Comments on: Why Everyone Should Experience a Sales Job

By: Carnival of 20-Something Finances, Brazil-Carnival Style! | Weak Wallet

Carnival of 20-Something Finances, Brazil-Carnival Style! | Weak Wallet — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:44:22 +0000

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By: Akemi - Yes to Me

Akemi - Yes to Me — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:32:53 +0000

Hi, I saw you at the carnival.
I love interviews (I do mine on my blog — I interview successful entrepreneurs) so I will check back to learn more. Good job!

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:21:49 +0000

@Alisa -

You’re exactly right, Alisa. Sales is really about giving people the benefits, the concept, and the dream the product provides, as opposed to the product itself.

So are you in sales now? If so, in what field?

Thanks for the compliments and your thoughts!

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Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:47:42 +0000

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By: S-Proprietor.com

S-Proprietor.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:13:28 +0000

Carnival of the Entrepreneur - June 30th, 2008…

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By: Alisa

Alisa — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:16:59 +0000

There was a time in my life that I said that I could never be a succesful salesperson. The reason being that I thought there would never be a product or a service that I was so “gung ho” about that I could “sell” it to anyone.

But, alas, my thinking on that as somewhat changed because I realize that it is not always just the product are a service you are selling. Sometimes you’re selling an idea, a concept, a principle, a hope, a dream, a possibility, and an opportunity.

Well…I can get excited about that! So, I am finding that I can be a successful salesperson after all!

I like you blog… keep up the good work.

Be well.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:17:46 +0000

A cash savings is a good idea Mary. How big depends on a lot of factors. The biggest of them being what kind of a sales job are you going to be taking? If a person is going into real estate sales or mortgage work I’d recommend a large cash savings and maybe even a part-time job to bring in some cash while they build up their business. On the other hand, if you’re starting a sales job where you’ll get high quality training and/or the company will be providing you with sales leads, your cash reserve won’t need to be as big. Having trained lots of people who had no previous sales experience, I can tell you the biggest benefit of having that cash reserve in place is it will minimize the stress you feel about making this career move. It’s a lot easier to deal with the inevitable (albeit temporary) setbacks in sales if you know you have a little money in the bank.

As far as the question about how a person can transition into a sales job, I have to answer it with another question: What is your motivation for getting into commission sales? What aspects of your high salary CPA job are you dissatisfied with? If I knew the answers to those questions it would be easier for me to advise you on whether and how to move toward sales as a profession.

By: Mary Frances

Mary Frances — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:18:54 +0000

I’ve thought before that I would like to have a commission-based sales job some day so that I could learn to sale. However, I’m currently occupied as a CPA (high salary job) and am not psychologically ready to make that switch. What are your thoughts on how one could transition into a sales job? Right now, I’m assuming that I would have to have a large amount of cash savings to ease the transition, but I’m wondering if that is a false belief.