{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63d3ad1a963ae60011f9ff7f/66b06e83af99592b532964cc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"My Corporate Job Paid Me to Be a Functioning Alcoholic","description":"<p>My Corporate Job Paid Me to Be a Functioning Alcoholic. In this interview, agency founder Skip Wilson shares his raw story of working in the corporate world, where entertaining clients was a primary responsibility. He explains how, as a quiet and stoic person, he spent a decade \"on the verge of tipsy\" because drinking was an occupational necessity to be more social and talkative. Skip also details his Stoic-inspired time management philosophy, based on the \"Memento Mori\" principle of remembering your own mortality to create urgency and focus . Finally, he reveals the single most important sales lesson he ever learned: on a cold call, your goal is not to sell your product, but to get the appointment. Check out the company: https://draftadtech.com</p><p><br></p><p>Book a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory</p><p><br></p><p>👀 CONNECT WITH SEAN</p><p>Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrot</p><p>LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot</p><p>Inquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>🕒 CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 - My Love/Hate Relationship with Time</p><p>04:30 - \"Memento Mori\": Remembering Your Death to Stay Focused</p><p>08:15 - The Battle Between Confidence and Self-Doubt</p><p>11:00 - My Corporate Job Paid Me to Be a Functioning Alcoholic</p><p>16:20 - Why Most Americans Are Clueless About the Real World</p><p>21:10 - Are You Building a Cathedral or Just Laying Bricks?</p><p>26:45 - The Goal Is the Appointment, Not the Sale</p><p>32:00 - A Realistic Approach to Setting Quarterly Goals</p><p>38:10 - The Most Important Thing I've Learned in Life</p><p><br></p><p>📈 WORK WITH ME</p><p>▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory</p><p>▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate</p><p>▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.ai</p>","author_name":"Sean Weisbrot"}