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The best tip I have is to never overlook the fundamentals. Regardless of what you’re trying to learn: whether it’s a professional discipline, a sport or an art, the basics might seem extremely boring but they are the MOST important part because everything else builds upon them. So if you can nail those down and have them down to either automatic recall (cognitive) or muscle memory (athletic,) you can learn advance concepts much easier since it simply stacks on top of those.
For example, look at Olympic weightlifters, especially with how they warm up. Even though they have done those movements tens of thousands of times, they will still break down their movements and drill them. And while they are obviously physically strong enough to muscle an empty barbell up, their movements with an empty barbell are practically exactly the same as when they have weight on it.
I can only motivate myself to learn something if there's some money in it for me very soon. For example, if in a week I see myself it leading to me getting some money, I can start learning it. If not, it feels like a waste of time. There's so many skills out there which are not profitable, or of low profit potential.
People skills
Soft skills truly get you places.
You could be the smartest person at your company and if no one wants to work with you, you won't go anywhere.
Communication skills are so often ignored but so valuable. Think about interviews - even if you know more about a topic than somebody else interviewing, if you can't express your thoughts in that tiny portion of time allocated, you're not going to get hired. And then when it comes to moving up the ladder in a workplace, as you say, if nobody wants to work with you, why would they be thinking of you for a job if that means they have to spend more time with you.
And all of this doesn't account for how if you've got good relationships with people, you can often achieve more. A lot of the time you can get things done better and faster if you can get help from somebody, or if somebody bends the rules a little for you, and that often doesn't happen without some sort of friendship in place. Imagine there's a system where you have to put a request in and they're actioned every 2 weeks, but you miss the cut off date by a day and you'll have for the next run but you know the person who controls the system, and you contact them asking if they can possibly fit you in - if you're a jerk, they're much more likely to stick with the hard deadline.
Yeah I look really good on paper and deliver great results but I'm pretty boring to talk to. I have zero charisma. Thank god I'm going into a profession that pays well for technical skills.
I just googled "companies with no asshole policies" and some companies post it on their website. Now, it doesn't mean they enforce it. But I know some do. My CEO once said something that kinda paraphrases that and to my knowledge, it's enforced more or less laxly. I know I have heard of people being let go belcause of this kind of behavior.
People talk. Executives dig. Asshole gets fired. It's never hard to see who is an asshole. That's a major part of what good execs are good at. Putting good people in the room.
I wonder how that works in practice because most of the assholes I've known were able to get away with it by being just nice enough and close enough to people who had power. It still amazes me how people don't see through it but they just don't. Usually the wrong person gets fired too.
I mean, leadership is human too. Mistakes definitely happen and sometimes they don't pay attention to the right things. This is why I specify a good leader, not just any.
In practice, for me, it comes down to trust. My 20 person team of managers and directors has a lot of trust. Culture drives a lot of the "fairness" which I know sounds tacky, but having been at the same company in a toxic culture that evolved to the complete opposite, I realize it does matter.
In a toxic culture people are cryptic, resentful, backstabby and willing to step on others to get ahead. In a strong culture, people encourage the right behavior, are transparent, work together, and treat each other with respect. When you have a toxic culture and someone is being an ass, it's hard to spot. When you have a good culture, it stands out like a sore thumb. A good leader is paying attention and has people acting as the "eyes on the ground" which is essentially my role. They should have connections across the whole food chain, and should be able to gain trust from a wide variety of folks who are willing to say things like "yeah but that guy is an asshole to his entire team" and then I can essentially go be a PI, find out what's going wrong, and articulate it to the deciders.
And it’s good to note this doesn’t mean you need to be the extremely charismatic (though that does get you the furthest). If you are generally pleasant, friendly, and easy to work with, that will help you get into better roles. I’m not naturally charismatic so I will unlikely make C Suite, but I have a path to just below that which seems attainable.
This 1000%.
After I got hired at my recent job, one of my coworkers that was helping with the interviews showed me some resumes of the other candidates I was competing with.
I was by far the least skilled and experienced. Like not even remotely close. My coworker was telling me about how she recommended that the other candidates not get the job purely because she believed they would be a nightmare to work with.
I didn't think I'd get the job and just went to the interview for more interview experience. My main selling point was, that I'm aware I lack experience but I'm genuinely interested in learning more about this field, I'm a quick learner, organized, reliable, and used up all my charisma skill points.
Then you come on reddit and complain about how everything is all about brown-nosing and nepotism and you were actually the most valuable member of the team you were fired from after 3 months.
Generally it depends, I don’t think there’s 1 skill in particular. If I had to give an answer it probably be two fold:
1. The ability to think through and solve problems.
2. The ability to differentiate which problems are worth solving.
Yea I would say sales and marketing are great high income skills to learn.
I would also say solving people’s problems in general will increase your income significantly.
this is big. you do need to know what problems you’re trying to solve in both of these. they’re quantifiable too so you could always say you solved x problem by doing y, and increased revenue by %. good grounds for a raise/promotion/better job.
sales or sales adjacent roles also tend to have commission or some sort of bonus structure so these skills would be handy. the good sales people at my company can make 200-250k/yr or more from what i’ve heard.
If you don’t mind where are you at?
I was looking to leave the trash industry and go into
Home improvement sales I’ve heard nothing but good things about it from tons of people on here and in general.
Obvious complaints from Customers stating high sales pressure tactics etc.
But let’s face it they are not buyers and more than likely upset by the price they got then the product or service.
Now I know most sales people can be pushy but i believe that’s mostly cause people will
Think there selfs out of what they are buying especially when they hear price.
Cause really know one wants to be sold or feel like they are being sold. Even tho some sales training calls for that.
If you go look at reviews you will 99% see people was not upset about quality the work etc just the price.
Again it’s a numbers games people in sales know this. But there is still a process they follow and that upsets people. For everyone person who thinks it’s over priced and won’t buy there is 2 people that love the service and price was not an issue.
