SO THIS PAST WEEK

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The video resonates with viewers by offering a relatable perspective on career choices and the value of skill development. It reframes the idea of a 'job' as an educational opportunity, which can be particularly appealing to those questioning traditional paths.

Summary

The speaker reflects on advice given to her early in her sales career. She was told to treat her first four years in sales like a bachelor's degree, focusing on mastering her craft to earn a comparable salary and gain valuable, transferable skills.

Structure

1Recalling advice from an early sales mentor
2Comparing sales to a college degree
3The value of learning a skill set
4The long-term benefits of mastering sales
5The importance of remembering why you started

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The speaker discusses her sales career and a piece of advice she received about treating her job like a college degree to master her craft and earn a good salary. This is a form of self-promotion or personal branding, not a specific product.

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SO THIS PAST WEEK BROUGHT ME BACK TO AN INTERESTING OF MY OWN SALES CAREER, AND I WAS SPEAKING WHO'S EIGHTEEN, OLD, REALLY JUST WRAPPED AND HAS BEEN KILLING IT WITH US HERE IN SALES. AND HE REALLY JUST KIND OF EXPRESSED FEAR OF MISSING LIKE THAT FEAR WHAT IF I DON'T, WHAT IF I DON'T, DO ALL THE THINGS THAT SOCIETY TO MAKE US BE SUCCESSFUL AS ADULTS. AND I REMEMBERED THE PIECE OF ADVICE I WAS GIVEN WHEN I HAD JUST WRAPPED UP COLLEGE, AND I WAS BARELY OLD GETTING INTO SALES, AND ONE OF MY FIRST MENTORS TOLD SURE, TO GO BACK, GET MY MASTER'S DEGREE. SAYING, SHE WAS AGAINST SAYING LIKE, IF YOU COULD WORK THIS POSITION FOR THE NEXT FOUR TREAT IT LIKE IT'S YOUR BACHELOR'S DEG-DEGREE IN TO GET THE RESULTS THAT MOST DOCTORS, LAWYERS MAKE IN TERMS OF YOUR SALARY. AND IN EXCHANGE, ALL YOU'RE DOING NEW SKILL SET. LOOK AT THINGS OKAY, I COULD GO TO COLLEGE TWO YEARS AND GET THAT MASTER'S DEGREE, OR I COULD BE IN SALES FOR TWO WORK ON, ON MY CRAFT AND MASTER MY CRAFT, AND THAT'S GONNA ME, FOREVER, BECAUSE THAT'S CAN TAKE FROM CAN PUT A STAMP AND SAY, "THIS IS HOW MUCH, YOU FOR THIS POSITION." I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT I WAS GIVEN THAT INSIGHT, I SHARE THAT SO YOU CAN MAYBE SOMEBODY IN YOUR LIFE WHO'S SECOND-GUESSING THEMSELVES, HAVE TO DO IS LEARN A SKILL SET, AND FROM THERE PAID FOREVER, MOVING FORWARD. LOT OF PERSPECTIVE IN THAT AND, AND BEING ABLE TO BRING MYSELF BACK TO THAT MOMENT BECAUSE BEING IN THE INDUSTRY, FOR SOME TIME NOW, WE DON'T ALWAYS WE GOT INTO IT OR WHAT KEPT US IN IT WHEN THINGS BEGINNING. AND FOR ME, THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WAS JUST UNDERSTANDING, IF I TREAT THIS LIKE SCHOOL, I'M GOING TO GET PAID LIKE A DOCTOR AND THAT'S REALLY ME. I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT BECAUSE MONEY, BUT FOR THE PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WITH THAT, WHICH IN MY OPINION, FAR EXCEEDS THE

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There's nothing wrong with college. There's also nothing wrong with choosing a different path if it's the right one for you. ✨

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SO THIS PAST WEEK BROUGHT ME BACK TO AN INTERESTING RECOLLECTION OF MY OWN SALES CAREER, AND I WAS SPEAKING WITH AN AGENT WHO'S EIGHTEEN, 18, 19 YEARS OLD, REALLY JUST WRAPPED UP HIGH SCHOOL AND HAS BEEN KILLING IT WITH US HERE IN SALES. AND HE REALLY JUST KIND OF EXPRESSED FEAR OF MISSING OUT, LIKE THAT FEAR OF LIKE, WHAT IF I DON'T, WHAT IF I DON'T, YOU KNOW, DO ALL THE THINGS THAT SOCIETY SAYS ARE GOING TO MAKE US BE SUCCESSFUL AS ADULTS. AND I REMEMBERED THE PIECE OF ADVICE I WAS GIVEN WHEN I HAD JUST WRAPPED UP COLLEGE, AND I WAS BARELY OLD GETTING INTO SALES, AND ONE OF MY FIRST MENTORS TOLD ME, SURE, TO GO BACK, GET MY MASTER'S DEGREE. AND SHE WASN'T SAYING SHE WAS AGAINST IT, BUT SHE WAS JUST SAYING LIKE, HEY, IF YOU COULD WORK THIS POSITION FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, TREAT IT LIKE IT'S YOUR BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN, TO GET THE RESULTS THAT MOST DOCTORS, LAWYERS MAKE IN TERMS OF YOUR SALARY. AND IN EXCHANGE, ALL YOU'RE DOING IS LEARNING A NEW SKILL SET. SO WHEN WE CAN LOOK AT THINGS, OKAY, I COULD GO TO COLLEGE FOR TWO YEARS AND GET THAT MASTER'S DEGREE, OR I COULD BE IN SALES FOR TWO YEARS AND WORK ON, ON MY CRAFT AND MASTER MY CRAFT, AND THAT'S GONNA PAY ME, FOREVER, BECAUSE THAT'S KNOWLEDGE NOBODY CAN TAKE FROM ME. AND THAT NOBODY CAN PUT A STAMP ON MY FOREHEAD AND SAY, "THIS IS HOW MUCH YOU FOR THIS POSITION." I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT I WAS GIVEN THAT INSIGHT. SO I SHARE THAT SO YOU CAN MAYBE SOMEBODY IN YOUR LIFE WHO'S SECOND-GUESSING THEMSELVES, BUT HAVE TO DO IS LEARN A SKILL SET, AND FROM THERE, THEY'RE PAID FOREVER, AS LONG AS THEY CAN JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD. SO REALLY JUST A LOT OF PERSPECTIVE IN THAT AND, AND BEING ABLE TO BRING MYSELF BACK TO THAT MOMENT BECAUSE BEING IN THE INDUSTRY, FOR SOME TIME NOW, WE DON'T ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW WE GOT INTO IT OR WHAT KEPT US IN IT WHEN THINGS WERE HARD IN THE BEGINNING. AND FOR ME, THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WAS JUST UNDERSTANDING, HEY, IF I TREAT THIS LIKE SCHOOL, I'M GOING TO GET PAID LIKE A DOCTOR OR A LAWYER, AND THAT'S REALLY ATTRACTIVE TO ME. SO I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT BECAUSE NOT JUST FOR THE MONEY, BUT FOR THE PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES ALONG WITH THAT, WHICH IN MY OPINION, FAR EXCEEDS THE