The key to success isn’t intelligence.
It’s sales.
If you can get uncomfortable and put yourself out there you’re half way there.
If you can be compelling and attract others to your way of thinking you’ll get rich and live happy.
LIFE is all about sales.
Jerimiah Lancaster
370 posts
I will teach you the art of sales | Sales Training & Coaching for SMBs | 10+ years in sales consulting.
USA
Joined August 2023
- Sales is the key to life. Every single interaction with another human that could possibly move your life forward is a sales interaction. • Convince an attractive person to date you • Talk a great employee into working for you • Get a partner to start a biz with you • Create
- Too many business owners take sales calls personally. If they lose the sale they get grumpy, emotional, etc. It greatly hurts their ability to move with confidence on to the next opportunity. Michael Jordan missed 27 game winning shots. You will lose out on 60% of your
- In the early days you don’t need grand visions and business plans. You need salesmanship, grit, and resourcefulness. And there is only one way to learn that stuff: Put your ego aside and roll up your sleeves.
- Reminder: Some sales aren't worth winning. Stress exists when you over-promise and struggle to deliver. It's difficult to do what you say you're going to do when you promise the impossible. Do NOT spend your entire sales call bragging on your company and talking about all the
- Ditch the script. Sales scripts are holding your team back. The best sales teams in the world use frameworks, not scripts. Here's why frameworks are more effective:
- The old school way to sell: Explain the benefits. Talk about the pain. Explain the benefits again. Do a hard close by making people feel uncomfortable. The better way to sell: Establish authority / trust. Explain the risks. Talk about the downsides. Then ask a question and
- Are you an entrepreneur who doesn't like sales? Change your attitude or go get a job. As an entrepreneur 99% of your life will be spent selling yourself and your ideas. To your employees, partners, customers, vendors, etc. Embrace it and take ownership over improving.
- A salesperson shouldn’t be one of your first 10 hires. You, as the founder, need to be the first salesperson.
- I know sales reps making 300-500k+ and they never work weekends! Throw in a company car and expense account this is better than owning an SMB.Good salespeople are the highest paid people in the world. Period.
- You only suck at sales because you keep telling yourself that you suck at sales. It is all in your head and attitude is 90% of the game.
- Replying to @GuyDealershipCouldn’t imagine buying a car without it. Every navigation system is junk and connecting your Spotify account is an hour long project.
- Nine metrics every sales team needs to track: 1) # of leads per month 2) # of meetings scheduled 3) # of meetings conducted 4) # of proposals sent 5) # of deals won 6) # of deals lost 7) MRR/ACV of each deal 8) Sales cycle duration 9) Total value of pipeline What


