Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount 5 Hard Sales Lessons Most Reps Learn Too Late
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Apr 23, 2026 They cover why writing specific goals and tracking progress forces accountability. They discuss prospecting fundamentals like targeted lists, voicemail craft, and multichannel sequencing. They explain choosing phone, video, text, or in-person based on desired outcomes. They explore handling gatekeepers quickly and how different team strengths map to enterprise sales roles.
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Write Down Goals To Force Accountability
- Do write down specific goals to make them real and hold yourself accountable.
- Jeb Blount Jr. and Ashley Blount describe journaling goals creates discomfort that exposes risk and drives corrective action when you re-find them months later.
Expect Big Gains From New Skills Not Old Habits
- New skills show rapid percentage gains while longstanding skills improve slowly with small daily gains.
- Jeb uses figure skating progress versus years of prospecting to illustrate why expect larger leaps with novel skills and incremental gains with mastered ones.
Outside Voices Break Through The Parent Effect
- Ashley and Jeb recount how people ignore coaching from those close to them and how an outside voice can break through.
- Jeb calls it the parent effect; Ashley calls herself the fun aunt who restates the same message and achieves buy-in.
