3 Proven Ways To Get Over Cold Calling Anxiety

If you’re a new SDR and cold calling gives you a mini panic attack every morning, you’re not alone. An SDR, especially in tech, is one of the hardest sales jobs and one of the hardest jobs in the white collar world.

We all know that sweaty-hand, heart-racing, “maybe I’ll do some research first” feeling?

It’s the #1 hardest thing to overcome in this job.

The good news?

You don’t need to fake confidence. You just need a system.

Here’s what actually helped me get over cold call anxiety and book more meetings without the mental chaos.

1. I Created & Used The Pipeline Papi Bot For Every Single Call.

I still use it for every call to this day.

Cold call fear = not knowing what to say.

When I started, I didn’t want a generic script. I wanted something that:

• Matched my tone

• Mapped to my ICP

• Handled objections before I panicked

• Showed me how to expose weak points in the competition

I partnered with a developer and created an AI for SDRs & Cold Callers that has

• Custom intros

• Objection reframes & rebuttals

• Disco questions

• Voicemail lines

• Personalized emails

• Competitive intelligence

The second I had a script that felt like me, the anxiety dropped.

I wasn’t winging it. I was reading something I trusted.

2. I Treated the First Few Calls as Throwaways

I started calling them “breakfast calls.” Sometimes at the bar you gotta warm up with the 6 before you approach the 7.5... getting in the zone.

They weren’t supposed to book.

They weren’t supposed to be perfect.

They were just warm-ups.

By removing the pressure from my first few dials, I stopped building imaginary failure stories in my head.

Instead of “I need this to go well,” it became: “I just need to start.”

That small shift? It really really broke the tension.

3. I Called Before I Had Time to Overthink

My worst calls were the ones I didn’t make.

I used to read three blog posts, triple-check LinkedIn, review 14 tags in the CRM… and then freeze.

So I flipped it:

The first call became a launchpad.

Just get er done.

Momentum >> mindset.

The Takeaway

Call anxiety DOES NOT mean you’re not cut out for sales. After a few years of sales under belt I'll still have mornings I don't want to start.

What it DOES MEAN IS THAT YOU CARE.

And Your Brain Wants Structure

So give it structure.

PIPELINE PAPI BOT -> HERE

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You’ll get:

• Cold openers tailored to your ICP

• Objection reframes for every persona

• Disco transitions that don’t sound forced

• How to expose and beat the competiton

• And yes, the scripts I wish I had on Day 1

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