Everything You Believe About Success is Wrong (Why Talented People Fail -- and How to Win) | Sarah Robb O'Hagan (Fan Fav)

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🗓️ 22 March 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Fan Favorite: This episode originally aired on October 17, 2017. Fired twice in her 20s, Sarah Robb O’Hagan struggled with a nearly constant fear of being fired and fought to find her lane. She learned how to persevere in times of trouble and she pushed herself to improve daily. And ultimately, by the time she was 38, she was the global president of a $5 billion company, leading its successful turnaround and reinvention. She held other executive positions throughout her career such as the Marketing Director at Virgin and Nike and the President of Gatorade and Equinox. SHOW NOTES Sarah pins down characteristics of successful people and why humility is a key ingredient. [4:17] Sarah addresses why leaders should codify and demonstrate value and show grit. [10:01] Tom and Sarah talk about stepping out of line and how she created her own job. [18:16] Sarah recalls how she turned rejection into promotion and demonstrated how to create value. [23:43] Tom and Sarah talk about what makes a great executive and her strategies for self-improvement. [31:01] Sarah explains why failure is good and how to process through it. [39:43] Sarah defines the impact that she wants to have on the world. [41:54] FOLLOW SARAH: INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2yrXwS3 TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2yuy2oY FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2yrmIIe LINKEDIN: http://bit.ly/2ztjYu7 WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/2xK6OXl CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Range Rover: Range Rover: Explore the Range Rover Sport at https://rangerover.com/us/sport Audible: Sign up for a free 30 day trial at https://audible.com/IMPACTTHEORY Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code IMPACT at check out Thrive Market: Go to https:thrivemarket.com/impact for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! Tax Network: Stop looking over your shoulder and put your IRS troubles behind you. Call 1-800-958-1000 or visit https://tnusa.com/impact ITU: Ready to breakthrough your biggest business bottleneck? Apply to work with me 1:1 - https://impacttheory.co/SCALE American Alternative Assets: If you're ready to explore gold as part of your investment strategy, call 1-888-615-8047 or go to https://TomGetsGold.com Mint Mobile: If you like your money, Mint Mobile is for you. Shop plans at https://mintmobile.com/impact. DISCLAIMER: Upfront payment of $45 for 3-month 5 gigabyte plan required (equivalent to $15/mo.). New customer offer for first 3 months only, then full-price plan options available. Taxes & fees extra. See MINT MOBILE for details. ********************************************************************** What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER SCALING a business: see if you qualify here. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. ********************************************************************** If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you. ********************************************************************** Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.6	You're listening to the Impact Theory podcast, your source of empowering ideas and actionable techniques from the world's highest achievers.
1:16.4	Join host Tom Bill You, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of the billion-dollar brand Quest Nutrition, on a journey to unlock your potential and realize your vision of success.
1:27.2	Welcome to Impact Theory.
1:31.3	Hello, everybody, welcome to Impact Theory. You are here, my friends, because you believe that
1:36.2	human potential is nearly limitless, but you know that having potential is not the same as actually
1:41.2	doing something with it. So our goal with this show and company is to
1:44.8	introduce you to the people and ideas that will help you actually execute on your dreams.
1:50.7	All right. Today's guest was twice named to the Forbes list of the most powerful women in
1:55.9	sports. She's been the marketing director at Virgin, the marketing director at Nike, and her two
2:00.3	most recent gigs were as the president of at Nike, and her two most recent gigs
2:01.3	were as the president of Gatorade and then Equinox. She's such a super stud that the media has dubbed her
2:07.8	the Pied Piper of Potential, but that's not at all what anyone would have guessed when she was growing up.
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