She was billing 20 placements a month, working 9:30 to 4:30. Then a suspected heart attack at 39 put her on the hospital floor.

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In Part 1 of this two part conversation, health and performance coach Michelle Flynn takes us inside the solo recruitment desk every agency recruiter dreams of, no staff, no cold calls, every client on exclusive, and the collapse that came with it. A suspected heart attack at 39, a second collapse at 42, and the foundations she now coaches into top billers and recruitment founders: why you cannot outwork burnout, the fact versus excuse test, the four factors of sleep quality, the breathwork reset elite athletes use before a penalty kick, and the time audit that found one recruiter 36 hours a week on Instagram. Essential listening for agency recruiters, executive search professionals, staffing firm owners, and anyone in recruitment running hot without checking the gauges.

Chapters:
00:00 Cold Open
02:43 The Dream Desk: 20 Placements a Month
03:49 A Tuesday at the Peak of the Business
07:29 The Collapse at 39
10:49 The Second Collapse and the Wake Up Call
14:59 Three Years of Ignoring the Signs
17:27 The Loneliness of Solo Recruiting
20:40 What High Performers Get Wrong
25:32 Spotting Burnout in Your Top Billers
29:40 The Foundations: Eat, Move, Sleep, Stress
31:59 Sleep First: The 4 Factors and the Hustle Myth
37:25 Breathwork: The Fastest Lever on Billings
40:43 The Time Audit: 36 Hours on Instagram
45:04 Part 2 Preview

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