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Recruiting is Just Like Fishing - 6 Simple Steps to a Great Day

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Wet Lands...that’s what this past Sunday was like while I was fishing. It was beautiful out; the seas were flat; I had a few close friends on board; we were catching fish, and I was dreaming about a name for the next boat . . . life was good!!! On the ride back to the marina, I began thinking about what I needed to do next week at the office; conversations I was going to have, meetings scheduled, etc., and the parallels between my fishing trip and recruiting dawned on me.

I realized our clients actually go fishing every day, and their hope is to have a great day like I had. So let me share my 6 simple steps to a “great day.”

1. Don’t fish without lines in the water
2. Don’t fish with old lines
3. If you fish with one line in the water…you might catch a fish
4. If you fish with 10 lines in the water… your odds get better
5. Always use fresh bait
6. And always use the right bait

Every day, my company speaks with organizations around the world who would like to catch fish, but is using broken lines, bad bait, and no poles…and don’t understand why they can’t have great days.

My family said if I keep leaving them at home to fish with my buddies, the boat name is…A Loan Again.

(See our other publications and posts for ideas on using “new bait”)