That's a great question. I'm in sales and have been fighting that for the past year. I keep plugging along but gets

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Jan 18, 2022
10:02:42am

Chemish All-American

harder and harder. I wish I had a good answer to that right now.

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Chemish

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Time

For those of you with jobs in sales, how do you not “Burn Out”?

Julius Pepperwood

1/18/22 9:53am

What motivates you?

CBaass

1/18/22 9:56am

I ended up leaving sales to pursue an MBA for that reason. I think a couple

Duke Silver

1/18/22 9:57am

This sums it up. I got my MHA to also get out of sales. But it was still tough

Tim Riggins

1/18/22 11:26am

Change jobs every so often

lilpenny

1/18/22 9:58am

Burn out usually equals boredom.

molodyets

1/18/22 9:59am

You must not believe n what you sell. No burnout when your product changes lives

SoValleyCOUG

1/18/22 10:01am

I'd guess very few B2B salespeople truly believe in what they sell. They see the value, but it's tough to be passionate

Vincent's Picks

1/18/22 10:03am

I’m gonna guess Tahitian Noni peddler, amiright?

WDaddy

1/18/22 10:51am

Not even remotely close. I'm a financial advisor.

SoValleyCOUG

1/18/22 12:20pm

I actually think a good financial advisor is worth their money.

WDaddy

1/18/22 12:32pm

Vacation often

Vincent's Picks

1/18/22 10:01am

And "vacation" can mean lots of different things. Mental, physical and emotional

King of Y

1/18/22 1:34pm

That's a great question. I'm in sales and have been fighting that for the past year. I keep plugging along but gets

Chemish

1/18/22 10:02am

I think it might be this guy getting to you, most in sales don't notice him

Charles Darwin

1/18/22 10:03am

If you carry a bag so long sooner or later you have to move to management the

Nat Gas Man

1/18/22 10:05am

RE: For those of you with jobs in sales, how do you not “Burn Out”?

Jstak17

1/18/22 10:06am

Find a company that gives you autonomy. I have more flexibility than I ever

maxpowers

1/18/22 10:22am

I'm a 2 person SAAS company in early stages that desperately needs Sales Help - you could join me and wear lots of hats

opside

1/18/22 10:22am

Caffeine, sex, and high intensity weight workouts

JollyGreenGiant

1/18/22 10:29am

Draper Treehouse will get you all that in one visit

maxpowers

1/18/22 10:34am

RE: Draper Treehouse will get you all that in one visit

JollyGreenGiant

1/18/22 10:40am

LOL, My Sister in Law and her husband swear by this place.

footballjunkie

1/18/22 3:24pm

I'll be they stand outside and swear every day

Nat Gas Man

1/18/22 3:29pm

Don't work for tech start ups especially in Utah. Been there, done that and

Chefcurry

1/18/22 10:32am

Excellent - so the solution is to get a job at an amazing company that every salesperson in the world wants to work at.

Vincent's Picks

1/18/22 11:05am

RE: Excellent - so the solution is to get a job at an amazing company that every

Chefcurry

1/18/22 11:31am

That wasn’t my experience at Salesforce.

lilpenny

1/18/22 7:10pm

That is really bad sales management. Relationships are more important

Nat Gas Man

1/18/22 10:18pm

Completely agree.

lilpenny

1/19/22 5:44am

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