What do you wish you knew before your first sales role?

Curious if people could go back to their first sales role what they wish they knew...

๐ŸŽˆ Mentorship
๐ŸฅŽ Training
๐Ÿงข Sales Management
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salesnerd
WR Officer
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Head of Growth
Don't get hung up on the losses.ย There are a lot more losses than wins.ย 

Don't forget about the top of your funnel when you have a lot of late stage opps.ย 

Learn the right way to use your CRM, not the lazy/easy way.ย 
LordTyrion
Good Citizen
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VP of Sales / Co-Founder
That once you are in (and decent), you can't get out.
donjuandelasventas
Personal Narrative
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Manager, Sales Development
Learn to shut it off after-hours.ย 

It's super easy to focus on that one shitty call, stupid account changes, your Mgr leaving, etc.

You still have a job and you can still hit your number - get some kind of outlet to help disconnect and stay sane.
trainer
Opinionated
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Sales Trainer
one of the hardest skills & lessons to learn is the ability to shut off
beerisforclosers
Politicker
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Account Manager
Who your manager is will be way more important than how cool the target accounts are - you could have customers with the world's deepest wallets, but a bad manager will still make you miserable.
NorthernSalesGuru
Politicker
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Manager, Outbound Sales
Honestly, I just wish I knew where to go for mentor ship. Sales was my first ever job out of school. I was a naive kid. Got screwed along the way a ton. Live and learn...
trainer
Opinionated
0
Sales Trainer
Great point and same! in hindsight I could have achieved so much more sooner with the right mentorship in place.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
0
๐ŸฆŠ
Don't take things personally.ย 
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