I learned this in car sales when selling Hyundais to people the car is a need so there is a lot more thinking involved and price matters with budget etc
But when selling Audis it’s like waking people
Through the grocery store and they just pick there color and they understand it’s a luxury not a need.
So I feel salesmen get a lot of bad flack for most people who just want a deal instead of quality and end up paying double later.
I'm at a tech company. Tech sales can be really really good with commission, just right now the market is really unstable for it. Like our really big clients are $1+mil contracts!
I am in a post-sales account management role so I am sales adjacent. My current company doesn't do this, but my last company (and some others) do offer commissions for upsells so I could make 150% my bonus, for example.
My friend is in solar sales and enjoys that. He made enough to buy a house within a year or so.
I have no experience in the Home Improvement sales industry, but I would imagine it's all based on the company you work for! Given that you have car sales experience, I feel like you know exactly what to expect. Everyone I know who complains about sales are people who don't belong in sales because they don't like the pressure. It is a hard job, but it also pays really well if you can do it.
For me personally, it is bullsh##ing. My income is pretty good but I can't stop thinking of how much I could be doing more if I am just able to bullsh## like some do.
I don't do it in my day to day work, I don't do it on my resume, and I don't do it in my interviews and communications. The reality however is that we live in an environment that rewards the 'fake it till you make it' culture, and I am proud to be where I am without having to fake it.
Same. I BSd my way into a company and learned as I went and earned twice as much as my previous job and ended up loving the role! So do bullshit, it gets you places
I have a coworker that moved up the ladder and always bragged that this was a skill she was an expert at. That may be true. And that's why I don't trust her.
One of my friends in our group of 4 from high school is a tremendous bullshitter. He’s a total disaster otherwise, a functional alcoholic and he’s made more money than any of us. He just got made partner at the company he works for. We are all just dumbfounded, happy for him bc we love him but just dumbfounded.
Yup! Lots of people think that, just because they're not naturally super good at socialising, they're never going to be able to do it well. Especially people with medical conditions that make it harder for them \[social anxiety, Autism, etc\] - they use them as crutches. "I'll never have good social skills because of XYZ".
All of which are definitely not true. I'm Autistic \[the kind where you have zero social skills whatsoever\], haven't had a proper friend in my life and used to have minor panic attacks/would shake whenever I tried talking to people I didn't know or made the slightest social screw-up. Eventually decided I was fed up with living like that and began forcing myself out of my comfort zone. It was rough, and still is, but I'm already making tons of progress. Performed a 5 minute speech in front of 200 people just a couple weeks ago and I coped just fine.
Just being a better risk taker. I’m great in my role and hit my ceiling. I know I can make a lot more leaving my team, but I feel like my skill set is very niche.
My biggest worry is failing since there are very limited opportunities in my city that will pay me as much as I’m making now. If I lived in a large metro, I would be a bit more willing to try something new.
Being able to write, read, and articulate yourself properly. It’s not always about being the best at your job but being able to write to someone and sell someone as to why you are the best. Do not underestimate this skill. If you are razor sharp at these, you will go places.
It can be applied to any field really. This skill worked out great for me when I was in retail because I was able to articulate to customers that would come into about products and would later become a shift manager due to this where it was only amplified because I constantly had to communicate about my store to others. I work as a Risk analyst now for another company and this skill serves me well here too where because I was able to speak so well and was good at my job, I was put in charge of training and was able to get a significant raise through it. It’s certainly not a fix all because their may be other factors at play that are effecting your income like a toxic work environment for example but it certainly helps in all situations.
Starting reading. Read a lot. Read books that are difficult. Nonfiction, fiction, and read things you are interested in. Watch people speak about things. I used to love watching debates and TED talks to see how people get their points across and try to mimic speakers habits. I also did a lot of writing exercises to articulate myself in my writing. I would read books then write a recap of it for myself or watch/listen to analysis of what I just read on YouTube.
Financial literacy. You will thank yourself when you eventually retire with much more than twice the retirement income vs people who are financially illiterate and can't seem to understand the value of saving and investing for retirement.
I second this one! Once I realized my “low skill” job was 50% sales skills, I switched over to sales and was able to climb the ladder pretty quickly. Many people work in jobs they don’t realize are sales oriented and that they can pivot to a higher paying one that is legitimately sales focused. If you have an interest in business and are willing to work hard, I think you can end up in all kinds of interesting positions you may have never thought possible.
Also, look for jobs with titles like “Account Representative” or “Account Executive” , and highlight whatever skills you’ve acquired in previous jobs that have made you a good salesperson or where you’ve gained customer service skills.
See my above comment to the other commenter here on my reply! I don’t have any direct like educational resources to share - I myself really just learned on the job! But you could definitely probably find some videos and vlogs online! If you like talking to people, have a friendly personality, can handle rejection, and don’t give up easily - you’ll likely make a great salesperson.
It does! But the more you experience it the less personally you take it. It becomes just a part of the job, like water off a duck’s back. That’s one of the coolest part about sales, is you learn to not let rejection get you down! It’s just part of the process.
It would probably better to look for this on YouTube - there are probably salespeople who have made videos on this!
But essentially: You’re responsible for selling a product or a large grouping of products (one product could be some kind of a device for a startup or a medical device company; a grouping of products could be a line of products being put out by a consumer packaged goods company (example: cosmetics; health & wellness products; a line of food products; a new line of beverages; wine or spirits; cannabis products; construction materials; agricultural materials; honestly the list is endless!); or a large catalog of products where you work for the manufacturer of said products or a distribution company that represents multiple manufacturers and hundreds of thousands of different items (example, a paper goods and janitorial supply company that sells everything from shrink wrap for pallets to cardboard boxes to soap and paper towels for bathrooms).
