The Level #130

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Heyyy Happy Saturday!

I want to ask you something before we get into it.

In the last 30 days... how many real sales conversations have you had?

Not posts. Not connections. Actual conversations where someone could have said yes.

If the number is low, I already know the reason. And it's not what you think it is.

Expert Insight of the Week

"Selling is not something you do to someone. It's something you do for someone." — Zig Ziglar

Most consultants who hate sales aren't actually avoiding sales.

They're avoiding the exposure that comes with it. The vulnerability of asking, the uncertainty of a yes or no, the fear that the number they quote will reveal something about how they see themselves.

So they stay busy with everything adjacent to sales. More content. More positioning work. More strategy. And they wonder why nothing is converting.

Here's the real issue: avoiding sales doesn't PROTECT you. It just makes the problem invisible for a little while longer.

This Week's Shift:

From Invisible → Diagnosed

Every consultant I've worked with who was stuck in their pipeline had the same thing in common.

They couldn't name where the breakdown was.

NOT because they weren't smart. NOT because they weren't trying. Because you cannot see your own blind spots. 

That's the whole definition of a blind spot.

Here's what that looks like in practice:

If you're earlier in building your practice, the invisible gap sounds like: "I don't know how to get clients without feeling like I'm begging." You have real expertise. You're doing the things. 

But there's a chasm between your activity and your revenue that nobody has actually helped you close... because everyone's told you what to do, not why it isn't working for you specifically.

If you've been at this for years, the invisible gap sounds like: "I'm good. I'm referred. But I can't crack the ceiling." Somewhere in your sales process... in how you follow up, how you close, how you structure the offer, how you handle the "I need to think about it." 

There's a specific leak. It's probably been there for a while. You can feel it. You just can't see it.

Both of those gaps are fixable. Fast. But only once someone actually looks at your specific situation and tells you what they see.

That's exactly what our Sales Call Audit is for.

Here's your next step:

Liz Van Pelt is our Head of Sales at Level Up. She runs sales, real, high-stakes sales conversations for real businesses, and she is exceptional at one thing: listening to a sales call and telling you exactly what happened.

Not in theory. In your actual conversation. The specific moment. The exact exchange.

She's opening up a limited number of free Sales Call Audits — where she reviews your real sales calls and gives you custom, specific feedback on what she hears:

→ The exact moment in the conversation where you're losing people 
→ What prospects are actually responding to (vs. what you think they are) 
→ The specific language, framing, or question that would have changed the outcome 
→ What to do differently in your next call, concretely, not generally

This isn't a strategy session. It isn't generic advice. It's Liz, reviewing your call, and telling you the truth about what she hears.

These slots are limited, submit yours now! 

[Submit free Sales Audit with Liz →]

Why This Matters

Every call that almost closed and didn't is a data point you're currently not using.

The pattern is in there. The gap has a name. You just need someone with the right ears to find it.

Once you know what's actually happening in your sales conversations, not your best guess, the real thing, every call after that changes.

You stop white-knuckling through the close. You stop over-investing in every lead because you don't trust what comes next. You start selling from a place of clarity instead of hope.

That's what this audit gives you.

[Book your free Sales Call Audit →]

To building something that actually closes,

 - Amanda

P.S. If this landed for you, reply and tell me where you're stuck in your sales conversations. Everything goes to my personal inbox. 💜

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