Seeing Obstacles as Stepping Stones ft. Nick Sosa - #188
Intro on Guest:
Nick is finishing up his days at BYU-Idaho. He's learned TONS about building genuine connections, sales, and preparing for a very fruitful career. With a job offer at IBM and nothing but good vibes and appreciation to share, there's no doubt Nick will be doing some amazing things in the near future.
In This Episode:
· Nick’s networking strategy
· How Nick’s older brother has been instrumental on his journey
· How to build genuine connections
Reach out to Nick:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasjsosa/
Time Stamps:
0:45 – Nick’s early growing up years
2:35 – Attributes from Nick’s older brother that he wants to have more in himself
4:49 - How did Nick get into sales?
7:30 – Advice for getting exposed to your dream career early in college
10:31 – Creating and living your own compelling story
14:50 – How do you have the discipline to push yourself forward or hold yourself back in difficult situations?
18:10 – Struggles Nick had in college
21:00 – How Nick’s professors have helped him on his journey
24:00 – What Nick did for networking to get an offer at IBM
28:15 – What Nick would tell himself in 5 years
38:00 – Nick’s advice for those who are stuck
Quotes:
“My brother is one of those guys that identifies an opportunity, evaluates it, and does everything in his power to get there.”
“When you have chosen the values you would like to live by you are able to craft and create your own story around those things.”
“Just being humble enough and open with everyone around you in order to become your best self is a skill that I think is underrated and one that everyone needs to have.”
“It’s been an awesome journey going through college even though I didn’t see the value in it at first but now I do. I’m super glad I did.”
“First was the class, second was the podcast, what’s the third thing?”
“I’m not a big name right now but I will use all of my resources to help out those who truly want help to get to where they want to be.”