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Personal Evolution of Selling

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This article brought back a lot of my childhood memories related to selling: http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/25-self-made-teenage-millionaires-have-these-7-things-in-common-535576.html?tickers=^ixic,qqqq,spy,^dji,^gspc

When I was in grade school, I sold stickers and school supplies to my classmates. When our class adviser asked us to bring floor wax and sand paper, I made sure to bring extras in case my classmates forgot to bring one. And they didn’t disappoint. I used to sell gummy candies as well! Potchi was such a hit when I was still in grade school. The best part is that the stuff that I brought would always be sold out!

When I was in high school, I sort of became the Natasha/Avon/MSE/Sundance lady whenever I’d bring catalogues and share it with my classmates in between classes. At the end of the day, I’d get their orders. After two to three days, I’d give their purchases to them and they’d pay me back. 20 percent commission for each purchase is not bad at all.

When I reached college, I stopped selling products and moved on to selling services. In my free time, my best friend and I would write articles about stuff we didn’t really know about—from credit cards to casinos, car insurances to finches. But all we had to do was research. And information came easy. 4-5 dollars for a 700-word article is fine, to think that we vomit all sorts of papers for our courses without getting paid for it.

So looking back, being a salesperson is not really a far-fetched idea for me. I’ve always done it, apparently. Now I wonder why I dreaded my final requirement in Home Economics back in high school when my teacher required us to develop a feasibility study for a business we’d like to pursue in the future.

I’ve had it in me. I have it in me. I just have to dig deeper.