Maxed Out Mike’s BodyBlog

We recently attended a Career Fair here in Boise for two days and afterwords I was left with a few thoughts that I wanted to share.

A) Do not walk up to a booth and say, "Bodybuilding.com huh… Do you guys have a website or something?"

This is equivalent to going up to the Marine’s booth and asking if they are some sort of military branch. Common sence folks!

B) When you walk up to a booth and the host asks, "What are you looking for in a career" do not say "Ill take anything. I just need a job."

The second you say this, you have lost my attention. It does not say you are a driven and motivated individual. It tells me you will be saying that to a lot of booths and wont be getting many calls back.

C) My last point and the one I stress the most is: Dress Accordingly!

Showing up in a jean skirt w/ cowboy boots and a tie die shirt will make you stand out. But not in the way you want to stand out. Same as if you show up with your Nascar hat, a wife beater and cut off jeans w/ (yet again) cowboy boots.  Is this how you would dress to a job interview?  A job fair is essentially a 5 min job interview.

What are some other points we should recognize before going to a job fair?

Our CEO Ryan DeLuca has won the Ernst and Young Regional Entrepreneur of the year. Check out the full article here

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/newsletter.htm

Learn a bit more about our culture and the life of a BB.com’er

Check out this link for the sweetest ride ive ever seen  http://www.shopatron.com/product/part_number=311158/379.0

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech/article5648440.ece

After reading I have moved my cellphone from my front pocket to the back pocket. Im willing to risk part of my glutes what it would be near in the front pocket!!!

I want to share my goals with everybody on Bodyspace to not only encourage them to plan their goals but also so you can help keep me accountable!

Mike’s Goal Plan For 2009

 Where will I be at the end of 2009?

 I will be on my path to finishing my education, continue to grow with my family, develop closer relationships with good friends, meet several new friends, fit and in shape, teaching and helping others learn. I plan to develop, grow and balance my roles as a Son, Brother, Uncle, Cousin, Nephew, Godfather, Friend and Boyfriend. .

FAMILY/PERSONAL

Ø  Have a gathering with my parents once a week.

Ø  Plan an event with Shannon and Shaun once every two weeks

Ø  Spend more quality time with Hunter. Have him over for a weekend once a month

Ø  Call Michelle and catch up at least once every 2 weeks.

Ø  Communicate a bit more with my extended family, whether it is by phone or by email. Once a month.

Ø  Do something special/romantic for Erin every week.

Ø  Tell Erin I Love her EVERY DAY! And make sure she knows it!

Ø  Keep in better touch with my close friends; Mil, James, Chandler, Jake, Britt, Allen, Cherry, Spud, Kelley..

Ø  Keep a positive attitude and upbeat outlook. Don’t fall into the pessimistic trap.

TRAVEL

Ø  Begin savings plan for European vacation 2011

Ø  Attend Richards’s graduation in Reno Feb 12^th

Ø  Attend Milinda’s graduation in Moscow (May/June)

Ø  Attend Brittany’s graduation in Seattle (May)

Ø  Visit Michelle in San Diego

Ø  Attend a Red Sox game in Seattle

FINANCIAL

Ø  Sell the Truck

Ø  Add $50 minimum per paycheck to savings EVERY payday

Ø  Keep CC use to a minimum, emergency only

 FITNESS/HEALTH

Ø  Continue 5day workout program

Ø  Increase amount of cardio per day. Shoot to beat the previous days mark.

Ø  Begin playing/coaching soccer again.

Ø  Sign up for rec league basketball/softball 

BUSINESS

Ø  Continue studying interviewing methodologies

Ø  Expand Tech recruiting skills

Ø  Continue building relationship with department managers to fully understand their needs and interests for their department.

Ø  Network with other Liberty Media recruiters

Ø  Expand role to help ease Staci and Sarah’s workload

Ø  Stay up to date w/ current with job trends in the market

Ø  Develop a larger network to increase referrals

Ø  Develop ways to increase employee retention

Ø  Expand On Boarding Program

Ø  Develop a training program for interviewers. Make sure they are up to speed on FLSA and EEOC laws and know what questions they can’t ask

Ø  Become Bodybuilding.com’s CTO

LEARNING

Read 2 books a month EVERY month

Start school! Q1

Read 2 IT related books per quarter to expand tech recruiting skills

Take a personal finance class

Learn something new, and apply it, every day!

PLANNING

Ø  Write this list

Ø  Give list to friends and family to keep me accountable

Ø  Put list up at work and on bathroom window to constantly see it!

Ø  Read it every day, add new items, and put them into action.

Last night we had our company Xmas party at a local venue called The Reef. Their staff was awesome with helping us set up and preparing the AMAZING food! They were bringing out fresh food every half hour while our DJ played some great tunes and everybody got to socialize a bit and let loose outside of the normal work atmosphere. Which, on some days, is not a whole lot different.

It seems everybody had a great time. Our beloved CEO Ryan and Colossal Cole from Customer Service had a great dance off which we have video of. Blackmailing will pursue over the next few weeks! Im pretty sure Cole took the trophy but Ryan definately gave him a run.

We had a great turn out for the event. We have about 190 employees through our Corporate office and Idaho warehouse and all were invited to bring a friend. It was quite a turn out that lasted well beyond the 7-9 time frame. The Reef had a band scheduled to start at 9 when they opened to the public and not many people ventured away staying till the wee hours in the morning.

Big thanks goes out to Erin Hogue for coordinating the event and to Anne Hensley for helping set up decorations!

It was what our forum members called “Epic”. Cant wait to see what happens at the next company event (See the BOISE FIT EXPO 2009!!!)

so after switching to a upper body/lower body two day split the body has become a little sore! Upper body last night. Superset Lat Pulls/bicep curls (3/12-15) and then switched to a superset of dumbbell chest press/skull crushers (3/12-15) then did arnold shoulder presses alone. that came out to be enough after the 15 minute HIIT cardio before it. Hurray, today i do legs. That means i wont be walking all weekend!

Boise Fitness Expo 2008

At the Big Easy Concert House, Boise, Idaho

Great outlook on life sumed up right here from the CEO himself. Ryan DeLuca

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpost.php?p=128293971&postcount=168

The keys to happiness:

1. Long-term, close relationships (wife, kids, parents, friends, etc.)
2. Focusing on something you are passionate about every day.