Found a sales mentor and she rocks ๐ŸŽธ

There's a fellow lady savage that I've worked with for few years and we ended up in a few different companies together. She usually hit quota. No matter what happened, she was close or hit quota.


So I was thinking, well, I need to get on top of this. Surely there's something I don't do. I've talked to her before but then I was pretty much bullied out of a job and it took a few years to recoup.


We had 45 minutes catch up today where I learned and got more concrete advice than I have done in years. I'm building my patch from scratch. And she said as example, that look contact the BIG 4 on your area and several other organizations. Talk to them. They won't buy from you but they are highly likely to recommend your solutions if you're on top of mind for them all the time.

She said look, she'll dig up some materials if she has them... She doesn't have need for them.

She said whom I need and don't need internally and how to talk to people.


I wanted to share because I feel inspired and motivated. I guess the lesson was is go and ask for help and for mentors anywhere you can. Chances are they'll be happy to help especially if they've been around for a while.


Have you got your mentor? Any pointers on how to build something when you're patch has struggled for years?


Otherwise I'm in my pink no news no socials bubble.

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antiASKHOLE
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
@pirate as long as it helps you get the booty...
pirate
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I'm a lady, she's a lady so double booty power ๐Ÿ˜˜
oldcloser
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I liked the part where he was gonna get on top of this.
Glad youโ€™re seeing a rosier planet, @pirate
pirate
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Miss pirate getting on top of things more like but yes. Thanks!
antiASKHOLE
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
Whatever takes your fancy, but I was talking about money hahahha
pirate
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I love loot 'n plunder
jefe
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Always challenging to find a mentor, but everyone talks about.
Glad you found one!
pirate
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Thank you!
Kosta_Konfucius
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Awesome, its always great to connect with a top performer. There is always something they do differently
pirate
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Yeah I'm learning so much!
Pachacuti
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
Interesting.

What you really need to be doing is looking at her habits. What does she do habitually which makes her successful? Is she incredibly detail oriented? Very outgoing/high energy? Is she able to network better than most? A combination of many things. Those are the details you need to be focused on, not just her advice to run and talk to a few companies.

The problem is she doesn't recognize those habits in herself, or she is too humble to point them out, so she won't tell you about them.
Sunbunny31
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Excellent points. There's something here about what she does or how she goes about doing it that makes her stand out and be successful time after time.
pirate
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Good pointers thank you! I've set up biweekly sessions with her so I'll pay attention into learning the top performer ways. High energy definitely. It's very contagious
Diablo
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you stole it, pirate. good for you. learning never ends.
pirate
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Ah almost as good as closing a deal
CuriousFox
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pirate
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๐Ÿฅ‚ Aye
SaaSguy
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Account Executive
I've never had a mentor per se, just little things here and there I've picked up from sales people with more experience/do something really well.
pirate
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Yeah that helps! Until you are in over your head
GDO
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I'm quite jealous you find yours!

Congrats!
pirate
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Thank you!
LambyCorn
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A mfkn E
Never have I ever found a mentor :c good for you!
pirate
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Thank you! Worth it trying to find one
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