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The 7 Common Mistakes Made by Sales Managers

Everyone wants to earn more, but there are some people that cut their own income. I'm not referring to those employees that are lazy or incompetent, but salespeople that instead of doing limitless selling, do limited selling.  We all know that it is not the market, nor is it the competition, or the marketing budget that is limiting your sales.  It is also not your boss, your manager, your supplier, your support departments and even the finance department that is putting a lid on your sales.  Of course it is never the market or the government that is putting any strains on your sales. The only thing that limits your sales is your own thinking .  Many salespeople I come across are doing limited sales instead of limitless sales.  The 7 most common situations are: 1.   Sales Targets.   Going after sales targets that were themselves limited to growth from previous year's performance. In other words, your sales targets are determined by what you achieved last year.  If last ye