Dried white board ink. Are clients reallllly motivated to hire in todays world?

Although there is a lot of hiring activity, I have to admit that it's a true mix
when it comes to finding clients that are truly motivated to hire. 


The market is very hot for sales talent, the talent pool is
thin and it's more and more important to hire in a timely matter than ever
before. 

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I was reminded of this today as I looked at my white board and decided to do some visual house cleaning.  Now, having had a white board for years and years and years I'd say that I'll throw out a rough estimate that it takes me about 3+ months of having an opportunity on the board before the ink 'dries', and by dries I mean so dry that it just won't come off with the conventional eraser they provide you with.  On a side note, if you ever have this problem take an old dry erase marker that isn't writing well and use that to rub off the letters.  Works like a charm. 

I literally erased 10+ opportunities off of the board that had been on there for 3-10 months. 

I'd like to get some industry perspective from others out there on what's going on, in your opinion.