Next Level Selling - Sales Training, Selling Secrets, Success Tips, and Motivation

About Next Level Selling - Sales Training, Selling Secrets, Success Tips, and Motivation

Welcome to Next Level Selling - Next Level Life. Hosted by “Mad” Mike, Next Level Selling was built on straight-talking sales training, motivation, and real-world strategies designed to help salespeople perform at a higher level. No gimmicks. No magic scripts. No flavor-of-the-month sales theories. Just practical lessons about selling, communicating, competing, and winning. But success has never been just about what happens at work or in your business. Next Level Selling – Next Level Life takes those same principles beyond the sales floor and into the rest of your life. Mad Mike brings decades of experience in sales, leadership, training, business, and the military to conversations about success, discipline, mindset, relationships, purpose, accountability, and becoming the person you know you're capable of becoming. Some episodes will make you better at selling. Some will challenge the way you think. Some may piss you off a little. Good. Because this isn't a podcast about feeling motivated for 20 minutes and then going back to doing exactly what you've always done. It's about taking action. Sell at the next level. Think at the next level. Then live your life with purpose.

Publisher

"Mad" Mike

Category

business · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Jul 2021

Latest episode

15 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 119 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Delusional Effect: Are You Delusional Enough to Succeed?

   Host Mad Mike explains how unshakable belief, skill, and relentless action, the "Delusional Effect," separates good salespeople from great ones.

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   29 Jan 2026

   Selling Without Being Salesy: The Real Estate Agents Dilemma

   Mad Mike explains how selling in real estate is about leadership, not pressure. Learn practical strategies, sell the process, ask clear questions, set next steps, and follow up with confidence, so you can guide clients without compromising your values. This short episode gives actionable language and mindset shifts to ask for commitment respectfully, manage trade-offs, and move deals forward with integrity. Looking to buy or sell Real Estate in North Carolina? Contact Michael Today: TheMichaelPaulk@GoMitch.com On the Web: www.TheMichaelPaulk.com Put the power for Forbes to work for you. Mitchell Forbes Global Properties

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   7 Dec 2025

   Discipline Over Desire: Which Dog Do You Feed

   Mad Mike breaks down the classic "two dogs" parable to show how every choice feeds either destructive impulses or productive drive. He explains how anger and impulse can be transformed into disciplined power and purpose, and urges listeners to intentionally choose what they feed each day. Ask yourself in the quiet moments: which dog are you feeding? Your life will follow the answer. Want to book Mike to speak at your next event? Just click here: https://salemspeakers.com/michael-paulk/

Inside a recent episode

The Delusional Effect: Are You Delusional Enough to Succeed?

Published 15 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It's the number one reason is they don't believe it. Not because they don't have the skill set. Now, look, if you don't have the skill set, that's a whole different podcast. You know, now I might talk briefly about that, but the bottom line is, is the number one reason that salespeople don't get what they want is because they, they just don't believe that they can actually get what they want. The second, the prospect starts in with objections and The salesperson starts to lower their belief. They don't believe in themselves. They don't think they have the knowledge and they will even start making excuses as to why it's not a deal. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

31 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

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Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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