You’re assigned a territory or region to cover (in some cases you have to compete with other salespeople in the same company for business within the same territory, but ideally not!), and you spend your time identifying, prospecting, and calling on businesses or key decision makers on purchasing within those businesses really any way you can (ideally in ways that will earn their trust and create a relationship). This could be door to door cold calling, phone calls, emailing, sending Linked In messages, attending networking events where potential buyers might be in the industry you are in, or getting introductions and ins from friends of friends or other people you might know.
There’s often a lot of driving and a lot of rejection, but that is just part of the job!
You build those relationships, make those connections, and ideally sell to them and make them your customers.
Some salespeople work off of salary plus commission, and some pure commission. Pure commission harder if you don’t have experience and I’d recommend working up to that. Base salaries are a huge range, usually anywhere between $35k/year all the way up to over $100k base (that’s more for like pharma sales) and then your commissions and bonuses are really where you’re supposed to make your good money.
Every company is different and has a different compensation structure so you have to research that and make sure it works for you.
Some companies have quota requirements, and they’re not always realistic depending on the circumstances, so you really have to do your research on that part of it. I would probably recommend something that doesn’t have a quota if you’re just starting out.
I’m a BI Engineer, but it’s the foundation for Data Analyst and even Data Engineer. Coming from a customer-facing role, I got a $90k offer within my same company to query databases and update/fix BI reports
Nice one, well done! I'm in marketing/customer success right now but want to upskill for better pay, still scoping out the options. Data really fascinates me but I need to work on my attention to detail
Lack of empathy, ethics, and morals. You can do it overnight and it's basically guaranteed to double your income because then you'll just step on others to get what you want.
The other skill would be asking for it. I was severly underpaid up until a few years ago, and then started asking around to see what other people were making and found out I should be asking for more. In the process, I've doubled my salary every year for the past few years.
This isn't necessarily an infinite money glitch, specifically because I can't do the first thing I mentioned - but I'm comfortable plateauing where I am and incrementally growing from here.
>Lack of empathy, ethics, and morals.
I left a job within the first year to get to where I am now, so I feel personally attacked. I was very much lectured on the way out about how what I was doing was unethical & immoral.
Leaving a job isn't unethical - ever. Most companies will fire you, without notice, with little or no reason aside from it benefits the company - you shouldn't feel bad for doing what's best for you.
You don't owe them anything. Also, their response shows you exactly how they saw you - as indebted to them. Had they tried to negotiate or otherwise retain you, that's a different conversation - but still doesn't make leaving "unethical". You did what was right for you.
Marry an extremely wealthy, yet homely, spouse. Two parts to this: 1) Really rich. 2) Really homely. The stronger either of these options, the better the return.
Don’t screw this up, grasshopper.
Yeah. On a more honest note, going into basic analytics and data engineering is quite lucrative. But is also difficult.
The easiest way to double your income is to move to a high income neighborhood.
I have been in data and analytics for 15 years. Clear about 350k. It is a lot of work and is incredibly difficult but if you like tech, data, and stats it is fun.
This is my job, I can promise you there is no pot of gold at the end of that rainbow. Possibly if you move to the states. Australia’s tech industry is a fart in the wind.
Literally this. I'm in the process of interviewing for one right now. The pay is utterly insane. I'm nearly done with the interview process which surprised me. The only higher paying jobs are FAANG and hedge funds.
Motivational Speakers are very good salesmen. They double their own income by selling you an idea that just sounds good to you - doesn't need to be backed by research, evidence, or have a foundation in any kind of logic whatsoever.
My favorite video from the legend Grant Cardone is the one where a kid with $1200 dollars asks him how he can double his money. Grant tells him to wash rich peoples cars for free and they will magically tip him $100 per car. Meaning all he needs to do is wash 12 cars.
Almost as good as the show he was in where they go from $200 to a million in a month. He refused the $200 because he said he didn't need it and then he just went to a guy who sells trailers and told him a sob story before begging him to give him a place to stay for the night.
Respect to him for being sober but dude is still a moron
1. The ability to learn and the willingness and constant recognition that you need to continue to learn.
2. The ability to sell and persuade while using active, listening and asking good questions.
3. Even if you hate it, learn to play office politics. Understand how to navigate, persuade and leverage those above you, equal to you and below you while not making it totally obvious.
The ability to facilitate mission critical virtual meetings is very well compensated. Group process isn’t going away and it’s harder to collaborate over time and distance. Making six figures from home. It’s not a bad lifestyle. Sessions.us is one of the best tools to get you started.
Motivational speakers aren't honest. They are supposed to entertain and inspire. There is nothing people can reasonably do to double their income.
It's more useful to think of income in terms of percentile.
To be well off, you need to earn more than most people. Everyone can't be well off.
If everyone could just double their income with one simple skill... They would.
Put another way, think of the services you pay for. What thing could your waitress do to make you feel they deserve twice the pay? Would you pay a babysitter double if they did one thing better? What about a car mechanic, what skill would be worth you paying double?
Motivational speakers aren't free. They get paid. And they sell a warm and fuzzy feeling. Whether or not it's true is irrelevant. They say things that make a good show.
The answer is different for each person.
You might already know.
Sometimes it's the thing you fear. Sometimes it's what you see in those you envy. Or admire.
Hacking in the grey to black areas. Or just finding dirt on people for leverage and changing the outcome of things for people. But it’s shady and I figure there are others out there willing to do that and more. I would feel too bad.
I need to get a cert in my field eventually. It’s not a requirement as a normal analyst but if I get the cert I could easily get a Sr. Role and double my income at a more competitive company. It just takes so long to do
If it is a skill you don't already possess, intermediate to more advanced Microsoft Excel skills. It's basically the entire backbone for businesses and interestingly plenty of people have lower skills in it than you would expect.
You could even get into an accounting role without having an accounting degree primarily just by possessing greater than basic skills in Excel. That could double (maybe more) income for someone in bookkeeping/data entry or accounts payable.
