brown....PERFECTLY said! I, too, came from a sales gig where I was 100% commission except for the first 3 months. It was HARD! I had to move out to a new state (whole new part of the country) with my girl and start a new life. They, too, taught me...do ABC and you'll get XYZ. I did ABC for hours upon hours a day, day after day, week after week until I was the one new guys were asking questions of (when I was 6 months out). It didn't take me too long to become one of the higher paid guys there (the highest for my tenure there) and holy moly does it translate into trading. When I had a big sale...out to dinner I went
2 big sales in a week? Went out for dinner, twice in a weekend! haha (my town is so boring all there is to do is go out to dinner)
So, I agree completely that coming from a sales background helps bridge the gap between the former job and the new job of trading.
Just thought I'd add.