Juancallclose

Director

The line between stress and excitement. Is nervous energy good?

I'm fortunate enough to work at a place with a great product to market fit. My team has a huge pipeline. We're a bit expensive but the win rate is there.

So, I don't have "I'm gonna get fired because I have bullshit pipe stress." I have "holy shit I have a ton to do to help my team but don't know where to start." It's hard to stay laser focused when so many things are in the air.

I'm busy but I have this nervous energy that keeps me from staying laser focused. Could be a very good close out to the year but here I am stressed. Or is it good energy?

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Filth

Politicker

Live Filthy or Die Clean

Nervous energy is great - but making sure you are using it to power a scalpel instead of a wrecking ball is the hard part.
Organize your calendar, your tasks, your desk, and your pipeline. Set reminders, have sticky notes, have checkboxes. Stay on top of people/prospects and take notes electronically so you can copy and past what you need over and over again and easily edit for internal and external updates and reports. Have agendas ready to go to funnel conversations where you want them.
Breathe, focus, and control the energy. Don't let it control you and don't be afraid to take a break, walk around and think. Do not assume urgency if deeper and complex thought is required.
Great problem to have and best of luck savage.

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

Exactly, it has to be channeled properly lest it become dangerous.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Agreed! It's a tool, not a bludgeon. Use wisely.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

I need a lil stress to keep my drive in check.

oldcloser

Arsonist

💀

Couldn't get out of bed in the morning without it. Saw this. Thought of you. What's wrong with me?

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

Tag me when you find a fox and deez nuts

oldcloser

Arsonist

💀

🤷🏻‍♂️😂

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

I'm dead.

Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

Yes. Nervous energy is good. Use it wisely.

SaaSguy

Tycoon

Account Executive

Your stressed because you have too much pipeline? Good luck when your in the opposite camp.
In all seriousness, you should be excited not nervous. Become less outcome dependent on your calls and close some $$$.

Juancallclose

Catalyst

Director

Believe me I've been in the opposite camp. Super demoralizing, especially when there's no product market fit for your product.

HVACexpert

Politicker

sales engineer

It’s called anxiety, the only fuel I use

antiASKHOLE

Tycoon

Bravado's Resident Asshole

positive anxiety though. not I need to look over my shoulder anxiety.

saaskicker

Celebrated Contributor

Enterprise AE

Nervous energy means you care. Focus on what you can control and execute. Everything else is noise.

Diablo

Politicker

Sr. AE

I think we all have it but some takes it +ve and some -ve :)

BingoBangoBongo

Good Citizen

This is simply Eustress vs distress
Eustress is like building a sandcastle with a few components you’ve never attempted before but the general structure is in your wheelhouse.
Distress is watching the bully kick over your sandcastle while bullies friends hold you down and the tide washes away the rest.
Or an unrealistic plan with constantly changing territories, managers, and KPIs.
You’re in Eustress, embrace it and find more ways to up your baseline so you can hit stretch goals or whatever your heart or OTE desires

pirate

Big Shot

🦜☠️ Account Executive

Depends where you direct it. Good energy if you direct it to work

GDO

Politicker

BDM

I hate that nervous energy. I used to love it though. Now I try to be desensitized

ThatNewAE

Big Shot

Account Executive - Mid enterprise

I thrive in chaos. I thrive in anxiety - unfortunately for me and the folks around me, this is a fact. While I agree that I thrive in this environment, I know too much of this is never a good idea.
The way I navigate through is channelising this energy. I usually work out or write through to make myself feel okay when I think I might have a nervous breakdown.

RandyLahey

Politicker

Account Executive

You touched on something here for me quite personal. I straddle this line in my everyday life to due my ADHD. so I can't quite qualify it as 'positive', but I've learned to live with it and derive functionality.

Juancallclose

Catalyst

Director

Yep ADHD for me too.

LambyCorn

Arsonist

A mfkn E

anxious I would say is better than nervous

SaaSyBee

Politicker

Founder

Such a fine line, but I find that nervous energy gets my butt in gear when I need it. Are you sleeping okay? If so, you're good. If not, there might be deeper issues.

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