The Unbroken Assessment
Every salesperson has objections of their own, the ones no customer ever says out loud. Find the one holding you back. 32 quick statements, about five minutes.
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Before you start: this is a sales coaching tool, not counseling or a psychological test. Your answers stay on your device. If anything here stirs up something heavy, support is a click away.
How true is each statement for you? Go with your first answer.
Sixteen Inner Objections, One Life Story
Each inner objection comes from a chapter of LJ’s memoir, Stripped Bare, But Unbroken. He’s lived every one of them, and he coaches from that.
The Scarcity Voice
From the chapter: Why Do We Live Here?Discomfort asking for money, because money always felt like it was for other people.
The Outsider Voice
From the chapter: Birth DefectsFeeling judged before you speak, and shrinking in front of confident buyers.
The Comparison Trap
From the chapter: Sibling RivalryMeasuring your worth against the top rep instead of your own last week.
Taking No Personally
From the chapter: Another New SchoolHearing every no as a verdict on you, so you stop asking.
Nobody Showed Up for Me
From the chapter: Parents · Grandparent GoldGoing it alone because the people who should have shown up didn’t.
The Mood Swing
From the chapter: Grandparent Gold · I Joined the MilitaryEffort that rises and falls with how you feel that day.
Lost Your Why
From the chapter: Stay Hungry · I’m a New DadCoasting, because the reason you started has gone quiet.
Quitting When It Hurts
From the chapter: Toughness · Keep GoingOne bad week and you’re browsing job listings.
Waiting for Better Soil
From the chapter: Landing on EarthGrow where you’re planted, instead of blaming the store, the leads or the market.
The Blame Game
From the chapter: Thank You, Tom GreeneTaking responsibility for you, instead of waiting for someone else to fix it.
The Wrong Circle
From the chapter: Swimming with SalespeopleIron sharpens iron. You become like the people you spend your day with.
The Commission Love Affair
From the chapter: The Real Cost of LoveLoving the commission more than the customer, and losing the career it could build.
Promises That Slip
From the chapter: More Caught Than TaughtDo what you say you’ll do for your customers, every time.
Just Another Up
From the chapter: A Special CustomerWe all need each other. Every customer is a person first.
Selling Yourself Short
From the chapter: A Better Version of MeYou are better than you think, and your goals should say so.
Flying Blind
From the chapter: The Road Less TravelledMost people quit too soon and never track their progress.
This is a coaching tool built from LJ’s story, not a psychological test or a diagnosis. Unbroken Closers coaches sales skills and mindset. When something runs deeper, like grief, trauma, addiction or depression, the right person is a licensed counselor, and LJ will tell you so. Find support.