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Three paths. Different income models. Different lifestyles. Now you stop guessing and choose where to focus.
Longer cycles, larger deals, deeper relationships. Base salary while you learn. My real schedule at my company. The path most suited to people who want stability and prefer depth over volume.
SDR, BDR, AE, Inside Sales across B2B and B2C environments. Salary + benefits while you learn. What makes it rewarding — and the red flags to watch for.
Four models: commission-only rep, manufacturer’s rep, high-ticket closer, freelance consultant. No ceiling. True flexibility. What you actually need to make it work.
✍ Social Selling & Creator Income
Build audience + monetize through brand partnerships, UGC, and affiliate income. Your B2B skills are the unfair advantage most creators never develop.
You don’t have to be certain — but you do have to choose — but naming your path is what makes Week 4 ten times more specific and useful. Everything in Phase 4: The Launch — your action plan, your positioning statement, your outreach strategy — is built around your chosen path. So choose one now, even tentatively.
Select your primary path:
Base salary + commission. Stability while you learn. Best for career changers who want structure first.
Faster feedback loops. Consumer-facing. Best for people energized by quick conversations and momentum.
Work independently. No ceiling. Best for people with financial cushion and entrepreneurial drive.
Build an audience. Long-game income. Best for people who enjoy creating and want to own what they build.
Naming your path makes it real. Filling this in is your Week 3 deliverable. Keep it honest — you can always revise in Phase 4: The Launch.
Because this was the information I didn’t have when I started. I didn’t know B2B existed. I didn’t know what an SDR was. I didn’t know there were different ways to structure a sales career. I just applied to my employer thinking it was a customer service job and fell into it.
I’m not saying that was bad. It worked out. But imagine if I’d known from day one what I was walking into. Imagine if someone had laid out all three paths for me and said: here’s the landscape, here’s what each one looks like, here’s what the numbers are, and here’s how to pick the one that fits your life.
That’s what Week 3 was designed to be. You now know more than I did when I started. Use it.
—KEven tentatively. “Right now, I’m most interested in the ___ path because ___.” It doesn’t have to be final. But naming it makes everything in Phase 4: The Launch ten times sharper.
Go to LinkedIn or Indeed. Search for one role that matches your path — SDR, B2C inside sales, 1099 rep, whatever applies. Read the full posting. Notice what they’re looking for. This is research, not applying yet. You’re making it real.
Not the number you think you should want. The one that would actually change your life. Daycare covered. Rent handled. Breathing room. Write it. Keep it. Week 4 is built around getting you there.
Week 4 is where knowing becomes doing. Skills inventory, your 30-day action plan, positioning statement, job search strategy, and first outreach — all built around the path you just chose.
Start Phase 4 →You've done something most career changers skip entirely — you looked at the real numbers, the real schedules, and the real trade-offs, and you made a decision. That decision is the work. Your Academy starts now.
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