What made you decide to choose sales over revenue operations or customer success?

I decided early on that I wanted to choose sales as a career. My dad was in private label contract negotiations in the grocery industry and my mom was a successful real estate agent. I always saw them hustling at home. I came out of the womb selling. My neighborhood friend and I would sell tomatoes and lemonade on the corner of a busy street. We would document how much cups costs us at our local grocery store and worked to decrease our fixed costs by "borrowing" lemons from our backyard trees. Every day we had a goal to beat yesterday's sales. This was at the age of 7.

Now a days, I love that I have the ability to influence my W2. Everyday, I wake up with a positive attitude and write down what I want to accomplish for the day. I don't log off of my laptop until my goals are hit that will influence sales in the future. Sales is addictive and rewarding. There is a variety in your day to day and I love the autonomy. It's also taxing and comes with unique challenges to overcome. There is also an element of continuous learning that I love. There isn't a day that goes by that you don't learn something new that you can use tomorrow to close more deals.