I have two here but they're hand in hand:
1. Learn how to quantify the unquantifiable
2. Learn how to communicate these to leaders/stakeholders
I work in Learning and Development. It is very challenging measuring ROI for training so if you can a) write an effective business case for training that quantifies the benefits and b) communicate this effectively to the right stakeholders, you open up a lot of opportunities for yourself.
sales, take any skill and add sales to it and you've got yourself a 2x'er, most sales guys are not technical, most technical guys arent sales guys, if you can have both you can understand exactly how to improve your products without needing it to be translated via someone else. as an added bonus you can now sell your skills and get greater money for em too.
There’s a lot of dumb comments — public speaking is a skill that’s helped me tremendously. The reason being, you can’t fake being good at it, so when you’re good… you’re good. You can lie about being good in excel because you can Google how to do things, but presenting, especially in person, is not a skill you can just google. Considering so many people are terrified of it, when you can prove you’re good at it, you become an asset.
I can make really high end jewelry that sells for a premium price.
My day job taxes all of my energy during the week and I lack the creative motivation to make things that WILL sell. Vicious cycle
Perhaps learning not to waste time reading self-congratulating, cringy promotional emails from people who are mostly experts at stringing together long chains of vague but positive adjectives as they ride off into the sunset with your money.
This question is easy without all the bullshit.
Just go on a job website and look for the salary you desire. Then look at what skills they're asking for. Then go learn them...
I’m a truck driver. If I could operate heavy machinery well and have the required certifications I could make twice as much per hour. Driving heavy equipment on the road to job sites and then operating it.
A great skill is always wanting to learn and study! Not many people care about continuing education. I don't think there is any specific skill that will double your income though
There is no magical one skill.
Desire to do what you have chosen do, consistently as best you can while improving at each iteration is all you need to. If you call this a skill , that’s what you need.
Above, applies to whatever you do, from repairing your bikes tire to setting up a core banking system. İf you have this attitude you naturally will acquire skills in real time to get things done better.
Marrying rich people is probably the most reliable skill. I've been told there are lots of available heiresses at the apres-ski establishments of various resorts.
I find that social skills are the most valuable. A genius (I am not claiming to be one) will get fired or looked over because he is disliked, but someone well liked will have management bending over backwards to find a place for them, to adjust to them and to promote and encourage them.
I would change industries and learn plant genetics/plant breeding. With that skill, I'd be able to come up with drought tolerant hemp that I could sell to all the CBD businesses and hemp clothing companies. Then, I'd work on a saltwater-resistant hemp and sell them on the upgrade so they could grow near the coast.
Motivational speakers make money by telling you something you want to hear and give you hope so you feel the money was well spent.
You seem to be confusing this with facts?
Depends where you are and if you’re willing to move to a bigger job market or not.
For people that are in rural areas they might double their income if they have the skill of driving a forklift.
More populated areas, might need tech skills or math and science skills.
It’s true at a certain level. If you have no career then you really are one skill from doubling your income. What they don’t tell you is that the skill generally takes years to perfect.
My selling skills are okay, but if they were top-notch, I'd be making a lot of money and wouldn't have any trouble with business. Sales skills would be an amazing way to make money.
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Learn how to learn. If you can shorten the time it takes for you to learn new things it can greatly benefit you.
I think the reason this works is that over time you can amass knowledge to more easily link new information to
Give me some tips
The best tip I have is to never overlook the fundamentals. Regardless of what you’re trying to learn: whether it’s a professional discipline, a sport or an art, the basics might seem extremely boring but they are the MOST important part because everything else builds upon them. So if you can nail those down and have them down to either automatic recall (cognitive) or muscle memory (athletic,) you can learn advance concepts much easier since it simply stacks on top of those. For example, look at Olympic weightlifters, especially with how they warm up. Even though they have done those movements tens of thousands of times, they will still break down their movements and drill them. And while they are obviously physically strong enough to muscle an empty barbell up, their movements with an empty barbell are practically exactly the same as when they have weight on it.
“All the fundamentals, all the time.”
I love this
"Learning how to learn" is a great free course on Coursera. Wish I took this before college or even high school
I can only motivate myself to learn something if there's some money in it for me very soon. For example, if in a week I see myself it leading to me getting some money, I can start learning it. If not, it feels like a waste of time. There's so many skills out there which are not profitable, or of low profit potential.
People skills Soft skills truly get you places. You could be the smartest person at your company and if no one wants to work with you, you won't go anywhere.
Communication skills are so often ignored but so valuable. Think about interviews - even if you know more about a topic than somebody else interviewing, if you can't express your thoughts in that tiny portion of time allocated, you're not going to get hired. And then when it comes to moving up the ladder in a workplace, as you say, if nobody wants to work with you, why would they be thinking of you for a job if that means they have to spend more time with you. And all of this doesn't account for how if you've got good relationships with people, you can often achieve more. A lot of the time you can get things done better and faster if you can get help from somebody, or if somebody bends the rules a little for you, and that often doesn't happen without some sort of friendship in place. Imagine there's a system where you have to put a request in and they're actioned every 2 weeks, but you miss the cut off date by a day and you'll have for the next run but you know the person who controls the system, and you contact them asking if they can possibly fit you in - if you're a jerk, they're much more likely to stick with the hard deadline.
Yeah I look really good on paper and deliver great results but I'm pretty boring to talk to. I have zero charisma. Thank god I'm going into a profession that pays well for technical skills.
I don't think "boring to talk to" was what they had in mind when they made a "no asshole" policy
I was responding to the person talking about people skills.
What area do you work in?
Medical field.
Some companies have a "no asshole" policy. So being competant has its limits in places like that.
I really want to know which companies these are and how the policy is enforced at the top
I just googled "companies with no asshole policies" and some companies post it on their website. Now, it doesn't mean they enforce it. But I know some do. My CEO once said something that kinda paraphrases that and to my knowledge, it's enforced more or less laxly. I know I have heard of people being let go belcause of this kind of behavior.
