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For years I thought I was terrible at sales.

Then one day I talked with a designer friend about what Reddit is and why I like it. He is in his 40s and had never heard of it. He then immediately said to me "Wtf are you saying you are great at sales!". Until that point I had never realized talking about stuff you love is actually pitching.




Did he buy something? A lot of people like to fuck, you want to hear their adventures all day? I think your perspective how good you are will change when your future is actually dependent on selling . Don't let office politics foul you.


He bought an idea :)

I'm honestly not claiming I'm good at sales but that maybe I'm not as terrible as I thought.




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