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There is a more basic reason missed by the article: many smart, hardworking people don't know how to sell. Almost everything in life, regardless of what you wor
by jandrewrogers 7y ago
There is a more basic reason missed by the article: many smart, hardworking people don't know how to sell. Almost everything in life, regardless of what you work on, is selling and no one is born with this particular skill set. You learn it like any other.
It was likely the single most valuable skill I (eventually) learned, as a "smart hardworking people" by nature.
- abrichr 7y agoHow did you go about learning it?
- lowestprimate 7y agoRead Influence by Cialdini. Take an improv class. Find some mentors with skills orthogonal to you. Learn to be fine with being uncomfortable as you learn and get feedback.
- anthonypasq 7y agoThere are definitely people born with talent for that particular skill. Its called charisma and some people are just born with it. But you can also work on it.
- VcXbK9 7y agoI agree with you and am so frustrated that this is true and that this is how the world works. Why can't someone just learn for their own or for the sake of learning? I hate having to sell/praise myself. It makes me feel like a fraud.
- shadowprofile77 7y agoI second the question below. Any particular resource you really recommend for learning to sell (aside from lot's of trial and error along the way)