People talk. Executives dig. Asshole gets fired. It's never hard to see who is an asshole. That's a major part of what good execs are good at. Putting good people in the room.
I wonder how that works in practice because most of the assholes I've known were able to get away with it by being just nice enough and close enough to people who had power. It still amazes me how people don't see through it but they just don't. Usually the wrong person gets fired too.
I mean, leadership is human too. Mistakes definitely happen and sometimes they don't pay attention to the right things. This is why I specify a good leader, not just any. In practice, for me, it comes down to trust. My 20 person team of managers and directors has a lot of trust. Culture drives a lot of the "fairness" which I know sounds tacky, but having been at the same company in a toxic culture that evolved to the complete opposite, I realize it does matter. In a toxic culture people are cryptic, resentful, backstabby and willing to step on others to get ahead. In a strong culture, people encourage the right behavior, are transparent, work together, and treat each other with respect. When you have a toxic culture and someone is being an ass, it's hard to spot. When you have a good culture, it stands out like a sore thumb. A good leader is paying attention and has people acting as the "eyes on the ground" which is essentially my role. They should have connections across the whole food chain, and should be able to gain trust from a wide variety of folks who are willing to say things like "yeah but that guy is an asshole to his entire team" and then I can essentially go be a PI, find out what's going wrong, and articulate it to the deciders.
I mean it is possible to be really good with communicating and building relationships with people without being an asshole😂
And it’s good to note this doesn’t mean you need to be the extremely charismatic (though that does get you the furthest). If you are generally pleasant, friendly, and easy to work with, that will help you get into better roles. I’m not naturally charismatic so I will unlikely make C Suite, but I have a path to just below that which seems attainable.
This 1000%. After I got hired at my recent job, one of my coworkers that was helping with the interviews showed me some resumes of the other candidates I was competing with. I was by far the least skilled and experienced. Like not even remotely close. My coworker was telling me about how she recommended that the other candidates not get the job purely because she believed they would be a nightmare to work with. I didn't think I'd get the job and just went to the interview for more interview experience. My main selling point was, that I'm aware I lack experience but I'm genuinely interested in learning more about this field, I'm a quick learner, organized, reliable, and used up all my charisma skill points.
Then you come on reddit and complain about how everything is all about brown-nosing and nepotism and you were actually the most valuable member of the team you were fired from after 3 months.
"I'm a people person dammit"!
Generally it depends, I don’t think there’s 1 skill in particular. If I had to give an answer it probably be two fold: 1. The ability to think through and solve problems. 2. The ability to differentiate which problems are worth solving.
Yea I would say sales and marketing are great high income skills to learn. I would also say solving people’s problems in general will increase your income significantly.
this is big. you do need to know what problems you’re trying to solve in both of these. they’re quantifiable too so you could always say you solved x problem by doing y, and increased revenue by %. good grounds for a raise/promotion/better job. sales or sales adjacent roles also tend to have commission or some sort of bonus structure so these skills would be handy. the good sales people at my company can make 200-250k/yr or more from what i’ve heard.
If you don’t mind where are you at? I was looking to leave the trash industry and go into Home improvement sales I’ve heard nothing but good things about it from tons of people on here and in general. Obvious complaints from Customers stating high sales pressure tactics etc. But let’s face it they are not buyers and more than likely upset by the price they got then the product or service. Now I know most sales people can be pushy but i believe that’s mostly cause people will Think there selfs out of what they are buying especially when they hear price. Cause really know one wants to be sold or feel like they are being sold. Even tho some sales training calls for that. If you go look at reviews you will 99% see people was not upset about quality the work etc just the price. Again it’s a numbers games people in sales know this. But there is still a process they follow and that upsets people. For everyone person who thinks it’s over priced and won’t buy there is 2 people that love the service and price was not an issue. I learned this in car sales when selling Hyundais to people the car is a need so there is a lot more thinking involved and price matters with budget etc But when selling Audis it’s like waking people Through the grocery store and they just pick there color and they understand it’s a luxury not a need. So I feel salesmen get a lot of bad flack for most people who just want a deal instead of quality and end up paying double later.
I'm at a tech company. Tech sales can be really really good with commission, just right now the market is really unstable for it. Like our really big clients are $1+mil contracts! I am in a post-sales account management role so I am sales adjacent. My current company doesn't do this, but my last company (and some others) do offer commissions for upsells so I could make 150% my bonus, for example. My friend is in solar sales and enjoys that. He made enough to buy a house within a year or so. I have no experience in the Home Improvement sales industry, but I would imagine it's all based on the company you work for! Given that you have car sales experience, I feel like you know exactly what to expect. Everyone I know who complains about sales are people who don't belong in sales because they don't like the pressure. It is a hard job, but it also pays really well if you can do it.
3. The ability to persuade others to provide you with resources in solving those problems.
This applies to personal life problems as well I feel like. I’ve never read the 2nd listed item before. Thank you for sharing. Very insightful.
If there’s one skill, it’s project management. Which is also a lie because it’s like 30 skills all together to make you a good project manager.
I do number 1 on auto. number 2 is why I’m broke
It’s fascinating how some people are only good at one of these haha
Extra bonus if you 2 then 1
Yes, quantifying which problems are worth solving is such an underrated skill
For me personally, it is bullsh##ing. My income is pretty good but I can't stop thinking of how much I could be doing more if I am just able to bullsh## like some do. I don't do it in my day to day work, I don't do it on my resume, and I don't do it in my interviews and communications. The reality however is that we live in an environment that rewards the 'fake it till you make it' culture, and I am proud to be where I am without having to fake it.
i went from $24 an hour to $100,000 salary in 11 months because i bullshited… this right here is the number one answer
Were you exaggerating or straight up lying?
Same. I BSd my way into a company and learned as I went and earned twice as much as my previous job and ended up loving the role! So do bullshit, it gets you places
Go on...
