Check out the image below, which was taken from i-Tunes this morning:

WOW – An incredible achievement and we feel like we are still just at the very beginning of this exciting journey.

Also, make sure you subscribe to the podcast by clicking on the following link (please subscribe me to the Maximise Potential Career Podcast) to ensure you don’t miss some of the episodes coming up, including; Charles Morgan (CEO Morgan Cars), David Weir (#1 Wheelchair Athlete), Bonita Norris (Elite Everest Climber) and Sam Brown (World Taekwondo Champion).

Thank you to everyone again for their immense support and we will ensure we continue to keep this excellent resource coming.

And the good news doesn’t stop there, we’ve also been ranked #16 in the top Business podcasts on i-tunes as you can see in the image below. Thanks again to all of you have downloaded content helping us reach the top. Keep enjoying the Maximise Potential Podcast!

Today’s interview is with Triathlete, Elliott Cole who is giving us his regular training and event diary update. In this interview Elliott discusses:

• How well he competed in the London Triathlon 2010
• How important the Maximise Potential Podcast has been in keeping him motivated throughout the season
• How he motivates himself towards maximising his own potential
• Who are his biggest influencers and why
• His goal for next year to enter his first Iron Man Competition

To listen to this motivating interview please click here.

Trevor Lee from Jenrick Commercial explained:

“I am extremely proud of how our company has coped with such difficult market conditions over the last 12 to 18 months.

We’ve been hearing stories of young companies, similar ourselves, unfortunately going out of business almost daily, yet we have not just survived during this period, but we have actively grown and flourished..”

• Please click here to view the full press release.

• Pen’s successful trek to the North Pole, solo and without re-supply, where he made history by becoming the first (and only) person to do so.
• How he had to dig deeper into his mental and physical resources than he had ever done so before
• How it felt to finally achieve the goal that had consumed him for most of his adult life.

As with our previous interviews, Pen speaks with an openness and honesty that really enables you to visualise the sheer extremities of the challenge that he successfully undertook.

Just click on the link below to listen to it:

• Pen Hadow interview - “how I claimed my place in history”

The Jenrick Recruitment Group is very pleased to be the lead sponsor of the Maximise Potential Website and Podcast - designed to help everyone Maximise Their Potential and be successful in life through listening and learning from interviews with inspiring people.

We just wanted to share some of our favourite shots and views within the collection below:

The Clock Tower is the last working building of the Mount Felix Estate which is situated in Walton on Thames, Surrey.

The estate, otherwise known as ANZAC Mount, also became famous during The First World War due to the fact that it was used as a field hospital for injured troops.

In total over 26,000 ANZAC troops were treated within the Clock Tower and the neighbouring Oatlands Estate in Weybridge.

Staff arrived into work early, dressed in Pink to support this worthy cause.

The day started with a charity breakfast, which raised £60 inclusive of personal donations from all team members, even those who were unable to make it to the breakfast.

Sally (Accounts) organised a cake sale throughout the day, selling the cakes for a pound each in aid of Breast Cancer UK. The cake sale raised £60.

‘I was overhelmed by the success of the cake sale, raising £60 in just 6 hours’ she added.

Jenrick decided to hold their ‘Wear It Pink’ day early as a number of staff are away from the office on Friday 31st October, the official Wear It Pink 2009 day.

Thank you to everyone that supported ‘Wear It Pink’

You can view the 12 chosen images below:

Safecontractor is an accreditation scheme that assesses the health & safety competency of contractors and service providers.

Many large organisations now use Safecontractor as their primary means of selecting contractors.

In order to become accredited Jenrick Engineering has demonstrated in detail its internal health and safety policies as well as the procedures and standards that are in place when it comes into contact with contractors and clients.

It confirms Jenrick’s clear commitment to not only working to standards of best practise, but also ensuring it only works with other companies, which embrace similarly high (and safe) standards.

The currently accreditation is valid for a period of 12months, with re-assessment taking place in August 2010.

Further information and certificate information:

• For more details please call the Crick office of Jenrick Engineering on 01788 824 555.
• Jenrick Engineering’s certificate reference: N00164965

The new code base has been developed by Solutions Four Impact Limited, a leading UK Web design company, and also includes a much faster, lighter and intuitive Content Management System.

In addition, See MY CV will soon become fully integrated with ‘Broadbean’ which is the UK’s leading software platform for the recruitment industry to enable multi-job board postings and CV search.

Kevin Matthews, Marketing Manager for See MY CV’s parent company Simon Holdings Plc, explained more about the re-launch:

“We are very excited about the coming months as we anticipate a huge growth in website traffic once recruiters begin posting jobs to our website.

This is only completion of stage 1 of our upgrades and we will now be moving onto the CV registration service to enable simple Video CV and Resume uploading and viewing.”

More information:

• Search Vacancies – click here to search our latest jobs
• CV Register – click here to register your CV

This time around was much more painful than I remember from before, although rose-tinted glasses maybe playing a part in my selective memory.

Yet, importantly, I have fulfilled my goal and achieved my Jenrick Experience!

I have to admit that crossing that finish line was an extremely emotional experience. You don’t realise how much mental energy it takes to complete the marathon until you’ve reached the end, especially as this time around it was not plain sailing by any stretch of the imagination!

Let me rewind a little and go back to the starting line . . .

There I was at the start coughing and spluttering with a stinking cold (which I had developed since Thursday), piling Fisherman’s Friends into my mouth just to try to breath - I am serious too!

Managed to then plod away for ten miles at 10 min mile pace, which was fine considering the cold . . . but then my knee started getting tender (an injury which occurred three weeks ago and nearly forced me to pull out completely).

Had to change my plan of attack from that point on just to make certain I could complete the marathon and only allow myself to run for 150 - 200 paces and then walk for 50 - 70 paces, and to also ensure I didn’t over stress it and cause any permanent damage.

Had to keep up that tidy routine for the next 13 miles – or to put it is real terms, about 3 hours!

Then in the last few miles I felt more confident that my knee was holding so I stepped up the pace a bit again.

Finished in a slow 5 hours 20 something, but I had no choice than to do it that way.

Crazy thing was, my legs still felt quite fresh at the end, so I am happy that the training I did was on the right lines.

What was particularly satisfying was that we raised over £2,500 for Children in Crisis, so much of which was due to the generous support of all those within the Simon Holdings Group, which I and eternally grateful for.

I definitely feel like I’ve got unfinished business here now, so watch this space again once my knee has had time to heal!

Thank you again and my Just Giving page is still live for anyone still wishing to make a donation - http://www.justgiving.com/kevinmatthews

Incidentally, this was final marathon which will be sponsored by Flora, so I was particularly pleased to have been part of it.

Picture:

The picture features Lucy Porter (who was an inspiration and very kindly organised everything) of Children in Crisis, presenting my with my finishers medal - thanks for everything Lucy!