I Knocked on 100,000 Doors. Here's What Actually Works.
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February 14, 2026 · By Robert Blakely

I Knocked on 100,000 Doors. Here's What Actually Works.

Door number one was terrifying.

I stood there for five minutes building up the courage to knock. When the lady answered, I stammered through some pitch I'd memorized. She slammed the door so hard the windows rattled.

Door number 100,000? I walked up with confidence, read her energy in two seconds, made her laugh, and had a 20-minute conversation that ended with her asking ME for my card.

The difference between those two doors? 40 years of field experience and discovering the 3 patterns that actually convert.

Everyone teaches theory. I've got the bruised knuckles to prove what works.

Pattern #1: People Don't Buy Products, They Buy Feelings

It took me 10,000 doors to figure this out. I was pitching features, benefits, compensation plans. All logic. Zero emotion.

Then I met Sarah in Denver. Single mom, working two jobs, barely keeping her head above water. I could have told her about residual income and team building. Instead, I talked about what it would FEEL like to pick up her kids from school without checking the clock. To pay for groceries without checking the balance.

She joined that day. Not because of the business model. Because I showed her the feeling she was chasing.

People make emotional decisions and justify them with logic later. Always remember that.

The door that changes your life looks exactly like the 50 that didn't.

— Robert Blakely

This isn't a course from someone who read a book about sales. This is from someone who LIVED it. 100,000 doors. 40 years. Bruised knuckles and a system that works.

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Robert Blakely

Sales psychology coach with 40+ years of network marketing experience. Creator of the 7-Step Connection Flow, State Change Technique, and Buying Line Concept.