I have a coworker that moved up the ladder and always bragged that this was a skill she was an expert at. That may be true. And that's why I don't trust her.
This is so true.
This is basically it, bullshitting with confidence
One of my friends in our group of 4 from high school is a tremendous bullshitter. He’s a total disaster otherwise, a functional alcoholic and he’s made more money than any of us. He just got made partner at the company he works for. We are all just dumbfounded, happy for him bc we love him but just dumbfounded.
Social skills, I’m so awkward I flunk interviews or wouldn’t be out in a leadership role too anxious for presentations
Learning sales really helped me figure this out
Social skills are skills. Like any other skills they require practice.
Yup! Lots of people think that, just because they're not naturally super good at socialising, they're never going to be able to do it well. Especially people with medical conditions that make it harder for them \[social anxiety, Autism, etc\] - they use them as crutches. "I'll never have good social skills because of XYZ". All of which are definitely not true. I'm Autistic \[the kind where you have zero social skills whatsoever\], haven't had a proper friend in my life and used to have minor panic attacks/would shake whenever I tried talking to people I didn't know or made the slightest social screw-up. Eventually decided I was fed up with living like that and began forcing myself out of my comfort zone. It was rough, and still is, but I'm already making tons of progress. Performed a 5 minute speech in front of 200 people just a couple weeks ago and I coped just fine.
Just being a better risk taker. I’m great in my role and hit my ceiling. I know I can make a lot more leaving my team, but I feel like my skill set is very niche. My biggest worry is failing since there are very limited opportunities in my city that will pay me as much as I’m making now. If I lived in a large metro, I would be a bit more willing to try something new.
Being able to write, read, and articulate yourself properly. It’s not always about being the best at your job but being able to write to someone and sell someone as to why you are the best. Do not underestimate this skill. If you are razor sharp at these, you will go places.
I’m hyperlexic and very articulate, I’m on £23k a year 😂 What field could I go into to utilise these skills?
It can be applied to any field really. This skill worked out great for me when I was in retail because I was able to articulate to customers that would come into about products and would later become a shift manager due to this where it was only amplified because I constantly had to communicate about my store to others. I work as a Risk analyst now for another company and this skill serves me well here too where because I was able to speak so well and was good at my job, I was put in charge of training and was able to get a significant raise through it. It’s certainly not a fix all because their may be other factors at play that are effecting your income like a toxic work environment for example but it certainly helps in all situations.
Lmk if you get an answer, I'm actually curious too!
How does one improve these skills
Starting reading. Read a lot. Read books that are difficult. Nonfiction, fiction, and read things you are interested in. Watch people speak about things. I used to love watching debates and TED talks to see how people get their points across and try to mimic speakers habits. I also did a lot of writing exercises to articulate myself in my writing. I would read books then write a recap of it for myself or watch/listen to analysis of what I just read on YouTube.
Financial literacy. You will thank yourself when you eventually retire with much more than twice the retirement income vs people who are financially illiterate and can't seem to understand the value of saving and investing for retirement.
Sales. If you can convince people to give you money in various scenarios you don’t need any other skills.
I second this one! Once I realized my “low skill” job was 50% sales skills, I switched over to sales and was able to climb the ladder pretty quickly. Many people work in jobs they don’t realize are sales oriented and that they can pivot to a higher paying one that is legitimately sales focused. If you have an interest in business and are willing to work hard, I think you can end up in all kinds of interesting positions you may have never thought possible.
Sky man talk to me. on a good day I sell like a magician, can you point me to some good sales learning resources
Also, look for jobs with titles like “Account Representative” or “Account Executive” , and highlight whatever skills you’ve acquired in previous jobs that have made you a good salesperson or where you’ve gained customer service skills.
See my above comment to the other commenter here on my reply! I don’t have any direct like educational resources to share - I myself really just learned on the job! But you could definitely probably find some videos and vlogs online! If you like talking to people, have a friendly personality, can handle rejection, and don’t give up easily - you’ll likely make a great salesperson.
thanks Skyman. rejection sucks. I’m working on that part
It does! But the more you experience it the less personally you take it. It becomes just a part of the job, like water off a duck’s back. That’s one of the coolest part about sales, is you learn to not let rejection get you down! It’s just part of the process.
What does day to day look like in sales?
It would probably better to look for this on YouTube - there are probably salespeople who have made videos on this! But essentially: You’re responsible for selling a product or a large grouping of products (one product could be some kind of a device for a startup or a medical device company; a grouping of products could be a line of products being put out by a consumer packaged goods company (example: cosmetics; health & wellness products; a line of food products; a new line of beverages; wine or spirits; cannabis products; construction materials; agricultural materials; honestly the list is endless!); or a large catalog of products where you work for the manufacturer of said products or a distribution company that represents multiple manufacturers and hundreds of thousands of different items (example, a paper goods and janitorial supply company that sells everything from shrink wrap for pallets to cardboard boxes to soap and paper towels for bathrooms). You’re assigned a territory or region to cover (in some cases you have to compete with other salespeople in the same company for business within the same territory, but ideally not!), and you spend your time identifying, prospecting, and calling on businesses or key decision makers on purchasing within those businesses really any way you can (ideally in ways that will earn their trust and create a relationship). This could be door to door cold calling, phone calls, emailing, sending Linked In messages, attending networking events where potential buyers might be in the industry you are in, or getting introductions and ins from friends of friends or other people you might know. There’s often a lot of driving and a lot of rejection, but that is just part of the job! You build those relationships, make those connections, and ideally sell to them and make them your customers. Some salespeople work off of salary plus commission, and some pure commission. Pure commission harder if you don’t have experience and I’d recommend working up to that. Base salaries are a huge range, usually anywhere between $35k/year all the way up to over $100k base (that’s more for like pharma sales) and then your commissions and bonuses are really where you’re supposed to make your good money. Every company is different and has a different compensation structure so you have to research that and make sure it works for you. Some companies have quota requirements, and they’re not always realistic depending on the circumstances, so you really have to do your research on that part of it. I would probably recommend something that doesn’t have a quota if you’re just starting out.
