Sales Leader: Unlock Your Inner Warrior
🐬 Join the Sprint Club: https://www.strategysprints.com ⚡️ Receive our newsletter: https://thesalesshow.beehiiv.com/ 💎 The Investing Show Newsletter: https://theinvestingshow.beehiiv.com/ Simon's kids got their first judo belt and refused to take off their 'warrior dress.' That moment sparked a question: There's a warrior in every CEO and sales leader—how do we help them? Enter Rob Fenster Maker, The Warrior Maker. Rob Fenster Maker (The Warrior Maker) breaks down the warrior archetype for business leaders, including the foundation work that creates unshakeable resilience, the difference between protecting vs. fighting, and how to handle setbacks during tough sales cycles.THE WARRIOR DEFINITION:"A warrior is never somebody who fights everyone in front of them. A warrior is somebody prepared to take their stand to protect those behind them."ROB'S JOURNEY:Military background → Warrior spirit ingrained → Lost that identity → Felt like going through motions → Did hard work on himself → Reignited warrior spirit → Everything changed: Better husband More impactful father Better friend Cascaded through entire life holistically THE FOUNDATION WORK:Step 1: Identify Your Truths Dig deep → Speak them out → Write them out Do this BEFORE life happens (because it will) When you do this work beforehand, you're ready to take your standStep 2: Same for Business Understand foundation of your business What's the main thing your business serves and provides? Know your mission Withstand the cycles (good and bad) Get through bad to reach goodTHE IDEAL CLIENT AVATAR:Man, early 30s to early 50s Married, has children Had some success in career But feels something's missing Wrapped around 9-to-5 identity Knows there's something moreThe Mission: Help them understand there's more than 9-to-5. Live life with intention in body, mind, and spirit. Chapter Markers: 02:45 Why Warrior Coaching - Word "warrior" always resonated deeply with Rob 03:30 Military Background - Warrior spirit ingrained from military service, integral to faith 04:15 Personal Transformation - Lost warrior identity, rediscovered it, life changed drastically 05:00 Holistic Impact - Became better husband, father, friend when warrior spirit reignited 05:45 Foundation Work - Understanding your truths before life happens to you 06:30 Business Foundation - Know what your business serves and provides as main mission 07:15 Withstanding Cycles - Understanding mission helps survive bad business cycles 08:00 Ideal Client Avatar - Men 30s-50s, married with kids, successful but feel something missing 09:15 Nine-to-Five Identity - Helping men understand there's more beyond career identity 15:00 Cemetery of Dreams - Don't let dreams die, they're given to you to serve the world 16:00 Two Tribes Question - Community around you vs online tribe serving same mission 17:30 Digital vs Face-to-Face - Digital makes connections easier, not necessarily better 18:45 Authentic Consistency - Same person and message whether digital or in-person tribe 20:00 The Warrior Forge Launch - Cohort of 8-10 men to reignite warrior spirit 21:15 Warrior Definition - Not fighting everyone in front, protecting those behind you 22:30 Program Topics - Call to rise, armor of identity, vows of a warrior 33:45 Dealing with Setbacks - Can't hang on to setback, learn from it through self-reflection 35:00 Self-Reflection Process - What could I have said differently? How can I present better? 36:00 Never Give Up - Find courage within, courage is not absence of fear 37:00 Courage Definition - Allowing fear not to control you, make one more call 🐬 Join the Sprint Club: https://www.strategysprints.com ⚡️ Free Tools: https://www.strategysprints.com/tools CONNECT WITH ME 🐦 X: https://x.com/simonseverino 👋 LinkedIn: https://at.linkedin.com/in/simonseverino 🎉 Free Community: strategysprints.com ACCELERATE YOUR SALES 🐬 Business Coaching: https://www.strategysprints.com 🌴 Sales Show: https://www.youtube.com/@SalesShow 💪 Investing Show: https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingShow SIMON SEVERINO Simon Severino is the CEO of Strategy Sprints. He has created +2B in additional sales for his clients over the last 21 years. As an advisor who became CEO, he had to learn the importance of working ON the business more than IN it. Now, he shares his proven templates with high-ticket entrepreneurs. They reclaim 14 hours per week using the Strategy Sprints™ Method and enjoy sales that soar. Author of "Strategy Sprints", Podcast Host Ranking Top 2,5%, TEDx speaker, Forbes contributor, Triathlete. Has appeared on over 1300 podcasts. When he is not supercharging sales, you'll find him swimming, biking, running and tricking his 3 kids into outdoor activities so they can't escape his annoying shrinky questions.
