
“If possible…could I get off with a warning?” Give him a backdoor.
The 8 key words “If you can’t do it, I’ll definitely understand.”