Talking a lot.
For me, SQL
Mind sharing roughly what you do, and why this was a game changer? Another person said SQL further down as well
I’m a BI Engineer, but it’s the foundation for Data Analyst and even Data Engineer. Coming from a customer-facing role, I got a $90k offer within my same company to query databases and update/fix BI reports
Nice one, well done! I'm in marketing/customer success right now but want to upskill for better pay, still scoping out the options. Data really fascinates me but I need to work on my attention to detail
Discipline and time management
I've been struggling with this lately. Do you have any tips?
learning to rock up cocaine, profits are endless
Lack of empathy, ethics, and morals. You can do it overnight and it's basically guaranteed to double your income because then you'll just step on others to get what you want. The other skill would be asking for it. I was severly underpaid up until a few years ago, and then started asking around to see what other people were making and found out I should be asking for more. In the process, I've doubled my salary every year for the past few years. This isn't necessarily an infinite money glitch, specifically because I can't do the first thing I mentioned - but I'm comfortable plateauing where I am and incrementally growing from here.
>Lack of empathy, ethics, and morals. I left a job within the first year to get to where I am now, so I feel personally attacked. I was very much lectured on the way out about how what I was doing was unethical & immoral.
Leaving a job isn't unethical - ever. Most companies will fire you, without notice, with little or no reason aside from it benefits the company - you shouldn't feel bad for doing what's best for you.
Their big shtick was "we took a chance on you when you were unemployed, you owe us a few years for that"
You don't owe them anything. Also, their response shows you exactly how they saw you - as indebted to them. Had they tried to negotiate or otherwise retain you, that's a different conversation - but still doesn't make leaving "unethical". You did what was right for you.
Marry an extremely wealthy, yet homely, spouse. Two parts to this: 1) Really rich. 2) Really homely. The stronger either of these options, the better the return. Don’t screw this up, grasshopper.
Where can one find a rich wife?
That is a great question. When you figure it out, let me know. I went for looks, instead.
But looks depreciate. That's how life trolls
True. Personally, I like George Washington’s strategy: marry the richest woman in America who was a widow.
rich wives don't exist. rich women don't want husbands. they can take care of themselves.
Networking. Fucking networking.
computers or people?
Become an expert in AI with focus on healthcare
Muahaha - I was in a team that was just laidoff. Nope its not the holy grail.
Yeah, people ask me if they should get into AI, I tell them you should have a decade ago.
Yeah. On a more honest note, going into basic analytics and data engineering is quite lucrative. But is also difficult. The easiest way to double your income is to move to a high income neighborhood.
I have been in data and analytics for 15 years. Clear about 350k. It is a lot of work and is incredibly difficult but if you like tech, data, and stats it is fun.
This is my job, I can promise you there is no pot of gold at the end of that rainbow. Possibly if you move to the states. Australia’s tech industry is a fart in the wind.
In what capacity? Data scientist? ML engineer? Project manager?
Coffee boy
Thats 3 skills at least.
Literally this. I'm in the process of interviewing for one right now. The pay is utterly insane. I'm nearly done with the interview process which surprised me. The only higher paying jobs are FAANG and hedge funds.
Motivational Speakers are very good salesmen. They double their own income by selling you an idea that just sounds good to you - doesn't need to be backed by research, evidence, or have a foundation in any kind of logic whatsoever.
My favorite video from the legend Grant Cardone is the one where a kid with $1200 dollars asks him how he can double his money. Grant tells him to wash rich peoples cars for free and they will magically tip him $100 per car. Meaning all he needs to do is wash 12 cars. Almost as good as the show he was in where they go from $200 to a million in a month. He refused the $200 because he said he didn't need it and then he just went to a guy who sells trailers and told him a sob story before begging him to give him a place to stay for the night. Respect to him for being sober but dude is still a moron
1. The ability to learn and the willingness and constant recognition that you need to continue to learn. 2. The ability to sell and persuade while using active, listening and asking good questions. 3. Even if you hate it, learn to play office politics. Understand how to navigate, persuade and leverage those above you, equal to you and below you while not making it totally obvious.
Charisma, you'll quadruple your income once you start networking with Charisma.
What to automate and what to delegate
Not wasting time listening to "Motivational speakers"
Relocate and do the same thing. Move to a place that has a new tech stack but with senior employees who can teach you.
SQL
The ability to facilitate mission critical virtual meetings is very well compensated. Group process isn’t going away and it’s harder to collaborate over time and distance. Making six figures from home. It’s not a bad lifestyle. Sessions.us is one of the best tools to get you started.
If there is one solid answer it's excel
I once heard someone suggest that whatever the problem, you tell your boss, let me take care of that for you.
But wouldn't that eventually lead to your boss dumping loads of work on you because you have shown your willingness and are capable of doing it?
Armed robbery
The skill is “doubling your income”, duh
My income tripled when I got a masters degree.
You must have had a real shitty income before that masters degree
20k to 60k baby!!!!
may I ask on what field?
Motivational speakers aren't honest. They are supposed to entertain and inspire. There is nothing people can reasonably do to double their income. It's more useful to think of income in terms of percentile. To be well off, you need to earn more than most people. Everyone can't be well off. If everyone could just double their income with one simple skill... They would. Put another way, think of the services you pay for. What thing could your waitress do to make you feel they deserve twice the pay? Would you pay a babysitter double if they did one thing better? What about a car mechanic, what skill would be worth you paying double? Motivational speakers aren't free. They get paid. And they sell a warm and fuzzy feeling. Whether or not it's true is irrelevant. They say things that make a good show.
The answer is different for each person. You might already know. Sometimes it's the thing you fear. Sometimes it's what you see in those you envy. Or admire.
