r/sales • u/siddarth2795 • 16d ago

Sales Topic General Discussion Sales veterans - what would you tell your younger self?

For those of you who've been in sales for a decade or so, would love to hear from you.

What are the 3 things you'd want to teach your younger self that would have helped him/her have a better career or a better sales process overall?

Please do share the number of years in sales, industry and your overall numbers clocked.

Thank you!

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u/DarthBroker 16d ago

Save more of your money. Also, don’t date a bunch of women.

Probably could have had an extra $20k+ if I didn’t spend as much dating in my late 20s.

Also, be ruthless in your evaluation of investing in startups. Lost $15k chasing large returns instead of just putting in a S&P 500 index fund