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I posted something similar to this in another thread but I thought it was deserving of a thread of its own.
As my username suggests, I dropped out of a college several months back and decided to pursue business by gaining some real-world job experience as opposed to sitting in a classroom listening to professors read off useless, common sense, business concepts from outdated textbooks. After coming home, I got an entry level sales job in the fitness industry and immediately fell in love with it. I've received almost no guidance from my company and have since taken to teaching myself the art of selling, with great success I might add. I wake up every morning excited to get to work and kill it! I listen to sales podcasts in shower, on the way to work, before bed, etc. When I wake up in the morning, I pitch myself in the mirror. When I take my breaks at work, I'm watching Grant Cardone on youtube. I am absolutely obsessed. I am actually teaching my general manager how to sell, believe it or not. The only issue is that while I'm learning an unbelievable amount and having a great time doing it, the job is just not positioning me for financial success. I'm making just above minimum wage before commission, and while I am doing well in terms of sales each month, I am still clearing less than $400 a week. I could do better working at the right fast-food chain. There is also little room for significant advancement in the company. I would like to be able to make a living wage and have room for more learning and advancement in the future. I don't plan on working for someone else my entire life, but for now, I'm having a blast in sales and growing each and every day. In addition, as MJ has said, if you don't know where to start as an entrepreneur, learn to sell.
Anyways, does anyone have any suggestions for a sales career path that would allow me to learn as much as possible while simultaneously making a living wage? I have considered car sales, insurance sales, real-estate, etc. I just don't want to feel stuck in my life as many who don't go to college seem to feel. I want to keep growing and learning. Eventually I would like to move into the sales-training realm, but, obviously, this would require quite a bit of experience first. I don't want to go back to school, since the curriculum appears so painfully irrelevant to what I would like to do.
I would appreciate any and all feedback!
I posted something similar to this in another thread but I thought it was deserving of a thread of its own.
As my username suggests, I dropped out of a college several months back and decided to pursue business by gaining some real-world job experience as opposed to sitting in a classroom listening to professors read off useless, common sense, business concepts from outdated textbooks. After coming home, I got an entry level sales job in the fitness industry and immediately fell in love with it. I've received almost no guidance from my company and have since taken to teaching myself the art of selling, with great success I might add. I wake up every morning excited to get to work and kill it! I listen to sales podcasts in shower, on the way to work, before bed, etc. When I wake up in the morning, I pitch myself in the mirror. When I take my breaks at work, I'm watching Grant Cardone on youtube. I am absolutely obsessed. I am actually teaching my general manager how to sell, believe it or not. The only issue is that while I'm learning an unbelievable amount and having a great time doing it, the job is just not positioning me for financial success. I'm making just above minimum wage before commission, and while I am doing well in terms of sales each month, I am still clearing less than $400 a week. I could do better working at the right fast-food chain. There is also little room for significant advancement in the company. I would like to be able to make a living wage and have room for more learning and advancement in the future. I don't plan on working for someone else my entire life, but for now, I'm having a blast in sales and growing each and every day. In addition, as MJ has said, if you don't know where to start as an entrepreneur, learn to sell.
Anyways, does anyone have any suggestions for a sales career path that would allow me to learn as much as possible while simultaneously making a living wage? I have considered car sales, insurance sales, real-estate, etc. I just don't want to feel stuck in my life as many who don't go to college seem to feel. I want to keep growing and learning. Eventually I would like to move into the sales-training realm, but, obviously, this would require quite a bit of experience first. I don't want to go back to school, since the curriculum appears so painfully irrelevant to what I would like to do.
I would appreciate any and all feedback!
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