SeedSeller Academy

SeedSeller Academy

Hosted by: Rod Osthus

Online training designed to help you overcome sales objections, stay out of price fights, and close more sales with farmers.

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Episodes

Have You Ever Been Slapped Across the Face? [Academy]

Episode #171

Have You Ever Been Slapped Across the Face? I have, many times in the early days of my seed selling career. I quickly learned that every time I got slapped, I deserved it, but it hurt, big time. If you haven’t had it...
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Harvest Season: When Too Many Relationships Are Buried [Academy]

Episode #170

Harvest Season: When Too Many Relationships Are Buried   For too many farmers, fall harvest season spells the end of their relationship with some of their seed suppliers. It could have been a first-time association...
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Stop Changing Your Schedule In Your Mind [Academy]

Episode #169

Stop Changing Your Schedule in Your Mind Do you know that during my seed selling career I was my own worst enemy? That’s right. Speaking from experience, I was the poorest planner in the world. Too often I would fly...
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Does What You Teach Your Customers Have Value? [Academy]

Episode #168

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Are You Surprised When Your Training Works? [Academy]

Episode #167

Are You Surprised When Your Training Works? After teaching thousands of seed sellers all over the world how to sell seed to farmers, I’m still amazed at how surprised so many of them are when they discover the...
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Who’s Is Helping You Live Longer? [Academy]

Episode #166

Who’s Helping You Live Longer? I just finished reading Dr. Peter Attia’s latest book, “Outlive”, the science and art of longevity. The book is based on what he calls a “Centenarian Decathlon,” the things you need to...
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Are You Still in Your Prime? [Academy]

Episode #165

Are You Still in Your Prime?  The iconic actress Bette Davis said, “Old age is no place for sissies.” She was right.  If you want to continue to compete with the younger crowd as you get older, you need to keep your...
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Do You Leave the Ring Because You Got Hit? [Academy]

Episode #164

Do You Leave the Ring Because You Got Hit? Epictetus was a Stoic, a member of a special group of Greek Philosophers who believed  people needed to be able to endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or...
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Are You Crowd Sourcing Your Ideas? [Academy]

Episode #163

Over the years crowd sourcing has been an effective way of helping people or businesses that have special financial needs. The strategy involves asking people from all over the world for monetary donations so those in...
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How Fast Do You Learn?? [Academy]

Episode #162

I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but I try to make up for it by learning as much as I can, as fast as I can. Every day I’m surrounded by people who are smarter and learn faster than me. Therefore, to keep...
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Everyone Is Afraid of Something [Academy]

Episode #161

Most of us have something we fear enough to do everything we can to avoid facing it. It may be fear of heights, flying, deep water, public speaking, getting sick and more. We all have reasons to justify our fears...
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If You’re Not Disciplined, You Wont’ Be Successful [Academy]

Episode #160

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