63 - Using Your Talents to Jumpstart Your Career w/ entrepreneur Ricardo Avilla pt.2

"A winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talent, works their tail off to develop them into skills, and uses those skills to accomplish their goals!”
-Larry Bird

Remembering that, no matter where you think you stack up against those around you, YOU ARE GOOD AT SOMETHING!! Everyone has that one special trait that you can use to begin bringing value to those around you! Find your talent, focus on developing it, and the impact you will have will be greater than you could have ever imagined!

This week's episode is part two of our conversation with Ricardo Avilla. Ricardo is a 23 year old who graduated Arizona State University in 2021. In what started as a career path leading to medical school, Ricardo ended up opening his own gym and building a personal training business around helping people physically and mentally improve their lives! His entrepreneurial spirit lives on in his newest venture and he continues to push the boundaries of what is possible. 

Throughout this episode we dive into how you can use what you’re good at to make a living for yourself, the way you can spot opportunities to make money and take advantage of them, 3 things you should know before starting your own business, Ricardo dives into some great motivating advice about why you should take advantage of the time you have now, the power of compounding skill growth, 2 things Ricardo emphasizes with his clients to help them strengthen their mental health, and how to prioritize your goals so they can have the most impact possible!

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Time stamps:
2:58 - using talents to make additional money
5:30 - finding new ventures and opportunities
17:21 - 3 things for someone right out of college to start a business
30:55 - Ricardo’s goals
33:32 - 2 important aspects to mental health in personal training
36:02 - 3 things Ricardo does to strengthen his own mental health
39:24 - how to structure goals and personal goals
41:58 - acknowledgements and final questions

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