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title: Do Knuckle Dragging Sales Right With John Crowley
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Apr 25, 2019
# Do Knuckle Dragging Sales Right With John Crowley
 [Wes Schaeffer](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/author/wes-schaeffer)
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## Welcome to the de-evolution revolution
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## [Sales Tips](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/daily) you'll learn today on [The Sales Podcast](https://www.thesaleswhisperer.com/podcast)...
- Getting back to simpler times
- A de-evolution revolution
- Running is simple
- Running a marathon is not
- How do you segment your list?
- Once you get the prospect on the phone what happens?
- It's brutal in Corporate America
- The politics
- The rejection
- Mindset dictates and drives success
- Tactics don't matter without mindset
- He's a recovering "bad-attitude-aholic"
- Don't compare how bad your life is with your other down-on-their-luck buddy
- Keep the Negative Nancy's out of your life
- Find a mentor/career-sponsor
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- Dig your well before you're thirsty
- Discuss their activity, articles, posts, etc.
- How to pay salespeople
## Links Mentioned In [The Sales Podcast](https://www.thesaleswhisperer.com/podcast)
- Visit [Knuckle Dragging Sales](http://www.knuckledraggingsales.com/wes) for the bonuses John mentioned
- His ebook about optimizing your LinkedIn profile specifically for salespeople
- A PowerPoint template for internal business reviews with sales managers/leadership
- Order John Crowley's book, "[Knuckle Dragging Sales: A Primitive Process for Making More Money](https://amzn.to/2Wa41TR)"
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