How do I get started in a Sales job?

[Alec Jacobs]

Hello, everyone!

My questions are, for someone with little sales experience, what is the best way to get into sales, how much should you vet potential companies to work for, and should I focus on becoming a real estate agent or does any sales job suffice? For context I am 21 years old and I worked as a retail employee at JCPenney when I was sixteen (not much sales experience) and I am currently an electrician making 42k a year.

I recently finished the new book Pillars of Wealth by David Greene and have enjoyed it greatly! There is a portion of the book that talks about how sales is a better environment for acquiring more capital as well as rewarding you more directly for your hard work compared to a regular W2 job. I am looking at my life a little differently and it seems that Sales is a great environment to push me to be my best. All thoughts are welcome!

Thank you!