Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
anyone here in medical sales
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"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
Julius_Seizeher
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FYI, I am now selling farm equipment with a base salary and hefty commission schedule. I can proudly say I have worked my way up to this job, that's the way of sales. You start out in horrible jobs with no base, selling crap no one wants to buy and you get treated like dogsh!t all day long. I can't believe I never thought to sell farm equipment, I come from a very well known farm family in my state who also broker equipment on a decent scale, so you could definitely say I am in my natural market.
I personally know many big-time farmers who get a new combine nearly every year, and those bad boys start at $250,000. I have obtained commitments from all of them to do business with me
But this is about you. Are you in medical sales already, or are you contemplating a position there? I'll say what I know: medical sales seem to have a high turnover, but if you can get in and establish yourself as a RESOURCE for the professionals you intend to do business with, you can do very well for yourself. But your desire should be to serve THEIR best interest, not your own. They get hit up by nervous recent college grads all day long and think "UGH!!!"
So be willing to pay your dues, the sales gods will accept nothing less than your unbridled suffering and self-doubt, and the rebirth that comes from these experiences. In sales above all other jobs, does the hardest steel come from the hottest fire. Don't be afraid to fail, fail forward as fast as you can. And remember, when you arrive as a salesman, money will flow to you like water down a mountainside, and there is no faster route to the executive suite than through the perilous sales department.
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I develop medical devices. I work closely with the salesman to define the devices.
What's the point of this thread? Do you have any specific questions?
Teflon_Mcgee
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It depends in what you want to do.elite7 said:
In my experience, most medical salesmen have extensive knowledge in the product.
For instance, we have a lot of biologist and PHd types selling our products. Their backgrounds are in implantable devices and biopotential measuring.
Other places sell a product that can easily be learned. Unless you have previous experience in some medical area (like you were an EEG tech or something) you'll need to find a product that can easily be learned.
"She's Out of Your League"
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
In almost any sales field you have an opportunity to legitimately earn six figures.elite7 said:
Of course, unless it's telemarketing or most jobs you find on Craigslist or in the newspaper.
Never get into a particular sales field because you see others making mad money. I'm not one of those guys who can sell anything, I actually have to be passionate to do a good job.
I would download all the sales/motivational cd's and video's I could get my hands on. Learning to sell is just like becoming a DJ. Check out salespractice.com, effing fantastic sales forum.