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My anecdote agrees: a good friend of mine was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness and is now an incredible salesman. He explained that he spent his entire childhood s
by wanderingstan 4y ago
My anecdote agrees: a good friend of mine was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness and is now an incredible salesman. He explained that he spent his entire childhood selling something no one wanted and where people would hurl insults at him daily. Now as an adult in business, selling whatever product is 100x easier and he has limitless tolerance for rejection.
- heywoodlh 4y agoYeah, I served my mission in California and I can say there aren't many topics that make strangers more uncomfortable than religion. At the end of the day, though, I found most people (whether or not they were interested in religion) care about being happy and having purpose and it was/is enjoyable to observe common ground with other humans in that realm. That being said, lots of people get pissed about religion being shoved in their face and I do not blame anyone as it can be a huge source of trauma.
- moistly 4y ago
- heywoodlh 4y agoThis sounds like it is backed by some negative experiences with religious folk. I'd be interested to hear what you have experienced if you are willing to share?
- moistly 4y agoGood grief. I have never had a negative experience with religious people. You just can’t accept that I (and most people) dislike door-to-door sales shysters of all types. Don’t project your problems on me.
- heywoodlh 4y agoMy apologies -- it just sounded like potentially interesting discussion. I can totally understand not wanting your time wasted.