Hey there Daniel.
This is my private letter explaining to you (1) Why I want to take advantage of this, and (2) So you can get to know me a bit more because we don’t really have much email conversation history.
First off, thanks for this special holiday offer. This is actually great timing for me because I left my marketing job a few weeks ago to pivot into sales in pursuit of a new challenge. There was nothing wrong with the job, I absolutely loved it! I had amazing co-workers, a good manager, and a funny work nemesis. My manager’s manager was also a great leader. He gave me a watch as a farewell gift, which was unbelievably kind of him to do so.
I don’t know if you’re into watches, but I left a photo of it plus others if you’re interested:
Anyways, the reasons why I left a job I liked so much were:
1.. I felt stagnant. As great as my job was, the nature of the role was very limited in terms of responsibilities, so there wasn’t much depth to the job. And so, I decided to move on to find a new challenge. One of the things that helped me make this decision was listening to this podcast episode by a YouTube content creator I’ve been following ever since I was 14 years old (I’m 28 now). The big takeaway from that episode was to chase growth instead of happiness.
2.. In the future, I will leave the corporate setting to go back to freelancing, maybe build my own agency like Chris Orzy. So I feel having sales experience, along with my copywriting experience, will help with that.
3.. Of course, there’s money. After my grandpa passed away a few years ago, Taking care of my parents when they become old or sick is something I’ve been thinking about ever since. People are always talking about how expensive it is to raise children, but they don’t really talk about the cost of taking care of elderly parents. It’s part of the reason why I joined Troy’s Low Stress Options program. And having a career like sales, where earning potential is higher, will help grow my investment accounts exponentially and prepare for that.
And I’m not gonna lie, breaking into an entry-level sales role has been a little tough so far. It wouldn’t hurt to get some extra help from you and keep my copywriting muscles active. That’s why I’m interested in these three issues in particular:
Issue #12 – To help me with my sales career pursuit. And who knows, it might come in handy in my future freelancing venture when I decide to go after bigger/enterprise-level clients.
Issue #19 – Since I have more time to myself right now, I figured this issue will help me in my day-to-day life. While job searching, I’ve also been getting back into some hobbies that I put off, specifically satire writing (Like the Babylon Bee-type of content) and music production…maybe sketching too. So I’d love to read your take on productivity and see how I can apply it to my personal life (As well as my next job).
Issue #25 – I chose this out of pure curiosity. Plus, the other options in the 3rd tier weren’t relevant to me at the moment.
I know everything I wrote so far doesn’t directly prove that I’m not a pirate. But hopefully it shows that I have genuine reasons and motivations for taking advantage of this offer. I purposely published this letter on my website in case you want to look around. I was a freelancer at some point and practiced the things that you and Ben Settle teach. I’ll leave my LinkedIn profile link as well so you can see that my work history lines up with my story.
Hope you enjoyed reading this. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
-Ellisen