157: Deliberate Practice in Sales and Life, and “What if Sales was an Olympic Sport?” with Jonathan Mahan (Co-Founder, The Practice Lab)

This week’s guest is a repeat guest on the 20% Podcast when he appeared on Episode 117 back in November of last year. After studying Natural Resources and Conversation, he held multiple roles across the GTM space, from Account Manager, Sales Agent, Store Managing, District Training Store Manager, to making a jump into SaaS, followed by a recent stint as an Account Manager at SecurityScorecard.  Recently, he has taken the jump to full-time entrepreneurship, as a co-founder of The Practice Lab.  Please join me in welcoming Jonathan Mahan back to the 20% podcast.  In this week’s episode, we discussed: Optimizing For Impact Making The Most of Unfortunate Situations Controlling Emotions Deliberate Practice  Why Teams Need To Train Sales Skills Much More!  Please enjoy this week’s episode of The 20% Podcast. ____________________________________________________________________________ I am now in the early stages of writing my first book! In this book, I will be telling my story of getting into sales and the lessons I have learned so far, and intertwine stories, tips, and advice from the Top Sales Professionals In The World! As a first time author, I want to share these interviews with you all, and take you on this book writing journey with me!  Like the show? Subscribe to the email: https://mailchi.mp/a71e58dacffb/welcome-to-the-20-podcast-community I want your feedback! Reach out to [email protected], or find me on LinkedIn.