THE #1 MINDSET OF A-PLAYERS THAT WILL TAKE YOUR GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL
The Brutal Truth about Sales and Selling - We interview the world's best B2B Enterprise salespeople.
Brian Burns
4.8 β’ 1.2K Ratings
ποΈ 11 April 2023
β±οΈ 43 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | In sales, we often hear conflicting advice, where in communications, great to listen, but |
| 0:08.8 | you also have to focus on value propositions. |
| 0:12.9 | One of those conflicts is going to be talking about today. |
| 0:16.7 | And it was one that changed my career quite a bit, very early. |
| 0:21.8 | And it was this idea of the Ivy League Street Fighter. |
| 0:26.6 | And I've talked about this a little bit in other podcasts. |
| 0:29.8 | It sounds conflicting. |
| 0:32.8 | And this is what we face in sales all the time, is that we have to hold conflicting thoughts |
| 0:40.4 | in our mind at the same time and really hone in on those distinctions. |
| 0:45.5 | And the idea of the Ivy League Street Fighter is that you have to be Ivy League polish and |
| 0:51.8 | professional, but also have the tenacity, the grit, and the determination of a Street Fighter. |
| 1:00.2 | But none of the bad side of either one also. |
| 1:03.6 | So this is why sales can seem so ambiguous at times. |
| 1:09.0 | And why you hear about art and science in it, because it has all of that. |
| 1:14.9 | And yet people also try and minimize it, and just with platitudes. |
| 1:20.2 | What I try and do on this podcast is articulate these distinctions and clarifications for |
| 1:28.2 | hopefully that you can model these and save years of trial and error in sales. |
| 1:35.5 | Because I'll tell you, the platitudes aren't going to get you there. |
| 1:39.4 | Having these distinctions will, though. |
| 1:41.5 | And today's guest really is probably, and you should really watch on YouTube as well. |
| 1:48.8 | Because when you see the professionalism, but yet also the gritty determination, competitiveness, |
| 1:55.2 | and hyper focus on success. |
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