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9 Proven Strategies for Starting and Growing Your Dream Sales Career

Growing up, I never thought I would end up in a career where I would be selling a product or a service to someone. Coming out of high school I had dreams of a career in the arts, performing music, or even joining the military. I didn’t know anyone in sales, and if you would have asked me to recite a list of common careers, Sales wouldn’t have made the cut.

I would have listed prestigious careers like engineering, medicine, or software development. Maybe a career of service like a firefighter or police officer.

I have since learned that my story is common. When you ask young people what career they want to pursue you seldom hear “Sales”, and I think that’s a shame. My career in Sales has afforded me many things

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How to Create a Simple Budget

Having a budget is the second layer of any successful personal finance management plan.

When creating a plan for how you are going to manage your money, first you should outline your goals - establishing the “why” behind what you are doing. Secondly, you should create a budget.

In short, a budget is a document that outlines your income, expenses, and monthly margin.

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