7-Second Thoughts October 11, 2024

What they teach you in sales

And only in sales.

When a company hires a new salesperson 

That person must already know how to sell

But can be taught how to sell their new product.

On the other hand

When a company hires someone new in IT for example

That person already knows how to code, develop or build software

But not necessarily how to move up in the ranks of the company

Like a salesperson inherently knows

Which is precisely what makes it so frustrating for:

Non-sales

Non-extrovert 

Non-awesome communicators to

… how do I put this?

Basically learn how to be salespeople.

See if this helps:

If you’re struggling to reach the next level 

Either working for yourself or someone else

Consider becoming a stand-up comedian.

Not even kidding

Why?

Any kind of stagework

Performance

Improv

Or acting class

Can short-circuit years of leadership training

Even therapy

And help you sell the value you can bring

To the people who don’t yet see it. 

I’m here,

Kevin

P.S. Thank you to Jerry Black of IT Misfits for bringing an entirely new perspective to what often keeps introverts from breaking through and helping me understand how my own (at-first terrifying) experience taking classes at Upright Citizen’s Brigade in New York allowed me to become a much, much better sales person 🤣)

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