Fear the Phone!

Fear the Phone! My friend Alison Doyle, author at the Job Search channel at About.com, shared this on Facebook over the weekend: I love this.  Im dont always feel this way, but there are some calls that I dread. As Ive thought about calls for job seekers, and now calls for JibberJobber sales, Ive wondered if the reason we dread making calls is because of the fear of personal rejection. If they dont want what we have to offer, we take it personally. Whatever the reason is, let me suggest a great strategy for working through (rather than getting over) your fear of making phone calls. It is: Pick up the phone, dial the number, and when they answer, have a conversation and ask your question (or, state why you are calling). Thats it.  Just START. Years ago I wrote about the chicken list. The idea is that you have a list of people you are scared to contact and they never get scratched off of your list this nags at you day after day, week after week.  I challenged you go just CALL the person on your list and get it over with, so you can scratch them off. Need some motivation?  Check out these posts: Get Out Your Chicken List And Make A Call Chicken List Is Out â€" Now Put Away The Honey-Do List! The Chicken List Smackdown Video: Just Place The Call Job Search Chicken List: It’s Monday! Call someone! I triple-dog dare you to pick up the phone TODAY And heres the benefit/bonus post: Self-Control leads to Self-Confidence Cross the person off the list make the call conquer this fear and your self confidence will grow.  Ive done it, and I continue to do it, and it works! Fear the Phone! My friend Alison Doyle, author at the Job Search channel at About.com, shared this on Facebook over the weekend: I love this.  Im dont always feel this way, but there are some calls that I dread. As Ive thought about calls for job seekers, and now calls for JibberJobber sales, Ive wondered if the reason we dread making calls is because of the fear of personal rejection. If they dont want what we have to offer, we take it personally. Whatever the reason is, let me suggest a great strategy for working through (rather than getting over) your fear of making phone calls. It is: Pick up the phone, dial the number, and when they answer, have a conversation and ask your question (or, state why you are calling). Thats it.  Just START. Years ago I wrote about the chicken list. The idea is that you have a list of people you are scared to contact and they never get scratched off of your list this nags at you day after day, week after week.  I challenged you go just CALL the person on your list and get it over with, so you can scratch them off. Need some motivation?  Check out these posts: Get Out Your Chicken List And Make A Call Chicken List Is Out â€" Now Put Away The Honey-Do List! The Chicken List Smackdown Video: Just Place The Call Job Search Chicken List: It’s Monday! Call someone! I triple-dog dare you to pick up the phone TODAY And heres the benefit/bonus post: Self-Control leads to Self-Confidence Cross the person off the list make the call conquer this fear and your self confidence will grow.  Ive done it, and I continue to do it, and it works!