Fear Isn’t the Problem. Timing Is.
One of the biggest mistakes I see reps make when handling fear objections is they either go WAY too hard, way too fast or they dance around it so gently that nothing ever moves. Both lose the sale. Here’s the principle you need to understand: Intensity should increase as time passes. Not spike. Not flatline. Increase. Think of fear like heat on a stove. Turn it on max straight away? You burn the food. Prospect shuts down. Walls go up. Never turn it up at all? Nothing cooks. They stay “thinking about it” forever. Your job is to find the sweet spot. This is where looping objections + analogies come in. When someone says: “I just need to think about it” “I’m scared to make the wrong decision” “I don’t want to rush this” That’s not resistance. That’s unresolved fear. And fear doesn’t disappear by explaining the offer again. So instead of jumping straight to: “Well what happens if you don’t do anything?” You loop. You acknowledge it. You reframe it. You bring it back… slightly deeper. Example: At first pass: “Totally fair. Big decisions should feel uncomfortable.” Second loop: “Out of curiosity, what part feels risky — the money, or trusting yourself to follow through?” Later loop (more intensity): “Let me ask you this… has waiting ever actually reduced this fear before, or does it usually just drag it out?” See what’s happening? Same fear. Same objection. Different depth. You’re not pouring gasoline on consequence. You’re slowly turning up the heat. Good reps don’t fight fear. Great reps walk people through it. If you go too intense too early → you lose them. If you never get intense enough → they never move. Master the timing and fear stops being an objection and starts becoming the reason they buy. That sweet spot? That’s where real closers live.