In this blog post, we will introduce how to sincerely convey the attitude suitable for a sales position in your self-introduction letter based on your independence and perseverance that you have cultivated since childhood.
Background
When I was a child, my mother, who ran a pharmacy, raised my brother and me without any complaints despite my father’s absence. My mother not only dispensed prescriptions and sold medicines according to customers’ orders, but also provided advice and guidance on various treatments for minor ailments that did not require hospital treatment. As the long-standing pharmacist in the neighborhood, she had built relationships with regular customers of all ages. She never showed any signs of impatience or insincerity, even when dealing with elderly customers who were anxious about minor ailments or constantly asking for advice about their symptoms. It was her sincerity that allowed her to run a pharmacy in the neighborhood for so long and be loved by the community.
In order not to disgrace my mother’s name, I always paid close attention to my behavior and studies. I knew that in a small neighborhood like ours, even the slightest bit of bad news about me would quickly spread throughout the entire neighborhood. I was well aware of the double-edged nature of our close-knit community, where everyone cared for one another and was bound by warm feelings, but where rumors also spread quickly, so I was always on my guard. I was so worried that my younger siblings, who were still young and immature, would get into trouble outside that I warned them repeatedly and took care of them. My mother always tried to raise us so that we would not be inferior to others, but she could not completely replace my father, who was absent, and she sometimes expressed her regret to us. However, I did not mind at all and tried to be someone who could support her.
School life
I wanted to be like my mother, who healed people and brought them peace of mind, and I dreamed of becoming a pharmacist so that I could play a role in maintaining people’s daily lives. I was also excited at the thought of how I could be a source of strength for my mother if I took over her pharmacy and helped run the business. Watching my mother work for so long, I gained knowledge in my own way, and I wanted to use this knowledge to get ahead of others. I believed that people did not have to be uniform and obsessed with large companies, high positions, or office jobs, but could find work that was best suited to them.
I also struggled to find ways to actively pursue my dreams, rather than letting them remain vague hopes and aspirations. Just as my mother took care of my brother and me while working hard at the pharmacy, I believed that people should show their true efforts through their actions rather than just talking about them. I was always aware that in order to turn my ideas into reality, I needed to make the right preparations and build a solid foundation. And I believed that in the process of making such preparations, rather than relying on or clinging to someone else, I would be able to achieve my next goals smoothly if I knew the joy of accomplishing things on my own and learning through experience. So I determined to take one step at a time with perseverance in order to overcome the many hardships and trials that would come my way in life.
Strengths and weaknesses
I am a person who moves forward steadfastly, taking my mother as my role model, remembering how she always led us with strength, never showing weakness or complaining about difficulties. My mother avoided revealing her real hardships and anxieties to us as much as possible, thinking that it would cause confusion in our lives without a father. I also believe that revealing my personal difficulties to others would cause them to see my weaknesses rather than my strengths. Although this may allow me to seek comfort and help from those around me, I believe that relying on others and seeking their support during difficult times, rather than feeling a sense of responsibility and working harder, may make me appear irresponsible. After all, people grow only when they face crises and overcome them in their own way, so giving up the opportunity to take a leap toward a better stage is the same as giving up on yourself.
On the other hand, I was advised that constantly pushing myself forward in this way could cause me to miss opportunities to receive appropriate comfort and help from those around me, which could lead to emotional isolation. Just as unconditional dependence can cause trouble, unconditional independence can also upset the balance and disrupt smooth interpersonal relationships.
Life philosophy
I want to always have a clear vision and strive to make my reality match it. Since I was a child, I admired my mother’s gentle but strong charisma, and I set a direction for myself to grow up to be like her. Whenever something I sincerely wanted or aspired to came my way, I would imagine myself achieving it and gradually grow a little bit at a time. I learned that rather than wondering, “What if I fail?” or “Is this really what I want?”, it is much more helpful to think, “I will definitely do it!” and encourage myself. Rather than questioning myself, I realized that it is much more helpful to encourage myself by saying, “I will definitely do it!”
I benchmarked all the professional figures and people with excellent attitudes toward life that I considered ideal, absorbed them into the achievements I wanted to make, and constantly refined my ideal self. As a result, I was able to calculate how to improve the quality of my life by constantly adjusting my course.
Motivation and aspirations
When I was a child, my mother raised me and my younger sibling on her own after my father passed away. She was able to achieve stable results because she earned the trust of people by always being there for them, rain or shine, and established a reliable image for her pharmacy. This was not something that could be achieved by hastily trying to win people’s favor in a short period of time, but rather by fostering friendships with people over a long period of time and encouraging them to return to the pharmacy one by one, rather than through excessive sales tactics. This made me look back on my mother’s passion for opening the pharmacy every day without fail, and it made me feel deeply grateful to her.
If I am given the opportunity to work at your company, I will strive to fulfill my duties with satisfaction, knowing that I am working in the same industry as my mother and sharing her joy and memories. If you let your guard down for even a day or two, time will fly by, and I want to be careful not to make mistakes in the course of time passing by so carelessly and repetitively. In reality, it is a great feat to continue a peaceful daily routine without any mistakes or accidents, and I want to achieve that simple but firm goal one step at a time.
