Hey folks just checking in as we wrap up the week. Earlier I asked about your biggest roadblocks to success and some of the responses really hit home. 💯 So now I’m curious: - How did the week go for you? - Is that same roadblock still standing in your way? - What’s ONE thing you’re planning to move forward this weekend? Even if the week didn’t go as planned (happens to all of us), you’ve still got time to make something happen this weekend.It doesn’t have to be massive a small win can build some serious momentum. Drop your thoughts below 👇Let’s help each other push through and make progress ✊

Final days in Australia after 10 weeks here. This is the 3rd year in a row that we've done this (come out for 10 to 12 weeks to Australia with the family during the kids Guatemala school vacations). We're fortunate - my family and I - to have built a lifestyle that allows this. It allows me to work from anywhere in the world with nothing other than my computer. It allows me to fulfil my duties - to my 2 clients I sell for and my amazing students that I coach - no matter the location! It allows us to relocate as a family for 3 months at a time without putting everything on hold (work, education etc). It allows us to put our kids in school in Australia for 10 weeks whilst being in the Guatemalan school system the rest of the year. It allows us to "live" in 2 countries which are both important to us and be around the people we wish to be around. It allows our kids to grow up "Australian" and "Guatemalan" building relationships and confidence in both countries and in both languages! Back to the word "lifestyle" and specifically the concept of "lifestyle design"... This is all intentional. I do the work we do - remote / online / no boss / own my time / uncapped upside on being really good at this - to create and allow this. I don't do it for the cars and watches, the insta posts and all the other material flash and flex type stuff. I do it for a combination of security and to have maximum options - AKA, Freedom!) Security as it's my business and I'm in the drivers seat and when we do it well it'll pay exponentially more than 99% or corporate work + all that I do translates to other working worlds if I ever need to move to that. Maximum options meaning that I can do what I want, when I want, where I want and with who I want. In short, I get to choose.... And this is what I want - to spend time in 2 countries and full of interesting, stimulating and rewarding experiences. Around the people I want to be around. All done whilst moving forward financially at all times investing most of what I earn.

Most sales teams wake up to cold leads and missed opportunities. I wake up and fix that — starting at 5AM AEST. While others dream about performance, I’m already booking it. 👋 I’m Dave — based in Australia, live at 5AM AEST, and already setting before most people boil the kettle. ✅ I work inbound, outbound, DMs, CRM follow-ups ✅ I’ve set and closed for high-ticket programs in health, coaching, AI & service niches ✅ I don’t just “set” — I pre-frame, qualify, and queue your closer with a warm, ready prospect ✅ I’ve worked global timezones: AU, UK, US, UAE — AEST mornings are my sweet spot ✅ CRM fluent: HubSpot, Go High Level, Salesforce, Close, and Notion I’m not here to send “hey just checking in” messages.I’m here to fill your calendar with buyers, not browsers. If you’ve got leads stacking up overnight and you want your day to start with booked calls instead of excuses… DM me “5AM” and let’s chat. — Dave Montgomery📍 Australia | Online from 5AM daily 📞 WhatsApp +61431 461 618 📧 [email protected] 🌐 www.davemontgomery.com.au 🔗 LinkedIn AccountableDave Intro + 1 Lie & 2 Truths I’ve worked across both B2B and B2C lead generation campaigns, driving results in high-ticket wellness, coaching, and performance industries — as well as delivering SaaS and AI solutions for a wide range of businesses. From direct-to-consumer coaching offers to consultative sales for founders, CEOs, and service providers, I understand how to qualify, nurture, and convert leads across industries and sales cycles. Whether it’s helping a local wellness brand scale or supporting a global SaaS launch, I bring the systems, messaging, and mindset to move prospects from interest to action. Two Truths & One Lie 👉 I’ve been working on my sobriety for over 20 years and am known as "Accountable Dave" in multiple 12-step programs.#LifeBeyondThe12Steps 👉 My first LIVE concert in the 1980s was Gloria Gaynor, and the standing ovation encore was #iWillSurvive

In simple terms, sales is about 5 things: - their desire for it (making the change) - their willingness and ability to actually do it / make it happen when they find the right help - their belief that your approach / help meets their criteria - their desire to work with you over their alternatives - their willingness and ability to accept your price, terms and conditions Keep this front of mind and sales is simple. Simple but not always easy. And when you know this then you know that not every "objection" or "push back" comes from the same place. It can live in any one of the above 5 areas. As such, defaulting to "its their internal locus of control bro" as your start point in handling any pushback is a risky and a low resolution approach to what may be a more complex situation. As always, the prospect has all the answers if you ask them the right questions. The right questions, the right way and at the right time. And then you challenge - in a non combative / abrasive way - their answers until the truth and complete picture emerges. And when it does then you can get to work. Get to work to see if they can move their position so the call opens up. Again, simple when you know how but not always easy. I use this approach daily on my sales calls selling 25-200K USD packages. I teach this approach to my students. And we all get from it the same things: - better more open and expansive conversations - more sales - less time wasted - better and more dignified feels all around (for us and for them) All outcomes essential to both enjoying and excelling in this game of sales!

Remote commission only sales roles do exist outside our little bubble. And they're often unadvertised too. In fact, perhaps the very best roles are like this. I currently sell on 2 accounts. Both part time (I control my calendar). Both A+ by most peoples metrics. Neither is really in our "high ticket" bubble. The most recent one (which I began a month ago) wasn't even advertised. In fact, the owner thought initially it'd be a W2 US based role for a fellow American (I don't think he even knew about people "like us"). Yet here I am a month later as a non American, non US based 1099 sitting in the chair. It's remote, it's comms only, it's a 3 call close and it's typically a 100-200K USD ticket. (and no, there are no unpaid daily huddles, call reviews or being told how to sell to some silly script!) And it's a serious, credible and established business with decent lead flow. So yes, our skillset transcends outside of what we might think is the only available eco system - the facebook / book a call centric high ticket space - that most of us exist in. In this "outside" world you can still get all the upside most of us cherish - freedom, flexibility, autonomy, stimulating conversations, high earnings etc. Yet it can come without much of the downside too - the volatility, the lack of credibility in the offer etc. If you're really really good at what you do then you should be able to stick out positively compared to a typical corporate / company man like sales person who may also be pursuing a role there. Why? Well you've probably invested way more in yourself and become more entrepreneurial and creative after years in the the "remote high ticket" world. Most people in corporate don't pay for their own sales trainers or enter masterminds off their own dime. And that makes a difference when they compare "them" to "you"... The difference being you just think and act better and transmit a more dynamic energy! And the difference is and can be a big advantage for us who've honed our skills, experience and mindset in this "remote high ticket commission only" world.