The EASIEST Hire You'll EVER Make!

It hit me the other day smack-dab in my face:

The best person to hire for to help expand your boot camps is one of your superstar clients.

Like a guy who loses 34 scale lbs in the first month and 70 lbs in first 100 days.

Like a guy who beat himself when he "CHEATED" and had 1.5 cups of berries.

Like a guy who has NEVER missed a workout and wimpers like a puppy in the pool of his own sweat at the end of every boot camp.

Like a guy who goes out of his way to fix the technique of other members of your group and provide motivational words of encouragement to newbies before and after each session.

A guy like Paul Lundh, a member of the SEXY 6 in The Get Sexy Milwaukee Transformation Conest (have you still not done one of these yet? if so you are loco!).

The other day, Paul emailed me this below after I told him to send me a basic resume of what he can offer to my business:

"BJ – Below are some of the things I am responsible for and some of my experience. I haven’t updated my resume in more than 10 years, so if you want something more formal, I will have to work on it.

As I told you on the phone, I really feel motivated and excited about a possible career change. I’ve never been an athlete before and I don’t consider myself one now, but I really enjoy working out and enjoy watching the way you interact with your clients. I think I’d be a great asset to your company.

I’ve done preliminary research and plan to begin studying to get my National Strength and Conditioning Association-Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT) certification. I don’t ever want to be fat, out-of-shape, and unhealthy again.

As you know, I don’t have a college degree. I joined the Air Force right out of high school, when I was 17 years old. I planned on going to college while I was in the AF, but I met Lisa, I fell in love, we got married, and we started a family at a very young age. I didn’t have the time or money to go to college after having children.

In the AF, I was in logistics; specifically in supply. It wasn’t a glamorous job, but it was a necessary job for the mission of the Air Force. I was involved in ordering parts and supplies for airplanes, vehicles, personnel, etc. After a few years, I became a supervisor and supervised lower-ranking personnel. I was very good at my job and I was always at the top of any military classes I took.

I was also in command of a small, armed, tactical force detailed to secure a large portion of Sembach Air Base in Germany, during Desert Shield/Storm. I loved the camaraderie of the people I met and knew while I was in the AF.

Military enlisted personnel aren’t paid very well, so I took a job as a waiter at the Officers club. After about six months, I was selected to be a night-manager for the Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO). This entailed managing people, bars, restaurants, and nightly entertainment. I also hand to handle customer issues. I was responsible for counting each cashier drawer for accuracy nightly and ensuring the facility was secure before leaving.

I planned to make the AF a career, but I had the opportunity to get out and move home so my children could grow up with their grandparents.

As you know, I currently work for the Department of Veterans Affairs. I’ve been working for them since 1998. When I started, I worked in PC Support, which deals with end user PCs and software issues. Customer service was a huge part of the job.

I was promoted to a programmer position, but programming wasn’t exactly my cup of tea, so I took a networking position. These positions responsibilities included ensuring network connectivity of all PCs, servers, printers, network switches, routers, etc. Manage 40+ network servers.

I was promoted to the Desktop Manager position, which I continue to hold. These positions responsibilities include:

• Serve as the computer expert on project teams that include medical staff, technical specialists, management officials, computer programmers and system vendors.
• Manage one Network administrator, five PC Support maintenance technicians and two helpdesk technicians. Assign work assignments, review performance, and provide technical guidance.
• Identify problems for specific issues in IT areas and create solutions for these IT problems.
• Primary POC for all special IT projects
• Install, test, troubleshoot software and hardware for the medical center including, but not limited to: Windows XP, Apple OSX, Microsoft Office, McAfee Virus protection, Adobe software products, and many other software packages.
• Create user accounts for employees and manage network permissions
• Create user applications using Visual Basic 6

I have about 36 + college credits, I earned from 1998 – 2000. I planned to get my degree in the IT field, but my dad became ill and I stopped going to school because I couldn’t focus and I never went back. I received an A in every class, except for algebra; I received an A- in that class.

I’ve thought about this for a long time and I know I can and will do a first-rate job for you. I want to give back, not only to you, but also to others like Lisa and I that have struggled with weight. I have to be honest with you, I am also thinking about myself. If I become a CPT, I will almost guarantee that I won’t ever go back to the way I was before. I know the journey may not be easy, but I’m up for the challenge."

Talk about the easiest hire of all time.

He knows my training system and nutrition system to a T.

He is already a walking, talking billboard for my biz.

He is essentially a mini-me.

Oh yea, even cooler, my training system is digital so all I need to do is get him the pre-programmed mp3 soundtracks of WORKOUT MUSE and then all he needs to do is press play, coach, and supervise and make BOTH of us a lot of money!

Sure beats those outdated hundred+ page manuals nobody wants to read anyway ;)

Paul is going to be a GREAT addition to my team in the very near future!


Make More, Train Less,

BJ

http://www.workoutmuse.com


PS- The one exception to this idea is with corporate wellness programs. It certainly doesn't make your program look good if you are stealing employees of the companies you train to work for you, ha ha. Trust me, I have already been there, done that with some inquiries of my corporate clients, but you don't want to even tread the gray zone here ;)