Hey everyone, I hope you are all doing well!Over the years, I’ve built numerous
apps and websites for clients, and each project has been a unique adventure. As entrepreneurs, we often develop unexpected skills that end up being incredibly valuable.
I’m curious to know, what’s one surprising skill you’ve developed through your entrepreneurial journey? Maybe it's something you never thought you'd need or something that turned out to be more important than you initially realized.
For me, it’s been about mastering the art of client communication and project management. I never imagined these skills would become so crucial, but they've made a huge difference in my work.
I'd love to hear your stories and learn about the skills you've picked up along the way. Sharing these insights could really help others who are navigating similar paths.
Thanks for sharing, and I look forward to reading about your experiences!
What Surprising Skill Did You Develop Through Your Entrepreneurial Journey?
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Great question!
I definitely became a bit more extroverted and realised how much further in life you can go working with other people.
Thicker skin also. I took criticism to heart a more before. After a while you learn no matter what, you’ll always receive criticism. Separating valid issues from, humans being humans is a huge skill that only experience can grant you.
Also, just general confidence and knowing when you need to think over a big decision and when you need to act fast.
Nobody (hopefully nobody) dreams of terminating people, and that obviously creates a stigma against it. Learning when to remove someone from your team who is detrimental to your success (and how to handle it with care and professionalism) has become a skill I never thought I would have.
So far, I’m learning how to talk to people more and hold conversations
Me:
Document Template Design
SQL Database Management
Became very familiar with Azure
Some C#
My business partner:
Scrum
Making friends quickly and easily.
Im actually an introvert and don’t really like talk to people for no reason. But I can become friends with someone after talking to them for 2 minutes.
Sales / people skills. Became an absolute necessity, and it was painful to learn. However, it paid dividends in every area of my life. I wish I had gotten a sales job when I was a teenager. My 20s would have been far easier.
I have been working as a health coach for the last 3 years. As a health coach, I have received over 250 leads out of which I have closed over 200 plus leads. That’s a whopping 80% of the leads!
So, I have learnt the art of converting leads like a boss!
What went into achieving this?
1. Sitting in a great spot with a great background.
2. Being clean shaven to look sharp.
3. Wearing a branded t-shirt to look great.
4. Being a great listener.
5. Responding to the questions with full authority.
6. Giving as much value as possible.
7. Clearing potential confusions before I sign the client.
8. Believing in myself and my services.
That’s it I guess!
I love this question! For me, it was how to truly learn. Pretty much everything I have done to build my startup has been uncharted territory.
I built our app by teaching myself to code, went door-to-door an interviewed/sold customers (was terrifying being an introvert), and now learning how to market our product on social media (a work in progress haha)
33 and still learning.
I have been in the[ same business ](https://www.24hour.design)for a while now.
I picked up fencing recently. It gives me a more “physical” understaning of a “sales volley”.
You make your move,
you wait for your opponent to respond,
you respond in kind,
and you don’t close until you’ve gotten your signal!
Some people in sales and marketing are push, push, push, buy, buy, buy. They don’t let the process play itself out, and they lose sales by forcing it!