Ag Sales Professional's Podcast by Greg Martinelli

Ag Sales Professional's Podcast by Greg Martinelli


Motivating your sales brain – Podcast

September 24, 2025

5 Motivations to keep going and when to quit

Successful salespeople are generally motivated people.  They have a drive to succeed.  As their managers, we try to motivate them in various ways:  Sales meetings, financial incentives, pep talks, etc.  Some work sometimes, but none of them work every time.  The reason is based on the motivation theory that you can’t really motivate another person.  Motivation comes from inside each person’s mind.  What motivates me may not motivate my fellow salesperson. 

So then, what to do and how to motivate our sales brain?

Listen in as we discuss five ways to generate internal motivations to succeed in building your sales territory!