In my previous blog, I looked at the fundamentals of over-giving – why we do it and the potential cost of this mindset to us and those close to us.
In this blog, I’m going to explore how we turn that mindset on its head and give freely, while maintaining our values.
How to give like a Go-Giver and still earn a profit
Let me start this section by saying that being a Go-Giver; giving your best and giving generously, does NOT mean that you must give your offering, whether that’s time, support, whatever, for free. Instead, focus on the value that you can bring to a situation. It’s about being authentic in everything you do and, instead of giving to the point of exhaustion, it’s about effectively communicating the value of your offering,
How to provide value and invite the sale without feeling “sleezy.”
The key here is to focus on communication. When we communicate clearly and with authenticity, then our value becomes apparent and may, ultimately be rewarded. In order to achieve this, we need to ensure that we’re listening to the wants and needs of our audience. It’s not about a quick sale, or having a “buy, buy, buy” mentality; it’s much more about identifying the “pain points” of that person and identifying the added value that we can bring to their life; the problems they experience that we can solve. If we can do this, then we start to build a relationship of “know, like and trust” and it’s from this relationship that sales spring eternal!
How to stay in integrity with your values, and still freely give: it’s possible
It really is possible to live a life of authentically giving, while making a profit and making those sales, as long as you honor your personal boundaries. Problems occur when we ignore the boundaries we may have worked hard to previously identify and enforce, because we feel we need to give more that we are, perhaps, comfortable with. Instead, if we focus on our boundaries and give only within those limits, then we can give freely and with integrity…and be able to live with ourselves, too!