{"id":12970,"date":"2021-12-06T19:25:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandler.dsstaging2.com\/case-study\/how-to-succeed-at-taking-risks\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T16:09:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T16:09:57","slug":"how-to-succeed-at-taking-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/podcasts\/how-to-succeed-at-taking-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Succeed at Taking Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mike Montague interviews Al Simon on How to Succeed at Taking Risks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The best attitude, behavior, and technique on how to succeed at taking risks<\/li><li>Not taking a risk, could be the biggest risk<\/li><li>A life without risk is a life without growth<\/li><li>How risk changes throughout your life<\/li><li>Be adventurous<\/li><li>What\u2019s the best that could happen?<\/li><li>Be different than all the other salespeople<\/li><li>Use the 70\/30 rule<\/li><li>Have your go-to questions for different situations and topics<\/li><li>Be ready to handle the worst-case scenario<\/li><li>Focus on where you\u2019re going being better than where you are<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Podcast<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/howtosucceed.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/howtosucceed.libsyn.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>iTunes<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/how-to-succeed-podcast-by\/id1097591566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/how-to-succeed-podcast-by\/id1097591566<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Spotify<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/00JoVzRtMzmQB5Ae5RWWQZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/00JoVzRtMzmQB5Ae5RWWQZ<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The How to Succeed Podcast is a public and free podcast from Sandler Training, the worldwide leader in sales, management, and customer service training for individuals all the way up to Fortune 500 companies with over 250 locations around the globe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find white papers, webinars, and more in our free Sandler E-Learning Library:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandler.com\/sell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.sandler.com\/sell<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Montague interviews Al Simon on How to Succeed at Taking Risks.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":167,"featured_media":12971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1204],"tags":[1337,1233,1484,1454,1111],"class_list":["post-12970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","tag-how-to-succeed","tag-personal-growth","tag-podcasts","tag-risk","tag-self-development"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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