Living Up to Your Full Potential with Billy Saleebey
Are your dreams just sitting within your perceived realm of possibility, or are you expanding it? Oftentimes, we are held back from our full potential because we feel we aren’t capable or great enough to pursue our goals.
Former Tesla executive turned podcasting CEO, Billy Saleebey, joins us today to tell you that you have everything it takes to achieve greatness by simply putting one foot in front of the other.
“So step number one could be a micro step, the smallest step you could possibly imagine. And that's okay. And then the third thing I would say is get someone in your life. Who's going to hold you accountable to doing those steps. You share your vision with them as detailed as possible. And by the way, the vision, you keep adding more details. You keep adding more, making it more real in your mind, making each step something that you can actually visualize yourself doing.”
In this episode, Billy also talks about co-founding Podify – a podcasting company that helps podcast shows scale and reach their respective goals; leading with purpose and empathy, and the importance of believing in yourself.
“Connection is the window to happiness. Yeah. If we don't connect and I mean really connect with other people, it's gonna be hard to find happiness. There's so many things that happen in our lives, obstacles, challenges, valleys, and also the high points. And if we don't have people to experience all of those things with, life becomes lonely and life becomes very challenging. I look at my life and I think to myself, how fortunate I am to have grown up with parents who taught me the power of connection.”
In this episode:
(01:00) - How Billy leaped from being a Tesla exec to podcasting
(3:38) - The culmination of Podify
(6:14) - Spotting an opportunity
(9:54) - Valuing your dreams and going after them
(15:04) - Living with empathy
(16:31) - Emerging from obstacles
(19:09) - Radical transparency
(21:33) - Starting with a vision
(26:21) - Finding a productivity ritual
(31:52) - Finding the right pace
(33:47) - Finding time to pause
(38:31) - Purifying your intention
(39:18) - Billy’s message of hope
Guest
After leading global learning and development teams for the most disruptive companies in the world (Tesla/SolarCity), Billy decided to go all in on podcasting. He is the creator and host of Insight Out, a show dedicated to revealing and dissecting life-changing insights; For the Love of Podcast, a show dedicated to the podcast community. Billy is the co-founder of Podify, a podcasting services, and technology company that specializes in the production and promotion of digital media and podcasts.
Resources & Links
52 Weeks of Hope
Billy Saleebey
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