hotdog

Business Owner/SDR

Absolute Imposter Syndrome :O

Hey, swag beast bravado savages!

As in the title, I am suffering from insane imposter syndrome for my first SDR/corporate role. I'm just onboarding for the next couple of weeks, but even signing into the laptop they gave me has me freaking out (I don't want to mess anything up and get let go or something, lol). I feel like I'm in a DREAM.

Any advice?

Big thank you from the hotdog.

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CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

Stop. Close your eyes. Relax your shoulders. Unclench your jaw. Breathe in. Acknowledge your feelings. Remember you are a complete badass. Breathe out. Open your eyes. Get to work. ❤🦊

hotdog

Opinionated

Business Owner/SDR

Thank you for the free Headspace session, CuriousFox! I'll keep that in mind for the rest of the week.

DungeonsNDemos

Big Shot

Rolling 20's all day

And drink more water!
But true, everything is one step at a time and everyone feels imposter syndrome at some point. No worries!

JDialz

Politicker

Chief Operating Officer

Wendy Rhoades? That you?

E_Money

Big Shot

💰

Nobody knows what they are doing and anyone who seems like they do is just good at faking it.

All you need is confidence and curiosity to be successful. Understand that you don't have all the answers and be open to feedback/suggestions from management and/or teammates. You'll do great!

hotdog

Opinionated

Business Owner/SDR

Thanks for the support, E_Money! This fits what my aunts and uncles were saying over the weekend.

Super curious about how to do great in this role, so I'll be reaching out to teammates and management on how to do well a reasonable amount. I'm worried that if I ask too basic a question, they will think I'm a bot.

The part that worries me the most is how I decided to pursue a career in this rather than go to school (college), so I feel very underprepared even though I might not be!

E_Money

Big Shot

💰

Nah, I went to college and used almost none of it during my time as an SDR.

I'd also like to add that no question is too dumb. I can guarantee you that the people you work with/for would rather you ask a question and do something right than try to figure it out on your own because you were embarrassed to ask. ASK EVERYTHING

hotdog

Opinionated

Business Owner/SDR

Thank you! I'll make sure to ask a lot of questions even if I feel like I'm Patrick Star.

E_Money

Big Shot

💰

Go get'em kid

Jbeans

Opinionated

Director of Sales

Hire passion. Train skill. You can’t train people to give a fuck. So give a fuck bc that goes such a long long way !!

E_Money

Big Shot

💰

This is ten percent luck
Twenty percent skill
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will
Five percent pleasure
Fifty percent pain
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name

PipelineKiller

Account Executive

This.

bja009

Politicker

Enterprise AE

This, 100%.

Be curious, try hard, ask questions, make friends, find a mentor. There's always someone to learn from.

And if someday you realize there's not someone to learn from, find a different place to work. I actively seek companies where I'm the dumbest person in the room. Only way to keep growing.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

1. take a deep breadth. They hired you for a reason. they believe you can do the job. Just keep telling yourself that.

In reality managers and leaders actually WANT you to be successful.

2. Absorb as much as you can in training. Try your best to realize when you dont understand a concept or something and ask your boss for clarification. WHEN YOU ASK QUESTIONS IT SHOWS YOU WANT TO LEARN. Many ppl will tell themselves that its a sign of weakness. dont believe that!

3. Follow what the company gives you in terms of trainings and then find the most successful reps and follow them. you do not need to recreate the wheel.

hotdog

Opinionated

Business Owner/SDR

Thank you, TennisandSales. Super excited to be able to join the sales community. Hopefully, a month later, I don't think this is a big deal anymore. I'll continue to be a sponge!

Samsamoon

Opinionated

Associate

Use of telephon for most excellent assistance. More use and more. Make smile. I am make smile, make more happy feel. I love war room!

hotdog

Opinionated

Business Owner/SDR

Thank you, samsamoon.

NotCreativeEnough

Big Shot

Professional Day Ruiner

They hired you because they believe you are qualified to do the job.

If you could sell them on that, then you are absolutely qualified for it.

Take a deep breath, remember what motivated you to take it in the first place, and kill it.

And remember, you won't screw anything up that someone before you hasn't already screwed up. You're new, they don't expect perfection. And finding a mentor in a peer who has been in the role longer and is doing well will almost always set you up for success.

hotdog

Opinionated

Business Owner/SDR

Thank you, NotCreativeEnough! I strive to do the best I can, so if anything, I'm the one that expects perfection.

Jumping into this career path has probably been one of the most uncomfortable things I've ever done, but I want to get great at it. The opportunities/career that the tech sector offers is amazing since the product has such great margins IMO.

Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

Can you repeat what you said? I have trouble hearing people who don’t believe in themselves.

Seriously, grab a pair and just do it.

hotdog

Opinionated

Business Owner/SDR

Thank you, King. Let's get this bread.

Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

Not king, Its Daddy... Call me Sales Daddy.

hotdog

Opinionated

Business Owner/SDR

My bad, Sales Daddy. 0_0

tightlines

Politicker

Account Executive

Okay daddy

Jbeans

Opinionated

Director of Sales

Every time I have started a new job I felt the same way. The first month is a blur of what the fuck am I doing here ? Mixed with crying in the McDonald’s drive while talking to my real life friends at lunch. It gets better. And in a few weeks you’ll feel so much more comfy and competent.

Everyone started somewhere!!! You got this!! Soak it in. Learn the lay of the land. Observe and see who’s who and what’s what. Good luck!!

hotdog

Opinionated

Business Owner/SDR

Thank you, JBeans. It's my second week in now, and I just booked an inbound lead for a meeting to discuss more (with an AE)! I have not cried in the drive-thru, but having to present the primary buyer personas the business helps with (and elevator pitches for all) in the first week had me feeling some type of way. It was great to learn though!

Sniper

Valued Contributor

Enterprise Account Executive

It’s all normal reaction to a new role. I’m here to remind you that you have every right to lose your mind.

Just come back. Bc they too most likely have no idea what they’re doing

hotdog

Opinionated

Business Owner/SDR

Thank you, Sniper! It's been a firehose of information so far, but it's been really organized.

allbayallday

Opinionated

ADR

Great time to find mentors internally. Also -- remember that failure is seldom fatal. Mistakes are part of the process. Lastly, it's completely normal to feel the imposter syndrome. No one has it all figured out.

hotdog

Opinionated

Business Owner/SDR

They assign us a mentor at the start of onboarding! It's been great so far. I am very grateful for how organized it's been (I've been asking others how the experience is compared to other places). Thank you, allbayallday!

mistamor

Opinionated

VP of Sales

Graduating into a bigger and better role include:
- Feelings of joy
- Feelings of celebrations
- The need to share it online
- In some cases, imposter syndrome may occur

Don't worry - this is a good thing

Skillen

Solutions Sales

The cool thing about technology is it moves so quickly that you can catch up quickly. Accept that you're new and have stuff to learn, as long as you're not presenting as knowing more than you do, the imposter part should fade away. I've been doing this 30 years and still get it too, it's part of high performance.

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