If Eddie Izzard ever fancied a new career direction, I’m sure he would fit in perfectly at RB!
And here is why…

In December 2009 British comedian Eddie Izzard was awarded a special prize in the UK Sports Personality of the Year Award for his outstanding commitment to raising money through running 43 - yes 43 – marathons in 51 days!

Eddie’s marathons took him all around the UK, clocking up more than 1,160 miles. This must have taken tremendous determination and focus, as he endured dramatic situations such as losing toenails and having to eat more than 6,000 calories a day in order to keep up his energy levels.

As I watched the awards show and heard about Eddie’s tremendous ambition and achievement, it made me think how perfectly he would fit into the culture here at RB.
We always strive to achieve the most far reaching goals possible.
If something is a standard goal for the masses, for example running one marathon, then, like Eddie, RB people aren’t interested.

Like him we want to push the boundaries further and achieve greater successes, and do things that people never thought possible.

I’m sure there were plenty of sceptics who did not believed a middle-aged man would be able to achieve what Eddie has accomplished, but he kept his determination and wasn’t afraid to stand up and give the challenge a go.
Even if he had failed to complete all the marathons he originally set out to do, at least he would know he had pushed himself to his absolute best, and this is an achievement to be proud of.

When I first began working for RB I remember some wise words told me by one of our directors. He told me that I should constantly strive to push myself to face new challenges every day at work and never to be afraid if occasionally you don’t reach the far-off goal which may have been set, as it is only through these minor failures that you are reminded that you are stretching the boundaries.
This way you achieve far greater than if you had kept within comfortable safe limitations all along.

It is only through constantly trying new and innovative solutions that RB manages to repeatedly achieve pioneering successes, such as our new innovative Finish launch – the Quantumatic!
This clever new gadget automatically releases a new dose of Finish product each time you use the dishwasher so you don’t have to worry about putting a tablet in each time you wash the dishes.
This is an example of how, like Eddie, here at RB we are prepared to be inventive and do something new and different from the rest.

To date Eddie has raised over £250,000 for his efforts and although he has made a tremendous achievement, he is still determined to do more to help raise money for worthy causes. It’s this quality which really makes Eddie stand out to me – he can be proud of his outstanding achievements yet still strives to achieve even more!

If this has got you thinking about the qualities you possess and you feel, like Eddie, you might be up to the RB challenge, then why not have a look at our graduate recruitment programme which has been designed to achieve the very best results from the very best people.