The best salespeople I know barely "sell" at all.
They just filter ruthlessly.
I've seen too many high-ticket teams burn out chasing ghosts,
unqualified prospects who sound interested but never commit.
The calendars are packed.
The Slack channels buzz.
But the revenue? Flat.
Here's the truth nobody wants to hear: activity is not progress.
When your team spends 80% of their time
convincing people who weren't pre-sold,
you're not really building a pipeline,
you're running a charity for tire-kickers.
The real question isn't "How do we close more deals?"
It's "Why are we talking to people who should've been filtered out three calls ago?"
Here's what changes when you flip it:
→ Build systems that attract believers, not browsers.
→ Pre-qualify hard. Let price, process, and positioning do the filtering.
→ Stop rewarding activity. Reward pipeline quality.
The cost of chasing the wrong prospects isn't just wasted time,
it's the right deals you never saw coming.
What if your calendar was half as full but twice as profitable?