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Ep 09: How to Stop Feeling Negative About Selling

More Than Sales Podcast··3 August 2026·12 min

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Does selling make you feel awkward, pushy, or just plain uncomfortable? In this episode of More Than Sales, Enfys Maloney helps you transform your mindset so sales can feel confident, natural, and empowered. Discover how to regain control over your state, reconnect with your mission, and move past overwhelm, even when the going gets tough.Enfys shares her proven approach to building resilience as an entrepreneur, explaining why confidence crashes are normal and how to bounce back faster. Learn practical ways to remember your value, leverage your unique expertise, and remind yourself of past wins. Explore strategies for changing your environment, upgrading your circles, and identifying blind spots so you can get clear, empowered, and proactive about your sales.If you’re ready to stop feeling negative about selling and step into a new sense of possibility, this is for you.What’s inside:Why it’s normal to feel negative about sales—and how to normalise itRemembering your unique mission, skillset, and client successesHow to reconnect with your “why” and regain your confidenceUsing visualisation and evidence from your past to embody prideThe power of changing your environment (events, new circles, networking)How business strategy and learning what you don’t know creates confidenceRecognising that sales is a learned skill, not an innate talentHow clarity empowers you and dissolves negativitySteps for shifting your state and inviting more positive resultsInviting listeners to experience Vibrant Connections and community supportKey Topics Covered: 00:00 Why selling feels awkward and how to turn it around00:36 The inevitability of negativity and confidence crashes01:22 How success is inevitable when you take back control02:08 Your business impacts your emotional state, here’s how to respond03:14 Moving from negativity to resilience and remembering your mission04:03 Acknowledging your unique power to help others04:27 Looking at past client success for evidence of your impact05:03 Why clients want to buy from YOU and value your expertise06:09 What feels easy for you is hard for your clients—embrace your value06:18 Embody pride and revisit past wins for inspiration07:03 Shifting your environment and circles to change your business state08:07 Getting strategic: how learning new skills reignites confidence09:04 Confidence grows with clarity, identify your blind spots10:34 Join Vibrant Connections for transformative networking and energy10:57 Identify what’s really making you negative and reach out for support11:11 IChange your environment, boost your state, and see what happens.About Enfys Maloney: Enfys Maloney is a sales expert, speaker, event host and multi-award-winning entrepreneur who helps ambitious service-based business owners sell with confidence and generate dependable revenue.After losing her travel company during the 2020 pandemic, Enfys rebuilt her career around a simple belief: sales should feel human, strategic and empowering, not pushy or uncomfortable. She now mentors entrepreneurs across the UK and beyond to turn opportunities into real sales, build stronger visibility and create profitable businesses that truly work.Enfys is the founder of Vibrant Connections, a thriving online networking community that helps entrepreneurs build meaningful relationships and generate opportunities through networking and collaboration. She also hosts live events that bring ambitious business owners together to learn, connect and grow.Her work and insights have been featured in publications including The Sunday Times, MSN, Wales Online, Daily Express, Startups Magazine and Authority Magazine, and she is known for combining clear sales strategy with a warm, human approach to business growth.When she’s not mentoring entrepreneurs or hosting events, Enfys lives in Wales where she spends time running through the hills, swimming in the river and feeding the chickens with her family.Connect with Enfys:Website: https://www.salestrainingwithenfys.co.uk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/withenfys/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salestraining_with_enfys/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salestrainingwithenfys/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@more-than-salesProduced by Winter Audio.More Than Sales Resources: Join Enfys Maloney’s award-winning Vibrant Connections networking community for top entrepreneurs and experts: https://www.salestrainingwithenfys.co.uk/vibrant-connections-visitor-passMake sure you follow and subscribe for the next episode of More Than Sales!Produced by Winter Audio.