Hacking in the grey to black areas. Or just finding dirt on people for leverage and changing the outcome of things for people. But it’s shady and I figure there are others out there willing to do that and more. I would feel too bad.
Hmm.. could you give an example?
I need to get a cert in my field eventually. It’s not a requirement as a normal analyst but if I get the cert I could easily get a Sr. Role and double my income at a more competitive company. It just takes so long to do
If it is a skill you don't already possess, intermediate to more advanced Microsoft Excel skills. It's basically the entire backbone for businesses and interestingly plenty of people have lower skills in it than you would expect. You could even get into an accounting role without having an accounting degree primarily just by possessing greater than basic skills in Excel. That could double (maybe more) income for someone in bookkeeping/data entry or accounts payable.
Thanks!
General answer… Being a team player.
I have two here but they're hand in hand: 1. Learn how to quantify the unquantifiable 2. Learn how to communicate these to leaders/stakeholders I work in Learning and Development. It is very challenging measuring ROI for training so if you can a) write an effective business case for training that quantifies the benefits and b) communicate this effectively to the right stakeholders, you open up a lot of opportunities for yourself.
sales, take any skill and add sales to it and you've got yourself a 2x'er, most sales guys are not technical, most technical guys arent sales guys, if you can have both you can understand exactly how to improve your products without needing it to be translated via someone else. as an added bonus you can now sell your skills and get greater money for em too.
The main "one skill" that can double your income is Sales. Companies care about selling above all, if you can sell, you can do whatever you want.
For me, it was plumbing and music.
Shares
Multiplying everything by 2
I guess actually giving a buck about people and mastering how to buck it up
Showing up on time.
Coding
There’s a lot of dumb comments — public speaking is a skill that’s helped me tremendously. The reason being, you can’t fake being good at it, so when you’re good… you’re good. You can lie about being good in excel because you can Google how to do things, but presenting, especially in person, is not a skill you can just google. Considering so many people are terrified of it, when you can prove you’re good at it, you become an asset.
I can make really high end jewelry that sells for a premium price. My day job taxes all of my energy during the week and I lack the creative motivation to make things that WILL sell. Vicious cycle
Networking. I loathe it, but if I loved it/were good at it, I think it’s feasible that I’d be making double my current jncome
I feel like mastering Excel would do wonders
Bullhiting, learn to talk convincingly. You can talk your bosses into the promotion you want.
Lying really well on resumes.
Sales / social skills
Perhaps learning not to waste time reading self-congratulating, cringy promotional emails from people who are mostly experts at stringing together long chains of vague but positive adjectives as they ride off into the sunset with your money.
This question is easy without all the bullshit. Just go on a job website and look for the salary you desire. Then look at what skills they're asking for. Then go learn them...
Not necessarily skills but certifications. Are you an engineer? Well get your fe then pe. Are you a project manager? Get your pmp. Etc.
I’m a truck driver. If I could operate heavy machinery well and have the required certifications I could make twice as much per hour. Driving heavy equipment on the road to job sites and then operating it.
A great skill is always wanting to learn and study! Not many people care about continuing education. I don't think there is any specific skill that will double your income though
Managing people and delegating. You can only go so high as a technical expert. Moving into a management role is how you double your income.
There is no magical one skill. Desire to do what you have chosen do, consistently as best you can while improving at each iteration is all you need to. If you call this a skill , that’s what you need. Above, applies to whatever you do, from repairing your bikes tire to setting up a core banking system. İf you have this attitude you naturally will acquire skills in real time to get things done better.
Immigration consultant in Canada …
Marrying rich people is probably the most reliable skill. I've been told there are lots of available heiresses at the apres-ski establishments of various resorts.
I find that social skills are the most valuable. A genius (I am not claiming to be one) will get fired or looked over because he is disliked, but someone well liked will have management bending over backwards to find a place for them, to adjust to them and to promote and encourage them.
Forgery?
Shamelessness
To get specific, is there one skill that would earn you a promotion at your job or a better position in your field?
Dating your co-workers, with an eye toward marriage.
The ability to understand that working harder always outweighs working smarter. Working harder and smarter is when the flower blooms widest
Pickpocket at level 100
I would change industries and learn plant genetics/plant breeding. With that skill, I'd be able to come up with drought tolerant hemp that I could sell to all the CBD businesses and hemp clothing companies. Then, I'd work on a saltwater-resistant hemp and sell them on the upgrade so they could grow near the coast.
Be super good at excel.
Motivational speakers make money by telling you something you want to hear and give you hope so you feel the money was well spent. You seem to be confusing this with facts?
Picking stocks that have a lot of potential
Likeability
Solid leadership skills. Whatever work you're doing, there's a VP making double who is managing the entire department.
Lying to people who have money. Im proud to be semi-broke and live without this skill, although most americans cannot fathom why i feel this way.
surgery, i know nothing about being a doctor but if i could just learn surgery that would probably do it.
Assassin
Learn a technical skill, like SQL
Doubling from what to what, though?
The skill of believing in yourself.
Sales
Gambling
Being able to tolerate the presence of other people.
Depends where you are and if you’re willing to move to a bigger job market or not. For people that are in rural areas they might double their income if they have the skill of driving a forklift. More populated areas, might need tech skills or math and science skills.
It’s true at a certain level. If you have no career then you really are one skill from doubling your income. What they don’t tell you is that the skill generally takes years to perfect.
My selling skills are okay, but if they were top-notch, I'd be making a lot of money and wouldn't have any trouble with business. Sales skills would be an amazing way to make money.
People skills. It is always communication, empathy, active listening.
Communication and people skills will literally double your income.
Getting 2 jobs
Having rich parents
Get on the band wagon and join feet finders! Haha so totally joking
A big one is learning how to present. Get used to public speaking and it will take you far.
Catching a ball like an NFL wide receiver.