Best example of Cross Selling. Must for every Salesman.

This post is about how cleverly a sales man does a cross selling. Good one to read

A keen immigrant Indian Sindhi had applied for a salesman's job at London's premier downtown department store. In fact, it was the biggest store in the world - you could get anything there. The boss asked him, 'Have you ever been a salesman before?' 'Yes sir, I was a salesman in Kolkata in India', replied the lad. The boss liked the cut of him and said, 'You can start tomorrow and I'll come and see you.' The day was long and arduous for the young man, but he got through it. And finally 6:00 pm came around.

The boss duly fronted up and asked, 'How many sales did you make today?' 'Sir, Just ONE sale.' said the young salesman.. 'Only one sale?' blurted the boss. ' No! No! You see here, most of my staff make 20 or 30 sales a day. .' If you want to keep this job, you'd better be doing better than just one sale. By the way 'How much was the sale worth?' 'Three hundred thousand, three hundred and thirty four pounds' said the young Sindhi. 'How did you manage that?' asked the flabbergasted boss.

'Well', said the salesman 'this man came in and I sold him a small fish hook, then a medium hook and finally a really large hook. Then I sell him new fishing rod and some fishing gear. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down the coast. So I told him he'd be needing a boat, so I took him down to the boat department and sold him that twenty-foot schooner with the twin engines. Then he said his Volkswagen probably wouldn't be able to pull it, so I took him to our automotive department and sell him that new Deluxe SUV 4X4 Blazer. I then asked him where he'll be staying, and since he had no accommodation, I took him to camping department and sell him one of those new igloo 6 sleeper camper tents. Then the guy said, while we're at it, I should throw in about 100 pound sterling worth of groceries and two cases of beer.

The boss took two steps back and asked in astonishment, 'You sold all that to a guy who came in for a fish hook!!' 'No' answered the salesman, 'he came in to buy a box of Sanitary napkins for his wife and I said to him, 'Your weekend's screwed anyway, you might as well go fishing.'

Steps for Success

PLAN while others are playing.

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STUDY while others are sleeping.

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DECIDE while others are delaying.

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PREPARE while others are daydreaming.

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BEGIN while others are procrastinating.

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WORK while others are wishing.

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SAVE while others are wasting .

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LISTEN while others are talking.

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SMILE while others are frowning.

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COMMEND while others are criticizing.

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PERSIST while others are quitting.

A short story with a beautiful message…

Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge.
The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter,
"Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river."
The little girl said, " No, Dad. You hold my hand."
"What's the difference?" Asked the puzzled father.
"There's a big difference," replied the little girl,
"If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are that I may let your hand go. But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go."


In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond. So hold the hand of the person whom you love rather than expecting them to hold yours... This message is too short......but carries a lot of Feelings.

Chat with Dr.Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya

This post contains chat with Dr. Devi Shetty from Narayana Hyrudayalaya regarding heart problems and care to be taken. He is one of the famous heart surgeons.

Qn: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart?

Ans:
1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a week; avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a longtime
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control blood pressure and sugar

Qn: Is eating non-veg food (fish) good for the heart?

Ans: No

Qn: It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person
gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?

Ans: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.

Qn: Are heart diseases hereditary?

Ans: Yes

Qn: What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?

Ans: Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.

Qn: Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?

Ans: Walking is better than jogging since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints

Qn: You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?

Ans: Mother Theresa , who was my patient

Qn: Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?

Ans: Extremely rare

Qn: Does cholesterol accumulates right from an early age
(I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?

Ans: Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.

Qn: How do irregular eating habits affect the heart ?

Ans: You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused.

Qn: How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?

Ans: Control diet, walk and eat walnut.

Qn: Can yoga prevent heart ailments?

Ans: Yoga helps.

Qn: Which is the best and worst food for the heart?

Ans: Fruits and vegetables are the best and the worst is oil.

Qn: Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive?

Ans: All oils are bad .

Qn: What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test?

Ans: Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo.

Qn: What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack?

Ans: Help the person into a sleeping position , place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to a coronary care unit since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour.

Qn: How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that caused due to gastric trouble?

Ans: Extremely difficult without ECG.

Qn: What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 yrs of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.

Ans: Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, s edentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.

Qn: Is it possible for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be perfectly healthy?

Ans: Yes.

Qn: Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?

Ans : Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may not have a software engineer as a child

Qn: Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Does this affect our heart ? What precautions would you recommend?

Ans : When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.

Qn: Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short / long term)?

Ans : Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.

Qn: Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?

Ans : No.

Qn: Are asthma patients more prone to heart disease?

Ans : No.

Qn: How would you define junk food?

Ans : Fried food like Kentucky , McDonalds , samosas, and even masala dosas.

Qn: You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food?

Ans: Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately, Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.

Qn: Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?

Ans : No.

Qn: Can a person help himself during a heart attack (Because we see a lot of forwarded emails on this)?

Ans : Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.

Qn: Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems?

Ans : No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity.

Qn: Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?

Ans : Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.

Qn: Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?

Ans: Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics.

Qn: What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?

Ans : Diet, exercise, drugs on time , Control cholesterol, BP, weight.

Qn: Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?

Ans : No.

Qn: What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?

Ans : There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem, but my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walk, diet to
reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles.

Qn: Does dispirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?

Ans : No.

Qn: Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?

Ans : Nature protects women till the age of 45.

Qn: How can one keep the heart in a good condition?

Ans : Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise everyday, do not smoke and, go for health checkup s if you are past the age of 30 ( once in six months recommended) ....

Art of Experiencing

If only people learnt the art of experiencing each other, a very large number of families would stay intact. Otherwise, families would breakup leading to the death of civilization itself. Breaking up could be an easier option, but definitely not the ideal solution. We have to put in our best efforts to make families survive; which means people must learn the art of experiencing each other and derive joy out of that relationship.

If families dissolve, the individual would get fragmented, since he or she would be missing a mother's love, a father's attention, the care and security which a family could provide. Loneliness and pain being unbearable, people would seek unhealthy and degenerative forms of escape. Such a being would ultimately be the cause of fragmentation of society itself.

If, on the other hand, you learnt the art of experiencing each other; no matter how different the other is from your expectations, that relationship would thrill you and nurture you. Experiencing the other, you would learn to experience yourself and in fact, experience life itself.

All experiencing is bliss.

Simple Quotes

A faithful friend is the medicine of life

A friend in need is a pest indeed

All tragedies are finished by a death, all comedies by a marriage.

Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else

Be the reason for someone's Happiness, never a part of it. Be a part of someone's sadness, never the reason for it

Challenges are what make life interesting; Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful...

Don't do what others say, just listen them, but do what you feel good

Experience enables you to recognise a mistake when you make it again

Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald

Experience is like comb... but when u come to use of it.. u'll be bald headed

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing

Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first, and the lesson afterward

Experience is what comes just after you need it

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want

Friend is the one who sees the first tear catches the second and stops the third

Good judgement comes from experience; and experience, well, that comes from bad judgement

Hard work has a future payoff. - Laziness pays off now

I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens

Indecision is the key to flexibility

Real Happiness doesn't come on what u get, but on what u give...

Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.

The reward of suffering is experience

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it

There are three kinds of lies: ordinary lies, white lies, and statistics