Are you afraid to take the next step toward your vision for the future? Even the most successful people deal with fear on the daily. So, what separates the successful from the stuck? How do you learn to run toward conflict and face your fears head on?
Aaron Opalewski is the Founder and CEO of Spark Talent Acquisition, a staffing and recruiting agency out of Sterling Heights, Michigan. Since he started the company in 2013, Spark has grown from a team of five in a single office to an 18-state operation that will provide 3,000 opportunities this year alone. A driven entrepreneur with 13 years of experience in the recruiting industry, Aaron has impacted the performance and profitability of hundreds of businesses and thousands of people.
On this episode of Destined to Be, Aaron joins us to share his journey from personal training to entrepreneurship, describing what fuels him to work harder than everyone else and overdeliver. He explores what it takes to be wildly successful in your business and family life, explaining the relationship between being present and being effective with your time. Listen in for Aaron's insight on making decisions based on your values and learn how to navigate fear as you work toward your own bold vision for the future.
The lack of confidence that led Aaron to make poor decisions and get in trouble as a young man
Aaron's challenging transition from personal training to a sales role with a recruiting company
How being an undersized athlete fueled Aaron's drive to work harder than anyone else and overdeliver
The experience that taught Aaron he could learn anything he put his mind to
Aaron's insight around processes as the secret to scaling a business to multiple states
The role Aaron's relationship with God plays in his work
Why Aaron walked away from a successful multimillion-dollar company to start Spark Talent
How Aaron navigates the fear of working through each new level of uncertainty in his life
How Aaron makes decisions based on his vision and values
How Aaron's morning routine has pivoted through COVID
Why Aaron books time to work out and be present with his family on his calendar
What it takes to be wildly successful in your business and family life
The relationship between being present and maximizing the effectiveness of your time
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