Episode 846 | Snail Mail, Cold Calling, Regulating Your Nervous System, and More Listener Questions (Rob Solo)
About this episode
Rob Walling answers listener questions about nervous system regulation, snail mail outreach, and cold calling.
Is your nervous system sabotaging your best decisions? In this episode, Rob mixes a solo adventure with listener questions. He answers a reader who asks why he still shows up to write, record, and build, then digs into regulating your nervous system when you have to do something that scares you. He wraps with two listener questions on direct snail mail outreach and on cold calling in an industry you know nothing about. Want to get your question answered? Submit your question for an upcoming episode. Topics we cover: (04:41) – Why does Rob still write, record, and build? (08:55) – Regulating your nervous system under fear (15:55) – Direct snail mail outreach for SaaS (18:44) – Cold calling an unfamiliar industry (20:27) – How to learn a new skill fast (21:08) – Finding trusted sales resources (27:01) – Learning Facebook ads the hard way Links from the show: Idea to Traction: Stop Building SaaS Nobody Wants (book wait list) The SaaS Playbook Rob Walling | YouTube Rob Walling Newsletter MicroConf Masterminds TinySeed Mentors Close CRM (Steli Efti) SalesMVP Lab (Daniel Hebert) Ben Hyneck, B2B sales coach Stephen Steers, B2B sales and storytelling Outscraper If you have questions…
People in this episode
Host: Rob Walling
Topics covered
- nervous system regulation
- snail mail outreach
- cold calling
- listener questions
- fear management
- learning new skills
Keywords
- nervous system
- snail mail
- cold calling
- listener questions
- fear
- sales resources
- learning skills
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MicroConf, TinySeed, Close CRM, SalesMVP Lab, Outscraper
Books & works: Idea to Traction: Stop Building SaaS Nobody Wants, The SaaS Playbook
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