The Skill Everyone Needs -But Nobody Wants To Admit
- Marian Chrvala
- 22 minutes ago
- 2 min read
Only 1 in 10 people has “sales” in their job title.
The other 9?
Still selling.
Introducing yourself – selling
Asking a client for a testimonial – selling.
Planting the seed and hoping your idea grows in the boardroom – selling.
Turning a “maybe” into a “hell yes” – selling.
Urging your friend to try that weird coffee place – selling.
Coaching the CEO to drop the jargon – selling.
Winning your audience’s eyes over their screens – selling
Booking a guest on your podcast – selling.
Breaking the ice at a networking event – selling.
Pitching your start-up to investors – selling.
Securing a mortgage – selling.
Bribing your kid to wear socks that match – selling.
Pressuring the plumber to treat it like today’s problem, not next Thursday’s – selling.
Sharing your story without boring people to death – selling.
Posting on LinkedIn and hoping someone gives a damn – selling.
Begging for a courtesy car while they fix your lovely Suzuki – selling.
Forcing your client through one more rehearsal – selling.
Sneaking feedback into a “quick coffee” – selling.
Getting someone to click, scroll, subscribe – selling.
Defending that “one more” brown jacket in your wardrobe – selling.
Scoring a date – selling.
Landing a job – selling.
Hiring a candidate – selling.
Dodging a speeding ticket – selling.
Excusing yourself from a meeting that should’ve been an email – selling.
Tempting a friend into “just one more drink” – selling
Charming your in-laws into free childcare – selling.
Promising your partner you’ll “totally” walk the dog tomorrow – selling.
Negotiating bedtime with yourself – also selling.
Talking your way into (or out of) anything?
Selling.
Selling.
Selling.
Sales isn’t a department.
It’s not a title.
It’s not a suit or a pitch deck.
It’s a daily thing.
A human thing.
It’s how you move through the world.
And you do it more than you think.
More than you admit.
Like it or not, you’re in sales.
Every.
Damn.
Day.
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