Are Your Goals Big Enough?

Hey honeys and hustlers,

Anthony here. 👋🏻 We’ve got a real treat of an episode this week. Angela’s guest was Ryan O’Donnell, the founder of EmployUS (acquired by Hireology) and they talked about setting ambitious goals that make a real difference.

Ryan co-founded EmployUS after working as a recruiter and understanding the power of referrals in the job market. But I couldn’t read his background without focusing on his Guinness World Record from when he was in high school. The record he set? Collecting over 500,000 pounds of food in a food drive… In 18 hours. Yeah, pretty badass.

Hear Ryan and Angela talk about it below.

You can also check it out on Apple Podcasts. 

In this conversation, it was clear Ryan had 2 focuses: impact & ambition.

Ryan focuses on the importance of aiming high and planning for success. By setting your ambitions even higher than they need to be, you build in room for setbacks to happen without derailing everything.

With our focus in this publication being on creator impact, this was a good reminder for any of us in the goal-setting stage. Aim high and aim to make a difference.

Take a look at your current business goals… What would you do differently if you made them even bigger?

It’s easy to doubt ourselves and set the bar too low. In order to reach our true potential as creators and entrepreneurs, we have to believe in ourselves and set our sights on bigger and bigger ideas.

Thanks to Ryan for coming on the show! Your story is an inspirational one.

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Alicia Keys Super Bowl Recap

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