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Podcast: Surviving Outside Sales
Episode: Brutal Truth about Outside Sales in 2026 | SOS Ep. 382
Description: Send us Fan MailFeeling stuck between underpaid and overworked after years in outside sales? We dig into the quiet mistakes that stall careers—abandoning your network once you land a role, clinging to low-yield activity, and trusting trophies to speak for you—and lay out a practical path to get your leverage back. The big shift is treating your career like an operating system you can design, test, and scale.We start with the hard truth about timing and control: waiting until you’re unhappy or unemployed compresses options and pushes you into roles that d...