Extreme Jobs( and the people who love them )

Article : Fast company ( magazine )

Author : Linda Tischler

Eighty hour Work weeks .Relentless travel . Unpredictable Schedules . High Risk , high Stress . Your worst nightmare , may be but a dream for group of elite workers .

Implacable effects of globalization , technology & competition have combined to create another set of jobs where demands have amped these requirements up by several degrees .

Investment Banking certainly Qualifies ; Management /Business Consulting with its relentless travel fits in properly .

55% of consultants & 30% of Investment bankers quit there jobs after 5 years .

How Smart Workers manage ??

a) Think of things outside ur Work .u like to Do . Pick one

b) Nurture your relationships

c) Make time for friends .

d) Build little rewards into your daily life .

e)Outsource whatever you can .

SuperStar Sales Secrets

State of the Art Selling : Superstar Sales Secrets

Author : Barry J. Farber

Rating : Good

Based on the Sales Cycle - from Planning to follow Up -this book contains every key question a salesperson should ask himself or herself before entering a prospect's office , not to mention identifying all the questions that he should ask the customer in order to close the cycle .

This book is packed with Action Plans ,Checklists and inspiring Quotes for every stage of Sales Process .

It's broken down into Stages

a) Motivation
b) Prospecting
c) Needs Analysis
d) Presentations
e) Handling Objections
f) Closing
g) Follow Up
h) Time Management

Future Reads

I am searching for new books which I can read once I am done with the present set .

Have heard a lot about all these :-

Hitchhikers Guide to Galaxy : Douglas Adams ( Science Fiction )
Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : Robert M Pirsig.( Technology & Human Interactions )
Journey to the Centre of Earth : Jules Verne ( Science Fiction )
Lamb : Christopher Moore ( Humour )
Seven seasons of a Man's Life in a mirror :Patrick Morley ( Philosophy )
One : Richard Bach ( Philosophy )

Any suggestions on good reads are Welcome :-)

Long Time , an Update . Have been busy in work from last 3 wks . & least to say have been lazy enough .Read Aunt's aint Gentlemen from PGW ,a small book ,Good Subtle Humour , PGW at his very best . Right now Going through ....3 books at a Time ..poor me ..tht's why it seems nothing gets over

-Think & Grow Rich : Napolean Hill

-Sales Secrets :Superstar Sales Secrets : Barry J Farber

- In Search of Excellence : Tom Peters

All these books are kind of tied up so going through them in Phases & gosh I am being really slow doing it ...This just doesnt works for me . I like finishing 1 book at a Go rather than take DAYS to wind it up ..Change of Strategy Needed