3 Principles Early Stage Startup Sales Reps Need to Structure Their Weeks
Prioritization is key when you’re the only sales leader at an early stage startup. It starts with structuring your week for success and these 3 principles will show you how to do it like a pro.
Break the Construct
Do something different tomorrow. Out of the ordinary is good when it comes to personal growth. Step outside of your comfort zone.
On Passion and Progress
Passion doesn’t have to involve following a grand purpose. It’s all about striving to get a little bit better every day and working towards the person you strive to be.
On Gratitude and Serotonin
The go-to reaction to sadness is usually treating yourself or buying yourself something nice. This will get you stuck in a sadness feedback loop that only showing gratitude can break.
On Pressing Go
Humans are great at seeing the finish line, but have a very tough time figuring out how to get started. A very possible outcome just ends up becoming a dream. Here's how to start pressing go!
On Ownership
Ownership is a powerful thing. When you recognize that your life is under your control and stop placing blame on others, you develop a change in your mindset.
On Consulting and Giving Advice
A fresh perspective is an amazing thing for companies and humans to grow. However, change is a scary thing and you need to make your solution palatable enough for your audience to want.
On Arguments and Progress
Arguments come in all different shapes and sizes. They can last a minute or hundreds of years, but there’s always a solution waiting to be uncovered. It requires a change in mindset and the willingness to reshape your point of view.
On Work and Finding Your Why
Work isn't just about collecting a paycheck and praying for a good retirement. It's a reflection of who we are. We need to know our purpose in order to reflect it in everything we do.
On Lifelong Learning
Learning isn't just a journey that stops when we achieve a certain status. It's a mindset we take into every challenge and situation that we face.
On Accountability
Having an accountability partner is key to staying on the path to betterment. They're a human that can hold you to your goals and keep you honest.
On Prioritization and Filling the Right Buckets
Life is about balance. If you find yourself spending more time on distractions and work than friends and family, you need to re-prioritize.
On Failure and the Feedback Loop
Failure isn’t a bad thing as long as you learn from it. It’s incredibly important to develop a feedback loop focused around assessing what worked and what didn’t in your experiment.
On Patience and the Long Game
Success is a long game. You need to learn to walk before you fly. One step at a time.