“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.” – Napolean Hill. This is one of my favorite quotes as it reminds me our ability to accomplish our goals is limitless. In case you do not know me, my name is Casey Hasten, Executive Recruiter, Director of Recruiting for VIP, and #hiringguru.
I am a self-proclaimed #podcastjunkie and make no apologies for my unquenchable thirst for more knowledge. I love to gather information from some of the greatest thought leaders in the world and share this information in bite-size chunks with my team, candidates, clients, friends, and yes, even strangers. My conversations in the office usually begin something like this… “I listened to a podcast this morning and learned…” or “I read a book last night and thought this would be interesting to try…”
My preferences on podcasts lean towards leadership, sales advice, and motivation. Who better to listen to than the all-time great motivational speaker, Tony Robbins? I recently listened to an interview he did with the founder of Sirius radio, Martine Rothblatt (listen here) and was blown away by her accomplishments. An engineer by education is certainly impressive by itself. However, she did not stop there. She saw the potential for a new platform to deliver media content to the world and jumped hurtle after hurtle to achieve this goal. Due to her efforts, satellite radio was born.
One would think this lifetime accomplishment would be enough…thank you and go home. Nope. She then went on to launch a biotech company, which founded a cure for a disease no one was interested in curing because it was so rare. Why? Her daughter was diagnosed with it and given a life sentence of three to four years to live. Not acceptable in Martine’s world! I am exhausted already just reading about her accomplishments, but there is more! How about manufactured lungs for everyone? Self-flying electric helicopters to deliver these organs anyone?
Here is what I learned from this podcast:
- There will be obstacles in your path to success. Learn to jump high.
- Just because “they” say it cannot be done does not mean it cannot be done.
- When you believe in a project with passion, success is imminent. It may not look like you envisioned, but it will come. Opportunities for success are limitless.
Happy podcasting!