Hishem AzzouzHost Of Recruitment Mentors Podcast

How to get through the "tough moments"

Name: How to get through the "tough moments"
Uploaded: 2023-06-04T13:00:41+00:00
Duration: 36 s
Channel: Hishem Azzouz
Description: In this short monologue, the speaker shares a personal memory of his grandmother, an avid gardener, who would reassure her family with the phrase "It'll…

4 Jun 2023 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker shares a personal memory of his grandmother, an avid gardener, who would reassure her family with the phrase "It'll pass." He uses this simple gardening metaphor to frame a broader lesson about coping with anxiety, imposter syndrome, and the pressures of a recruitment career. By comparing a single setback to a "drop in the ocean," he encourages listeners to adopt a longer‑term perspective—viewing challenges in the context of a week, month, quarter, or year—to reduce their emotional impact and maintain confidence.

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Going way back in the Fraser family, there was actually a phrase my grandma said to me, which, you know, my grandma, who was, you know, a keen gardener, not a recruiter at all. I would remember, like, in a little floral chair, floral carpet, and she would say, "It'll pass." And I think that is so true in life. In life, you get so anxious about things, you experience things like imposter syndrome. It's really, really tough, and recruitment is one of those careers. It's why we talk about it, you know, in the way that we are. If it's one deal, that's a drop in the ocean. If you're looking at your week, it's one thing that happened in your week. If you're looking at your month, your quarter, your year, it is a drop in the ocean.