The Unplugged Alpha

0109 - How To Hire Slow & Fire Fast (Biz/Women/Friends)

Nov 10, 2023
The podcast discusses the importance of hiring slowly and firing quickly, the value of two-parent households, the negative effects of toxic feminism on women, and navigating legal and financial challenges in relationships.
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ANECDOTE

Fired By A Vice President Sparked Entrepreneurship

  • Rich Cooper recounts getting fired from a corporate collections job which pushed him to start his own debt-relief business.
  • He explains the VP publicly disrespected him, cost-cutting removed his manager role, and that severance forced him to create a business that paid his bills.
ADVICE

Hire Slowly Watch Behavior Before Committing

  • Hire slowly by vetting people and watch behavior over time before committing to them in work or relationships.
  • Study actions over words, trust intuition as a whisper that becomes a shout when ignored, and use it to avoid bad fits.
ANECDOTE

Dating A Single Mom Ended In A Train Wreck

  • Rich shares a two-year relationship with a single mother where he ignored intuition and became involved with her children too early.
  • Her son's bad behavior and the mother's siding with him culminated in cheating and a 'colossal train wreck.'
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