{"id":284,"date":"2019-03-06T05:32:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T05:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purplemulch.com\/?page_id=284"},"modified":"2026-07-03T00:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T00:54:26","slug":"coaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purplemulch.com\/index.php\/coaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#fef8e6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.purplemulch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/jack-cain-326608-unsplash.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Image- Milky Way&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Are you frustrated &#8230;&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;10px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|||&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Coaching<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0You know the feeling. Hand on the phone, list in front of you, and that drop in your stomach. So you check email instead. You&#8217;ll call in five minutes. You don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been there \u2014 and I ran the floor. For five semesters at the University of New Mexico, I led a room of student callers doing real B2B outbound: sourcing their own leads, qualifying for fit, and working cold lists from corporate partners to pitch a new program and lock in the meeting. I coached them through the hardest part of the job \u2014 the fear before the dial, the sting of getting a no, the doubt that creeps in when everyone else is making appointments, and you are not. More than 80 of them came through the Advanced Sales Class. I didn&#8217;t just teach technique. I stayed with them through the rejection, and I celebrated with them every time someone secured the call.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The call you&#8217;re avoiding is the one that changes everything.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what I do. I help you (and\/or your team) do the thing that scares you, handle the no without it taking you out, and keep dialing until you win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How we work:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Built around you, not a script template.<\/strong> Your product, your fear, your sticking points \u2014 we work with what&#8217;s actually stopping you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accountability that&#8217;s real.<\/strong> I hold the line so you actually make the calls, not just plan to.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Through the rejection, not around it.<\/strong> The goal isn&#8217;t to never hear no. It&#8217;s to hear no, celebrate it, and dial again anyway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t about becoming someone you&#8217;re not. It&#8217;s about getting out of your own way and making the call<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Perhaps cold calling isn&#8217;t your challenge &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Let&#8217;s<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"> consider<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">How do I find leads?<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">How do I effectively network?<br \/>The fortune is in the follow-up? Why do I get ghosted?<br \/>What do I do when someone says, &#8220;Let me think about it&#8221; or &#8220;Let me check with _____.&#8221;<br \/>Why are some people just so hard to talk to and present to?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Join me!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Let&#8217;s work together. \u00a0Learn what a sales cycle is and be sure that you aren&#8217;t jumping ahead which can cause people to put the brakes on your conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>__________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Start with a free phone call \u2014 fitting, right? We&#8217;ll talk through what&#8217;s blocking you and whether I&#8217;m the right person to help. 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