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The best two ways to make big dollars in the corporate world are either being the CEO or a very high level exec and in corporate sales.
In my twenties, I made 6 figures doing corporate sales. It was very very hard work, and I was always the first to arrive and the last to leave, but by keeping those hours the CEO and I would often bump into each other riding up the elevator first thing in the morning and he'd usually be the last to go and would see me still calling clients.
So he knew I was the most diligent worker he had and quickly leapfrogged me over guys who had been there years longer to be VP Sales and Marketing, where I eventually had 200 sales people under me and got lucrative override commissions on all those other salesman's volume.
When I got to the point where I went to him one day and said I really want to do my own thing now, he said great I'll put up the capital and will finance your business for you and be your partner.
After that, at age 27, I never had to work for a corp. again.
So the lesson being, corps are great to find your mentor and learn. Don't kid yourself, having mentors is the most valueable thing you can have when you're young. They'll teach you all the things not to do and will save you precious time and money.
"Sit and talk with rich men, and you will learn more about business than any book can teach you."
Chinese Proverb
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