Breaking Sales

Why do sales professionals burn out quickly? The missing piece: mindset. In this snippet, Dan and Pam reveal the key to consistent, successful outreach. They share approaches for how to adapt your mindset for success.  If you enjoyed this Snippet, listen to the full conversation in Episode 89 - Your Mindset Impacts Your Results Part 1.  

Achieving the right mindset is one of the most important factors in business and sales, and yet sales professionals frequently misunderstand and underutilize it. In this episode, Dan and Pam break down what goes into activating that next-level mindset, sharing real-world examples and actionable tips in the process.

In this Snippet, we explore the art of asking powerful questions. We'll see how these questions can guide your prospects on a journey of self-discovery, helping them gain a clearer understanding of what they gain or risk in their change or no change debate.  If you enjoyed this episode, scroll back to Episode 80: The Power of Questions to hear the full conversation.

Abrasive outreach might capture your prospect's attention, but it dramatically reduces the chances that they will respond positively. In this 180 Conversation, Dan shares with Pam an off-putting cold outreach email that he received. The two discuss why this tactic is reflective of scarcity and a low-intent mindset

Author and speaker Stephen Shedletzky joins Dan for a discussion on benevolence, creating successful and long-lasting business relationships, and building a "Speak-Up Culture" in part two of this interview.

In this episode, Dan explores the attributes that define successful leadership with author and speaker Stephen Shedletzky. Stephen is an expert on building "Speak Up Cultures," which is the idea that a team is most successful when its members are willing to share their ideas openly and without fear. Stephen and Dan discuss this philosophy, as well as why self-awareness, benevolence, and curiosity...

One of the most common reasons that sales professionals struggle to reach their full potential is that many often confuse their own arrogance with being confident, and aren't self aware enough to see the difference between the two.   Listen in as Pam and I break down what arrogance and confidence are in practice, and share ways to help avoid falling into this pitfall yourself.   If you enjoy this...

In this episode of Breaking Sales, Dan and Pam discuss the concept of mindset as a setting. Expanding upon a definition provided by David Yeager and Andrew Huberman, which describes mindset as the way we collect, filter, and codify information, Dan and Pam take a deep dive into mindset and how it relates to routine, control, and safety. Listeners will also learn how to avoid common pitfalls that c...

You can develop and strengthen the muscle and skill of resilience, but many people don't know how. Simply saying "I need to be more resilient" isn't enough. So how do you become more resilient to achieve that next level of success?   In this snippet, Pam shares why commitment is important to building resilience, and shares a personal story about how she was able to achieve a goal despite a major s...

Professionals struggle with creating work-life balance. How do we find it, and Is it even possible? In this snippet, Pam shares her own experience trying to create harmony between her personal and professional lives, and shares the tactics she uses to stay in the moment and make focused, quality time.   Listen to this snippet, and if you enjoyed it, scroll back to episode 62, The Myth of Work-Life...

Here's a scenario that happens all too often: somebody reaches out to me without doing any prior research, engages with me in a low-intent manner, and then makes a big ask of me. No effort was made to deepen our relationship or make a genuine connection, and I'm instantly turned off. Why do so many people conduct their outreach this way, and how can you ensure you don't fall into this trap? Enter...

Every relationship requires the effort of both parties to work together effectively. While I'm not a big fan of customizing approaches to a particular generation, the reality is often that each generation's set of values (in business and personal life) require professionals of all ages to understand one another and navigate differences.    Enter Chris Tuff, Author of "Save Your Asks" and "The Mile...

As professionals, we can sometimes be put in situations where we experience a physical and/or emotional response when there is conflict between job demands and the amount of control we have over meeting these demands. This phenomenon, which Neel Doshi describes as "emotional pressure," can be harmful to adaptive performance. Where does this phenomenon show up, and how can we recognize the signs to...

When faced with uncomfortable situations, how do you respond? Do you go on the defensive, or do you show your vulnerability and use the opportunity to make a deeper connection?   Colin Hunter is the Founder and CEO of PotentialSquared, a company dedicated to amplifying leaders' intrinsic qualities to help them build a culture that is more thoughtful, innovative, and experimental. Colin's approach...

Having the right mindset and a strong sense of self is imperative to leading a team and scaling a business. Without the willingness to take risks or the tools to show up authentically, leaders and professionals can do a major disservice to themselves, their teams, and their clients.   Colin Hunter is the Founder and CEO of PotentialSquared, a company dedicated to amplifying leaders' intrinsic qual...

We are all creatures of habit, and all of us have our own set of thinking and reactionary routines. As a result, when someone enters a situation with a statement, question, or demeanor that rubs us the wrong way, it has a tendency to trigger scarcity and attachment. In this episode, Dan and Pam explore three common poor performance triggers (eagerness, demeanor, and competition), and discuss how t...

Often in life, we find ourselves comparing our accomplishments to those of others. In many cases, this takes the form of a bitter belief that we are entitled to the same things someone else has without considering if we've really earned them. However, if we approach this from the viewpoint of learning where we are and how we can get to that next step, there is actually a healthy way to compare our...

When we make assumptions about things that we think we know, we deceive ourselves with a false sense of security and control. Once we begin picking apart the details, that sense of security begins to go away. What can we do to make sure that we are actively listening and learning in a way that helps us perform at a higher level? Listen to this snippet, and if you enjoy it, scroll back to episode 2...

While we often discuss the shortcomings of low-intent mindsets, what does this look like in practice? Why does low intent get the better of so many professionals? In this episode, recorded live at a speaking event, Dan presents a fictional scenario to demonstrate how low intent mindset turns prospects away and lets down those who use it.

When engaging with prospects that are already inundated with computer-generated emails and phone calls, how can we give something of value without coming off like we're asking for something in return?    In this snippet, I sit down with Jeremy Donovan, Senior VP of Sales Strategy at Salesloft, who shares a simple, actionable tip for how you can provide something of value to your prospect in your i...

Benevolence is central to building trust, so why do so many professionals ruin their outreach by making it about themselves? In this 180 Conversation, Dan and Pam examine an email where the writer makes this crucial mistake and jeopardizes their potential for success, as well as other examples where outreach messaging misses the mark in putting the prospect's interests first.

High performers have a tendency to develop attachments to their successes, failures, and clients. Attaching your personal identity to metrics and people can be a major hurdle to overcome as you try and figure out who you are as a person.    Ken Mossman has seen the catastrophic role attachment to the wrong thing can play in shaping and understanding our identity. As the head of Cirrus Leadership,...

Failure can be painful, but it's actually one of the most important tools we have for learning. However, traditional definitions of success and failure leave little room for nuance, which prevents people from applying the knowledge they've learned from their failures to be more successful. Listen to this snippet, and if you enjoyed it, scroll back to episode 60, Failure: The Building Blocks of Suc...

High performers have a tendency to confuse their performance results with their identity. Labeling yourself can be catastrophic as you try and figure out who you are as a person. If you play the labeling game – you are going to lose.    Ken Mossman knows this well. As the head of Cirrus Leadership, Ken has been coaching men who have lost sight of their personal identity to help them realign and, a...

When it comes to setting goals, the amount of effort we put in affects our outcome. However, psychological and neurochemical factors can keep us from achieving goals when gratification is far off. How do we overcome this? Listen to this snippet, and if you want to hear this full conversation, scroll back to episode 56: Why Your Process is More Important than Your Goals.