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The Sales Likability Myth: Why They Don’t Need to Like You to Buy From You

CategoryInsightsPosted onFebruary 21, 2019February 1, 2020Leave a comment

There’s been a wild firing rumor in the high ticket B2B Sales universe about likability for years. It’s a myth that’s killing deals, embarrassing salespeople read more

CategoriesInsights, MentalityTagsbuyers, clients, debunked, fact, likability, likable, like, myth, overrated, prospects, saleslpeople

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The Number 1 Reason Why Salespeople Fail

CategoryMentalityPosted onJanuary 24, 2019February 1, 2020Leave a comment

Failure in sales is common. People get bounced out of jobs and the industry all the time. Sometimes for just cause while others, because they read more

CategoriesMentality, MotivationTagsactively listening, communication, failing, Failure, Listening, sales, salespeople

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What to Do When You Get Fired From a Sales Job

CategoryMentalityPosted onDecember 27, 2018February 1, 20206 Comments

The day you get fired feels like your world’s about to collapse. It’s fire and brimstone, hell and fury, banishment – the works.   You read more

CategoriesMentality, Motivation, Well-beingTagsbinge watch, employment, fight, Fired, goal, interview, interviewing, quota, recovery, sales, unemployment

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Why Combining Time-Blocking With Cold-Calling Is the Key to Crushing Your Sales Goals

CategoryInsightsPosted onDecember 5, 2018February 1, 2020Leave a comment

Man, you could hear a pin drop. It was 11 A.M. in the middle of the week. I was all gussied up and walking across read more

CategoriesInsights, Mentality, Motivation, PlanningTagsB2B, call time, Cold Calling, Quaker, Quaker meeting, sales, Silent Meeting, Time block, Time blocking

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Challenges: From Making Art to Closing Fortune 500 Deals

CategoryMentalityPosted onSeptember 28, 2018December 18, 2019Leave a comment

“When you pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud, too” – Denzel  It must’ve been around 2004 or 2005. My brother and I were having read more

CategoriesMentality, Motivation, Well-beingTags100% commission, average, banking, challenges, mortgages, sales

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The Ambivert Phenomenon: Who Are They and Why Are They Outselling You?

CategoryInsightsPosted onAugust 23, 2018December 10, 2018Leave a comment

If you’re always hearing the expression “you must be in sales” and yet somehow aren’t reaching goal, you might want to consider changing your approach. read more

CategoriesInsights, Mentality, PlanningTagsambiversion, ambivert, B2B, extrovert, goal, introvert, sales, stand up

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Dude, Where’s My Trophy?

CategoryMentalityPosted onJuly 26, 2018December 9, 2018Leave a comment

Trophy – a cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize for a victory or success. (Oxford Dictionaries) Seeing it defined is a reminder read more

CategoriesMentalityTagsaward, Loss, participation, sales, Trophy, winning

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Have You Asked Yourself When the Magic Happens?

CategoryInsightsPosted onMay 17, 2018December 9, 2018Leave a comment

Ever send your company’s intro marketing collateral to prospects after a full day of smiling and dialing? You met your daily call quota and now you’ve read more

CategoriesInsights, Mentality, MotivationTagsB2B, blue hour, collateral, golden hour, magic, marketing, optimize, peak performance, sales, sales productivity, schwag, The magic hour

Why ABC (Always Be Careful) Will Never Let You Down

CategoryMentalityPosted onMay 3, 2018December 9, 2018Leave a comment

Growing up black in Africa, like yours truly, is a lot different from growing up black in America. There are worlds of differences but one read more

CategoriesMentalityTagsABC, Africa, always be careful, Always be Closing, Glenngarry Glen Ross, Perception, sales, salespeople

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How to Improve Your Sales Confidence in One Hour

CategoryMentalityPosted onApril 26, 2018December 18, 2019Leave a comment

Things that never go out of style: Your face, The Ham Sandwich and Confidence.   If you decide to pursue sales as a career, you read more

CategoriesMentality, Well-beingTagsB2B, Cold Calling, confidence, CRM, goals, ham sandwich, improve, MOJO, sales, salespeople

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