Stop making excuses and start taking responsibility. If the market is tight, you must sharpen your skills. In a survival situation, the animal that adapts is the one that eats.
Think of sales like a sport. You aren't born knowing how to swing a golf club or throw a curveball. You learn the mechanics, you drill them, and you practice until they become second nature.
Disagreement is a stalemate. Agree with the buyer’s position to keep the door open for a solution. Be the Voice of Logic:
When sales are down, it is easy to blame the economy, the competition, or the pricing. Cardone calls this "middle-class thinking." He posits that there is always money circulating. The question is: Are you skilled enough to get it?