I have been in sales for different companies and industries since graduating from college ~ 10 years ago.
I studied business in school, ended up in sales as there wasn't anything else to find at the time.
Currently, I work for a small business and do fairly well for myself. But, I am burnt out on prospecting and hate trading time in a chair for income. It's a great place to work and part of the reason for my writing is guilt, knowing that i'm not motivated as I was before.
I read Millionaire Fastlane years ago and it got me thinking, but then income jumps distracted me and I put it off. I recently started re-reading the book and purchased Unscripted , but haven't started it yet. This winter it really hit me as with daylight savings time it's always dark after work and you can't do anything outside. It depresses me. I've been reading the forum a lot along with listening to business/entrepreneur podcasts in my spare time, etc. That, and i've come to realize that my current income can allow me to buy a lot of stuff, but it can't buy me time while the sun is out on a Tuesday to go for a 30 mile bike ride, climb a mountain, etc. I have 15 days PTO, and they're about used up at this point.
My issue/concern is that I have minimal skills that I can use to transfer to a new business venture.
I can sell, I don't mind talking to people and explaining products. I currently sell very technical products. I am just tired of the exhaustive search for new ones in a very niche market.
Growing up, I did a lot of manual labor jobs, landscaping, catering, etc. I never learned any real hand skills. I was always successful because I did not shy away from hard work and busting my a$$. Unfortunately, college sports and life has given me a bad back and knees - so I really don't want a manual labor business.
So, I have this circular firing squad in my head about what I should do first. Learn a hand skill? Learn a tech skill?
I've been procrastinating for too long, decided i'd air this out today and hope for some feedback.
Thank you for reading!
I studied business in school, ended up in sales as there wasn't anything else to find at the time.
Currently, I work for a small business and do fairly well for myself. But, I am burnt out on prospecting and hate trading time in a chair for income. It's a great place to work and part of the reason for my writing is guilt, knowing that i'm not motivated as I was before.
I read Millionaire Fastlane years ago and it got me thinking, but then income jumps distracted me and I put it off. I recently started re-reading the book and purchased Unscripted , but haven't started it yet. This winter it really hit me as with daylight savings time it's always dark after work and you can't do anything outside. It depresses me. I've been reading the forum a lot along with listening to business/entrepreneur podcasts in my spare time, etc. That, and i've come to realize that my current income can allow me to buy a lot of stuff, but it can't buy me time while the sun is out on a Tuesday to go for a 30 mile bike ride, climb a mountain, etc. I have 15 days PTO, and they're about used up at this point.
My issue/concern is that I have minimal skills that I can use to transfer to a new business venture.
I can sell, I don't mind talking to people and explaining products. I currently sell very technical products. I am just tired of the exhaustive search for new ones in a very niche market.
Growing up, I did a lot of manual labor jobs, landscaping, catering, etc. I never learned any real hand skills. I was always successful because I did not shy away from hard work and busting my a$$. Unfortunately, college sports and life has given me a bad back and knees - so I really don't want a manual labor business.
So, I have this circular firing squad in my head about what I should do first. Learn a hand skill? Learn a tech skill?
I've been procrastinating for too long, decided i'd air this out today and hope for some feedback.
Thank you for reading!
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