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How to deal with temporary apathy

we all go through slumps as salespeople. All of them are just a temporary phase change and usually they're followed by weeks of great productivity and potentially great success. 

How do you guys push through these or keep yourselves motivated and productive through slumps or tough times?

personally, I up my gym regimen and set a day out of the week to go fishing. Sometimes I'll take my Fiancé out to a nice dinner to help motivate me. those are just a few.

PS- not in a slump right now just genuinely curious what other people do
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Kosta_Konfucius
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Sales Rep
It’s a blasting music for me that puts me in a good mood and help me focus on the task at hand
bassinshaps
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Territory Sales Manager
I love grinding with the AirPods in!
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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Take 20 minutes go outside without your phone and have zero screentime. The walk outdoors helps me reset.

Also mango white claw.
bassinshaps
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Territory Sales Manager
Love this idea, also love mango white claws
antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
Find something that can shock your system or something a little extra.
bassinshaps
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Territory Sales Manager
This sounds like you’re recommending cocaine 😂
antiASKHOLE
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
well, it IS open for interpretation. I mean if that is the way someone goes, then apathy cured hahaha.
Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Any kind of physical activity away from the phone.

All those tedious tasks that got put on the back burner due to other priorities? I get through all of those. Weirdly enough, getting just that accomplished usually snaps the slump.
Mono
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Customer Retail Associate
A little bit of a cliché, but I overcome it by taking a deep breath and reminding myself that this is just a little fall on the way to the top to succeed! Also, keeping in mind that what happens in sales, stays in sales and shouldn't affect other aspects of my life.
bassinshaps
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Territory Sales Manager
Love this, and so true!
ThatNewAE
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Account Executive - Mid enterprise
First, it's good that you have few things (especially a fiance to keep you on track). Things that I do that help me keep up the motivation:

- High blast Vikings / GOT music. Anything that has Hans Zimmer in it is the blessing for me that I ever needed

- Journal my thoughts. When I journal, I make sure to put positive affirmations like "Yes, I can do this. Once i do X, I will then proceed for Y. It will be fine"

- I allow just a day of doing nothing. Nothing at all. No dopamine - that helps me realise what a dull of a life it is without dopamine. So I get my ass up. :)
bassinshaps
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Territory Sales Manager
Love these.
I find when I do affirmations and then set daily goals (ie. Make bed, run x miles, clean x part of house) and I accomplish those, I feel far more motivated to take on hard tasks.

It’s interesting how my life (or at least the things I can control in it) starts to fall back into place with one small step.
ThatNewAE
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Account Executive - Mid enterprise
I agree 100%!
TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
a combo of the right music and a walk. ether outside or on the treadmill.

then make sure you block your calendar for certain activities so you can commit to it.
bassinshaps
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Territory Sales Manager
I like this, seems like physical activity helps a ton.
TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
yeah it does. the problem with me is that i also need to convince my self that it will help haha. like i KNOW what i need to do, but actually DOING it is really hard. but thats mainly an ADHD thing haha
bassinshaps
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Territory Sales Manager
I have clinical ADHD, so I totally get this. Crazy how hard it is to convince myself to do simple tasks sometimes.
TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
Oh right on! I’ve been diagnosed for almost a full year now
bassinshaps
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Territory Sales Manager
Seems like it’s super common in salespeople.
🤙🏼🤙🏼 vyvanse helps keep me on track pretty good
TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
i was prescribed Vyvanse but it was wicked expensive. so ive been on Adderall for a few months now and thats been really helpful.
bassinshaps
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Territory Sales Manager
You can bone suburban housewives for that. It’s been known to be used as a diet pill as well.
Adderall is great.
DevSomeBiz
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Senior B2B Sales Guy.
Mouths to feed and bills to pay, gotta run to keep the wolves at bay.
bassinshaps
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Territory Sales Manager
Great song

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