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

Is Everyday Christmas in Your Sales Territory? [Start Your Week]

Episode #135

The Christmas season is my favorite time of the year, but it’s way too short. The celebration of our Savior, the sharing of good will, and time spent with family are highlights of the Christmas season. But none of...
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Don’t Be the Victim! [Start Your Week]

Episode #134

Billionaire Mark Cuban says, “Once you’re a salesperson and know how to sell, there is nothing you can’t do." Do you believe that? You’re in sales, is that the way you think? When you know how to sell, you can get...
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Do Something That Sucks Everyday [Start Your Week]

Episode #133

Do Something That Sucks Everyday How many of you made New Year’s Resolutions for 2023? If you did, I bet ALL of them involved changes that would make your life better if they became reality. But I’m also willing to...
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Who’s Your Training Partner [Start Your Week]

Episode #132

How much time do you spend practicing and role playing your job? How much time do you spend practicing before making a sales call? I’m not talking about just going over it in your mind before you make contact with a...
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Most Sales Reps Are Lousy Teachers [Start Your Week]

Episode #131

Most Sales Reps Are Lousy Teachers How do you learn? Do you learn by someone telling you how to do something, or from sitting in a classroom listening to a teacher, or do you learn best by DOING? Ben Franklin said,...
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How to Ensure Every Day is a Success [Start Your Week]

Episode #130

How Do You Ensure Every Day is a Success? Well, that’s not always easy, especially when bad things happen to you or one of your close friends. At that point you may find yourself not focusing on how to make that day a...
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What Goes Up, Does Not Have to Come Down!

Episode #129

How creative are you? What’s happened to your level of creativity AND your level of productivity as you’ve gotten older? Have those things increased or decreased? Most people would say, as you age, the creativity is...
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Love, Hate, Good and Not Good [Start Your Week]

Episode #128

Richard Branson, Entrepreneur and British billionaire said, “To be highly successful in your career, you need to make four important decisions. First, decide what it is about your job that you LOVE to do? Second, list...
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Change Your View On Aging [Start Your Week]

Episode #127

Change Your View on Aging I’m 72 years old, but I don’t feel that old. They say you’re always the same age on the inside, so I guess that’s why I think I’m still 25. My late wife used to say to me, “When are you going...
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Eat Dirt Off the Floor [Start Your Week]

Episode #126

During the 1900’s in Okinawa, Gichin Funakoshi, founded modern-day Karate. He went to Japan and other parts of the world including the United States to teach what is known today as Shotokan Karate. I spent 14 years...
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Crisis Brings Clarity [Start Your Week]

Episode #125

There’s an old saying that says, “Crisis brings Clarity.” A crisis is defined as something that interferes with your normal pattern of living. Most often a real crisis is considered to be the result of unexpected...
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For New Ideas, Listen to Your Body [Start Your Week]

Episode #124

Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, and best-selling author, was asked by Tim Ferriss, how he comes up with ideas for his comic strip, every day. Scott said, the first thing I have to do every morning is...
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