Mojo – (Noun).
1. Self-confidence, Self-assuredness. As in basis for belief in one’s self in a situation.  E.g. In the  context of contest or display of skill such  as going on stage or into battle.
2. Good luck fetish/charm to bolster confidence.
3. Ability to bounce back from a debilitating trauma and negative attitude.

The last time we spoke about honestly reviewing your own personal return on investment. It isn’t always easy to be objective – some things are way to close to home, so......Here’s an exercise that should help you start to move forward positively.

List the key tasks that make up your job e.g. If you are a recruiter then Admin, Biz Dev, Candidate Sourcing would be just three of perhaps 8 or 9. Then objectively write down either a percentage of time or a number of hours per week that you believe the PERFECT person in your current circumstance (market, economy, size of organisation etc) would spend on each part. Then, next to that list, write down the amount of time YOU are spending on each. Don’t beat yourself up. Instead take a good look at how you might reprioritise your time to get nearer the ideal.  We all spend longer doing things we like and less time doing things we don’t like or are less confident at. So spend the next 2 weeks attacking your demons and REALLY trying to change those habits. It might not be easy and sometimes a little bit uncomfortable but by heck, focussing on the right areas of your business with the right amount of effort will change results (slowly at first, maybe) for the better.

I will be back in a couple of weeks to review where we are up to and to start turning you into a more confident performer and finding that Mojo. Do the above and I will bet you will be in a better frame of mind to really push on from there.

Part Three will follow soon. In the meantime if you need any help with achieving better results through coaching or mentoring then email warren@recruitmentmatters.com