I have 2 cancellations for our Business Show on Thursday. Anyone who can make it from the community and has something to barter and is happy to do some PR in return - give me a shout. 10am to 2pm at Village Hotel Liverpool. Over 300 delegates booked.

We've negotiated a fantastic opportunity for every group member to get a free email marketing account to get started with newsletters, promotional messages or prospecting. We've teamed up with the amazing rule.io to get you set up with unlimited free emailing to your first 250 prospects. Just visit their site and sign up and the rest is automatic, however, if you have any issues, drop me a line. Activate your account FREE of charge. From small businesses to major corporations, RULE have you covered. The emails you receive from Hashtag Events, are powered by RULE.

As we head into the weekend, I wanted to circle back on the post I shared when I joining the other 99 people joining the group that day 😀 One of the most common frustrations I see with business owners is that 'Sunday night dread' knowing you have a gap in the team to fill, but feeling like the recruitment process is just a high-stakes roll of the dice. I’m a big believer that scaling a business should be predictable, not a gamble. If you’re planning to do some thinking over the weekend about your team structure or growth plans for next month, I’m leaving the link to our complimentary Sales Recruitment Audit here for you. It’s a simple way to benchmark your current process and see where you can replace 'gut feel' with a bit more certainty. No strings attached, just a resource to help you build a more robust 'Selection Engine.' You can grab it here: https://salesstarrecruitment.scoreapp.com/?owner=64253821 Have a great, weekend, everyone!"

Are you still playing roulette with your life? Some days you’re focused. Some days you’re not. Some weeks everything is structured. Then it slips. Not because you lack discipline. Because nothing is actually holding. So your results depend on: — mood — pressure — energy — circumstances That’s not performance. That’s variability. I built something to make that visible. The F8 Diagnostic shows you exactly which areas of your life are currently being governed by mood instead of structure. It takes 3 minutes. No theory. No guesswork. If you recognise yourself in this, take it. f8diagnostic.com Craig

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