The ONLY thing your potential clients care about

This might hurt your feelings a little, but I’d be doing you a disservice if I didn’t tell you… Are you ready? Here it is… Nobody cares about your Recruitment or Search business except you. And possibly your mum… Apart from that, no one really gives a shit… Especially your clients! Why? Because all your…

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This email had me SPEECHLESS! (almost)

Just over a year ago… At the begging of October 2015… I received an email that had me almost speechless, and it just so happened to pop into my head today… It was from a Search Firm owner who had made the decision NOT to join me on one of my programs… There’s nothing wrong…

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Going Head-to-head With The Bigger Firms…And Winning!

It’s Monday! The start of a brand new week! And to kick things off the right way, a brand new episode of the ‘Renegade Recruiter Unleashed’ podcast is now LIVE! In this week’s episode, I interview Andy Naylor, Managing Director of Connect FR, a specialist Search Firm Based in the UK. Andy talks about some…

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I didn’t have time to return your call

Us humans are brilliant at making up excuses for not doing stuff we said we were going to do. But in my experience, there’s one excuse that gets used more than any other…. I bet you’ve used it several times this week already! It’s: “I don’t have the time.” You’ve heard it used in a…

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The adversity of being a millionaire white dude

I opened the ‘Sky News’ app on my iPhone this morning to see that Bono, (the U2 frontman) has won an award… But not just any award… He’s become the first MAN to win Glamour’s ‘Women of The Year’ Award. I thought it was a typo or a joke at first… But I checked it…

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The charity missed out

A friend of mine competed in the New York Marathon a couple of weeks ago… And like most people that do… He was doing so to raise money for charity. I can’t even remember what charity it was for, but a few months back he asked me if I’d donate… and I said yes. And…

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How to get a big ball sack like Conor McGregor

On Saturday night I stayed up to watch UFC lightweight title fight between Eddie Alvarez and Conor McGregor… I’m not particularly a fan of the sport, I enjoy it when it’s on, but I rarely go out of my way to watch it… In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever sat down to watch a…

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#50: What Tom Cruise Taught The Bulgarian Recruitment/Search Firm Owner

I’ve got a fresh episode of the ‘Renegade Recruiter Unleaashed’ Podcast for your ear drums tomorrow! In the meantime, make sure you’ve checked out last week’s episode, “#50: What Tom Cruise Taught The Bulgarian Recruitment/Search Firm Owner” In this episode I interview Plamen Ivanoff Co-Founder of GrassGreener Group, a UK based Recruitment/Search Firm, And Co-Founder…

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Fear = Profits

You should be afraid… Very afraid. And if you’re not… The brutal truth is, it’s because you’re not pushing yourself. Think about this… People get scared in business, in relationships, in life… When they start doing things that make them feel uncomfortable. And it’s consistently doing things that you and other people find uncomfortable that…

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How to spot a victim

This world is full of victims… And they ALL have four main traits in common 1. Bad things ALWAYS happen to them (not because of them) 2. Bad things happen often 3. They’re always involved, and 4. Someone or something else is always to blame You’ll find them in all walks of life, complaining about…

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How Politicians Impact Recruitment and Search Firms

America has decided. Trump will be the 45th President of America. And people aren’t happy about it. But if Clinton had won… A different group of people wouldn’t be happy about that either. Personally, I’m not too bothered either way. But politicians seem to cause a lot of misery no matter what they do. They…

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You need to get better

There’s a simple solution to getting better results. Whether we’re talking about your personal life or in your Recruitment/Search Business. Whatever it is you want in life. Whatever it is you want to achieve in business. Assuming you haven’t already reached that destination, it can only mean one thing… You need to improve! You have…

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Do you know your value?

I heard a great quote a while back that went something like this… “If you’re wondering why my competitors are cheaper than I am then you should know it’s because we both understand the value of our services.” … Magic! There’s a big fat lesson there about how you’re positioned as a Recruitment/Staffing or Search…

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Replace your ignorance

To me, stupidity and ignorance although very similar are not quite the same thing. Both being stupid and being ignorant can lead to you taking the same action, or lack of action as the case may be. But the reasons behind it will be very different. Stupidity is doing something even though you know it’s…

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November 30th

Heads up! At the end of this month, I’m CLOSING the ‘Recruitment Marketing Academy’ to all new members until some point next year. That means if you’re not already a member, November 30th is your last chance to get in before the doors slam shut in your face! And while all the other members are…

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This KILLS Recruitment and Search Businesses

“Entrepreneurs must know that businesses fail because they don’t get attention. If you want to succeed and grow your business, your sales revenue and your brand, you must get attention.” – Grant Cardone I read that quote a few months ago, and it stuck with me…. It’s something I think ALL Recruitment and Search Firm…

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