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๐จ WHY DID YOU GO TO SALES? ๐จ
๐จ WHY DID YOU GO TO SALES? ๐จ
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Because I was a shitty student but had a winning personalityย
This is by far the best answer I've heard to this question!
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why thank you kind stranger
Yes!ย
Man after my own heart, you are.ย
ย Never even finished college. I got a job as a technician to learn the technicals of my trade, and moved into sales and was able to climb up pretty fast because of my self-induced technical experience. Less than 10 years later, I have moved up quite a bit.ย
Winning personality all the way. well said!
ย Never even finished college. I got a job as a technician to learn the technicals of my trade, and moved into sales and was able to climb up pretty fast because of my self-induced technical experience. Less than 10 years later, I have moved up quite a bit.ย
Winning personality all the way. well said!
I can not agree more MrEffworld! appreciate your journey and best of luck to you ahead in the sales world!ย
this +1
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Love this and stealing as the same!
At first it was the easiest to get the reasonable pay. Then it got more attractive financially as well as enjoying the joys of meeting new people in volumes :D (and also making money! lol)
Sounds fair! LOLย
hehe good story!
So I could get paid to make phone calls๐
good one! :Dย
money and it runs in the family.ย
fair point!ย
Up front and long term earning potential.ย
Fair point!
endless coffeeย
Well that's a perk! :D which industry are you in ?
Lol... I'm in software sales. How about you ?
haha same here! Are you in SaaS or Software development / IT consulting space ?ย
SaaS but we also do some consulting as well.ย
SaaS here as well. Ngl it's a great place to be right now.ย
Its the only place to be IMO. Our bread and butter is RMM (NOT SOLARWINDS)...LOLย
haha truth well said! what would be your pros and cons for SaaS vs IT / Software development services sales?
2010. No other jobs. End of story.
What would you start if you were starting in 2020?
Money and I love competition, both with others and with myself.
good one!ย
I sold things in high school and college so I figured I'd be good at selling other things after that...
what was the first item sold? curious!ย
Really good teenager experience.ย
Worked in marketing for a long time and then found corporate bro's posts and kinda learned I was the enemy. Needed a change... /sย
Really though I had been told several times when I was in marketing that I would be a fit for sales and always figured I could but was scared about volatility. After working close with a sales team for years at a SaaS company I knew I had to make the switch. Money aside, it's what makes me feel the most alive and allows me to talk to strangers - legit my favorite part of this, crazy as that may sound.ย
Really though I had been told several times when I was in marketing that I would be a fit for sales and always figured I could but was scared about volatility. After working close with a sales team for years at a SaaS company I knew I had to make the switch. Money aside, it's what makes me feel the most alive and allows me to talk to strangers - legit my favorite part of this, crazy as that may sound.ย
Sounds great! if you were to make a change move, where would you head to?
My guess would be Account Management or CS.ย
Money, growth, adaptive mindset and learning
Valid point. Do you see yourself in the sales space in next 10 years? or rather quick growth and earning potential and aiming to flip to the alternative (higher up)ย
Sales only for next 12-14 years :-)
Was a career change for me. I have friends in B2B sales who always mentioned it would be a good fit for me, they were right! I love it.
Good to hear that! Enjoy the ride!
Needed a career shift, this was the easiest way to do it.
Appreciate that! Good luck with your career journey!ย
Do you think it was a good shift? what are the key lessons learnt?
Selling a service. It's my obligation to help others know, verbalize and get what they really need or a solution to their problem.
hm interesting viewpoint. thanks!ย
Not good at math and science and talk good
spot on!ย
Started as a part-time SDR, did the math quickly and figured out the money could easily beat my part time restaurant job and I didnโt have to get my hands dirty, literally.ย
SaaS sales is a life cheat code. I didnโt go to grad school, work less than 40/hrs/week, and rake in fat stacks with unlimited PTO. I am not a top or bottom performer at my company.ย
What's your annual OTE if you rock the floor at your company?
For MM itโs $170k.
Believe it or not, I actually enjoy helping people improve their shitty current state, solve their problems and create some positive impact.
I've been able to learn so much from talking, but mostly listening to what companies are doing or trying to achieve and it is an absolute privilege to meet a lot of really skilled and clever people every day.
The job keeps me sharp and in a constant state of learning (which I really need) and improving myself perpetually.ย
The fact that it pays well is really the icing on the cake.
I've been able to learn so much from talking, but mostly listening to what companies are doing or trying to achieve and it is an absolute privilege to meet a lot of really skilled and clever people every day.
The job keeps me sharp and in a constant state of learning (which I really need) and improving myself perpetually.ย
The fact that it pays well is really the icing on the cake.
Sounds great iwannl! good job!
Initially? I built up the family business with some software and that sparked a love for helping other businesses build better processes. Now? The ridiculous amount of money to be made.
truth well said! Appreciate your family business!ย
That was the only job I got for my grades. Was very apprehensive at first. Absolutely loving it now!
Best of luck mate!ย
Build a skill that would last me a lifetimeย
spot on! What is the additional skill you think you can master at now in order to skyrocket your earnings?ย
Wanted to have direct control over my compensation, not just told hold much I would be making
are you there as of now? what can you do to 2x in 2021? (I'm not Grant Cardone - genuine question tho :D )
Every job is selling, even if you aren't selling to the customer. I am still in the sales organization, not frontline anymore.ย
Because I literally cant do anything else
that's fair enough!ย
I really really really like talking. Iโm also an attention whore, so once I get comfortable with what Iโm selling and presenting, I absolutely dig standing in front of a group of people in conf ย conference room talking up my shit and winning the crowd/deal ย :)
Data entry, CRM, and the pressure can sometimes suck ass, but a small price to pay for the overall satisfaction I get at the end of the day from doing this job.ย
Money is also nice :D
Data entry, CRM, and the pressure can sometimes suck ass, but a small price to pay for the overall satisfaction I get at the end of the day from doing this job.ย
Money is also nice :D
Can't think of any other profession where there is an incentive to perform and excel
Can't agree more! (unless you are a CTO of crazy-fast-growing-tech giants :xD)
Money money money and money :xd
I enjoy getting my teeth kicked in daily.ย
Wasn't capable of doing anything else :xDย
Though I don't regret even for one second!ย
They donโt love/believe in the product they sell
Pharma got me.
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