Host: Joseph Lewin

Guest: Dr. Deepak Bhootra

Episode originally aired on Jun 27, 2025 on LinkedIn,

Produced by Sell Through Social

🎯 Episode Snapshot

Most people default to “salesy” because their only models are bad ones—pushy tactics, pressure, and performance. Dr. Deepak reframes selling as connection, clarity, and service. We bust seven common sales myths, then unpack “Sales Sorcery”—a mindset and method to sell with quiet confidence, test fast, and build resilience.

🧠 Why We Get “Salesy”

• We copy the worst examples (Wolf-of-Wall-Street vibes, hard closes, pressure).
• Owners think they’re “running a business,” not selling—so they never train the skill.
• Performance replaces connection; scripts replace discovery; pushing replaces helping.
• Fix: Change the benchmark. Define selling as diagnosing pain/desire, offering fit, and earning permission through trust.

🔎 The 7 Myths Dr. Deepak Sees Everywhere

1. “If my offer’s good, it will sell itself.” Great work still needs a voice. Visibility and positioning matter.
2. “You must be extroverted/charismatic.” Success = quiet confidence + trust + belief in your offer.
3. “I have to talk people into buying.” You seek permission and fit; pressure erodes trust (and data).
4. “I need a big following first.” Audience fallacy. In B2B, alignment > audience. One-to-one wins.
5. “Selling is pushy/gross/unethical.” That’s stigma from bad models. Helping solve pain is ethical.
6. “My offer must be 100% ready before I sell.” Perfection drains runway. Sell before you perfect; refine with the market.
7. “No = I failed.” No = data. Detach identity from outcome; iterate messaging/fit.

🪄 Sales Sorcery: The Mindset and Method

• Not louder—clearer. Clarity beats theatrics.
• Test early. Stop hiding behind prep; take the imperfect offer to market.
• Karmic selling. Open hands: give value even when it’s a “no” (introductions, resources). Referrals and timing bring people back.
• Resilience frame. Expect rejection; measure learning velocity, not ego bruises.
• Augmented intelligence. Use AI to deliver 3× value, not to replace presence.
• Owner reality. If you don’t sell, your company gets sold—cash flow beats “infinite refinement.”

🧩 Joseph’s Field Framework (Mirrors the Myths)

• Listen before you sell. Interview target buyers for real pains/desires.
• Sell before you build. Pre-sell the sketch; build what’s paid for.
• Build before you scale. Iterate with real customers, then standardize and expand.

🛠 Practical Playbook (Use Today)

• Open with “Can I share an idea that might help?” then diagnose.
• Track No’s as datapoints (reason, segment, timing, objection theme).
• Ship 6 imperfect outreach reps this week—review, refine, repeat.
• Replace “failure” with “test.” Outcome teaches; process compounds.
• Keep a Give List: when it’s not a fit, connect them to a resource/person.
• Guard runway: if you think you have 12 months, operate like you have 6.

📚 Quotables

• “You don’t do sales—you become sales.”
• “The best product doesn’t win; the clearest message in the right room does.”
• “Sales sorcery isn’t louder; it’s clearer.”
• “Rejection isn’t failure; it’s data.”
• “If you don’t sell, your company gets sold.”

📈 Who This Helps

• Founders and small business owners stuck perfecting instead of selling.
• Sellers who hate cold calls and take “no” personally.
• Teams trying to move from pressure to permission-based selling.