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title: Meanwhile, down at the bar after the sales meeting
description: Sales meetings are so much fun...and everyone is so full of crap. It doesn't have to be that way. Here's a tool to run effective sales meetings.
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# Meanwhile, down at the bar after the sales meeting

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Run the best sales meetings of your life.

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Why is it that when the typical salesperson closes a deal it's because of their brilliance, charm, intelligence, good lucks, sense of humor, and professionalism but when they lose a deal it's never their fault?

Professionals know that everything is your fault.

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Now go sell something.

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