You now know you're already equipped. You've been using sales skills your whole life—you just didn't realize they were worth money.
Through the self-assessment, you recognized the transferable skills you already have. Persuasion. Negotiation. Problem-solving. Communication. They're all there.
You don't need experience. You don't need to be pushy. You don't need to be extroverted. You don't need to "fit the part." You already know how to talk to people. And the opportunities absolutely exist.
Every time you convinced someone, negotiated something, recommended a solution, or helped someone make a decision—that was sales. You've been practicing for years without even knowing it.
You stopped seeing yourself as "someone who could never do sales."
And you started seeing yourself as someone who's already been doing it—you just need to learn how to do it on purpose.
Weeks 2, 3, and 4 are easier than Week 1. Not because the content is simpler—because in those weeks, you're learning skills. Skills are learnable. You can practice a framework, take notes on a strategy, follow a template.
Week 1 asked you to do something harder: to look at a belief you've held about yourself and challenge it. To see evidence that contradicts what you've been telling yourself. To sit with the possibility that you've been more capable than you've given yourself credit for—and that the story of "not me, not this" isn't as solid as it felt.
That kind of shift doesn't happen once and then stay. It gets tested. It gets questioned. The myths you destroyed this week will come back in quieter forms—as hesitation before you apply, as second-guessing on a call, as that voice that says "who do you think you are?"
When that happens: come back here. Come back to your self-assessment answers. Come back to the specific moments you documented of yourself already doing this. That's not being sentimental—that's having evidence when fear tries to substitute for facts.
I almost didn't apply to my employer. I almost talked myself out of the interview. I was a new mom who had been up all night, applying to anything that might get me out of retail, and I almost decided that a sales role was "not for me" before I even gave myself the chance to try.
The difference between that outcome and the one that happened wasn't skill. It wasn't confidence. It was just that I applied anyway, showed up anyway, and kept going even when I had no idea what I was doing.
You don't need confidence to start. You need to start—and confidence follows. This week gave you the evidence. Week 4 will give you the plan. All you have to do between now and then is not talk yourself out of it. —K
Review your self-assessment answers
Look at what you wrote. Those examples are proof of your capabilities. You'll reference them later when you're building your LinkedIn or interviewing.
Notice when you use these skills this week
Pay attention to when you're persuading, negotiating, problem-solving, or handling objections. The more you recognize it, the more confident you'll become.
Ask yourself: What shifted for me this week?
What belief changed? What feels different now than it did before you started? Write it down. That shift is the foundation for everything else.
You know you're equipped. Now let's dive into the five core skills that separate good from great: listening, empathy, storytelling, objection handling, and asking powerful questions.
Start Week 2 →