| Work Ethic by Will Smith | | | | rivals due to the decades-old Cold War. In addition, |
| "I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. | | | | President Jimmy Carter was considering a U.S. |
| I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. | | | | boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, which was to |
| And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. | | | | take place in Moscow, in protest of the Soviet invasion |
| You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working. | | | | of Afghanistan, which had begun less than a month |
| While the other guy's eatin'? I'm working." - Will Smith | | | | prior to the U.S. Russian hockey game. |
| on 60 Minutes December 2, 2007. | | | | The make-up of the Soviet and United States team |
| Even though we have written about the lessons of | | | | was quite different. Many of the players on the Soviet |
| some of the most profound leaders of our time, our | | | | team were quoted as military personnel so they could |
| sales recruiters were hard pressed to find somebody | | | | practice for a living. The United States Olympic |
| with better insight as to work ethic than Will Smith. At | | | | Hockey Team was made up of college kids and |
| a young age, Will Smith became quite engaged with | | | | amateur hockey players who never made it to the |
| rapping and met what would become a long time | | | | NHL. They were scrappy. The big difference between |
| friend and colleague, Jeff Townes, who goes by the | | | | the teams is that while the Soviets rested, U.S. coach |
| stage name of DJ Jazzy Jeff. Will Smith's ambition to | | | | Herb Brooks, would work his team arguably more than |
| succeed in the music business became so strong that | | | | any other U.S. Olympic team (hockey or not) in history. |
| he turned down a scholarship to MIT. Partly due to this | | | | Our Take on Work Ethic |
| and a charming personality, the students at his | | | | Our recruiters figure a few things. First, we firmly |
| Philadelphia high school nicknamed him "Prince." This | | | | believe that if we are not working, somebody else is |
| would become the basis for a hit television show, The | | | | and that makes us work harder. The sales recruiters |
| Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Through hard work and | | | | and marketing headhunters at our firm all partake in a |
| perseverance, Will Smith is now one of the most | | | | revenue sharing plan. I don't want employees, I want |
| sought after film actors as he never has a flop which | | | | business owners. Business is too competitive to only |
| results in the investors not making a profit from his | | | | work 8 - 10 hour days. At least one sales recruiter at |
| movies. | | | | our staffing agency is available nearly 16 hours a day. |
| Another Famous Example Regarding Work Ethic | | | | We work as if this is all we have; this is our life and |
| In 1980 at the Olympics in Lake Placid, the Russian | | | | we are a team who is competing with other teams. |
| Olympic Hockey Team was considered the best in the | | | | The winning factors, in the opinion of our sales |
| world. The Soviet and American teams were natural | | | | headhunters, is intelligence, creativity and hardware. |