Even when my pipeline looks strong, I still get this wave of anxiety at the beginning of every month. Does anyone else feel like they're only as good as their last closed deal, no matter how many wins came before? Does this feeling ever go away, or is this just part of the job?

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That's the nature of sales, we truly are only as good as our last closed deal in the eyes of leadership. What helps me is to have confidence in my abilities and to not stress over what ai can't control.

I assure you, that feeling of impending doom isn't making youba better seller or getting you any closer to closing that next deal.

I think that feeling is more common than people admit. Sales has a way of resetting the scoreboard every month, no matter what happened before.

Accept the challenge, stay the course
don’t worry; otherwise you are
setting yourself up for a functional disorder. After a decade hopefully you will avoid heart bypass surgery from the emotional stress! Manifest Destiny!

We reset every week and it’s bad more my mental health 🙈

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