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| It seems like myspace is taking over. Therefore, I am switching. Come see me at: http://www.myspace.com/davidburkus | | |
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That little piece of property there. I own that. It's a half acre, and sometime by January...there will also be a house on it. | | |
| I heard an interesting quote today. “Successful people chase favorable results, Average people chase favorable methods.” In this light, let me recap exactly what it takes to secure a position as a pharmaceutical sales representative. First, you have to have a bachelor’s degree. In addition, you need at least two years of proven sales skills, or strong enough soft skills to prove that you can be successful. Mostly, you need to remain steadfast through a barrage of interviews covering everything from your background to how you’d respond to specific situations.
Given the difficult of landing a position, it’s no wonder why so many people stop and look for a more favorable method. I met more people who said they tried and gave up on being pharmaceutical reps than I met actual reps. It’s difficult to get into not because they need to know you’re top quality, but because the way they choose to verify that is by seeing if you’ll hang on or if you’re just an average person chasing a favorable method.
So, which am I? Did I try and fail or did I chase a favorable result.
Well, I just got off the phone with the man who will become my District Manager, offering me a position as an entry-level pharmaceutical sales representative. A favorable result indeed. | | |
| I was having a conversation with a friend of mine yesterday, during which he mentioned that he wanted to move out of Tulsa. Actually, he said "I've gotta get out of Tulsa."
That got me thinking. My brother and sister live in New York City. Most of their time is either spent hanging out at the same bar, or sitting at home watching TiVo. They live in the city that never sleeps and yet, the lead boring lives.
I've lived in three different cities. Everyone of them is pretty much like the other one. Sure it's exciting for a little bit when you first move. After about six months, you start to settle in. You find your dry cleaner, your favorite restaurant, your new social circle, etc. Eventually, you find your routine. Then, you think "I've got to get out of..."
Maybe it's not the city you live in that's boring...maybe it's you. | | |
| Face transplant patient uses new lips to smoke
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10912182/
We all remember the famous first-ever face transplant surgery that occurred several weeks ago. It was ground-breaking. It was revolutionary. Apparently, it was exactly what was wrong with the state of healthcare in the world today.
Healthcare isn’t really the right word. Try sickcare.
Patients don’t appear to desire to be healthy anymore. Instead, they do things that are deliberately unhealthy and then turn to doctors and healthcare companies and say “Find a way to fix it, and do it cheaply.” How else can you explain people drinking 50 liters of Coke in one week, or smoking? We don’t want to be healthy. We want to eat what we want, whenever we want, without having to do any physical activity. Then, we want doctors to slow the dying process we’ve engaged in.
This is the primary reason I get so mad at the people who attack pharmaceutical companies for drugs being so expensive. It takes time to research and develop drugs, time and money. Companies have to spend millions of dollars researching a drug to give men an erection because the 30 pounds of fat clinging onto their midsection decreases blood flow. If the world would stop the downward spiral of unhealthiness, pharmaceutical companies could stop researching drugs for preventable diseases and be more economical by researching only the drugs for diseases that aren’t preventable, like cancer or autism.
This article serves as a desperate cry for personal responsibility. | | |
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