133. A Purpose-Driven Company Solving a Big Problem | Andela Co-Founder & President Christina Sass

The ONE Thing

NOVA Media

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to The ONE Thing, the tip of the iceberg is your results, or your profit – but what lies underneath the surface, supporting those results? We can’t get the right results if we don’t take the right actions, we can’t choose the right actions if we don’t know what our priorities are, and we can’t know what your priorities are if we don’t have clarity on our purpose. That’s why we’re sharing a conversation with a woman who is completely driven by purpose, and we encourage you to listen for three themes: when purpose comes into the picture, when she starts narrowing her focus, and how she moves from Entrepreneurial to Purposeful. Christina Sass is the Co-Founder & President of Andela, which CNN called “the startup that’s harder to get into than Harvard.” They are on a mission to train 100,000 world-class software developers in Africa to bridge the divide between U.S. and African tech sectors, and it’s remarkable what they’ve been able to accomplish in just a few years. In this episode you will learn... [8:00] How you can solve a BIG problem by focusing on ONE action. [18:30] What it looks like to narrow your focus and say no to everything else. [24:05] How you can start moving from E to P. [30:50] Why (and how) anyone can start shifting the culture in an organization. [34:50] ONE thing you can do to find more success in business. The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: We love what Christina says at the end of this conversation: “Purpose is a currency all on its own. Find your purpose, and the means to attack it will follow.” Are you clear about what your purpose is, or do you have a general sense of what it might be? The path to discovering your purpose starts by getting on the path. So how much time, every week, are you intentionally pausing to think about what your purpose might be? If you invest zero time, you won’t have any clarity. If you want to get on the path, we want to help. Click here to take your first step by joining the Living Your ONE Thing community. Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more at Andela.com Connect with Christina: Twitter | LinkedIn We want your feedback. Click here to leave a review on iTunes AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

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0:00.0	Hey folks Jeff Woods here before we dive into the episode we wanted to ask a favor if you like the episode that you hear today
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0:26.1	of approaching relationships with the thought of how you can add value to other people without expecting
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0:32.6	We really appreciate you being a fan of the show
0:34.8	and thank you for leaving that review.
0:36.5	With that, let's get into the episode.
0:38.2	This is the One Thing Podcast,
0:42.0	where we teach you the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results.
0:47.0	My name is Jeff Woods. I'm the Vice President here at the One Thing team.
0:52.0	If you've read the book, then you know that on page 134 there's
0:56.2	this image of an iceberg and like all iceberg the tip is just that that small
1:00.9	little piece that you see above the surface,
1:03.8	yet the majority of its mass lies beneath the surface.
1:07.5	When it comes to the one thing,
1:09.2	the tip of the iceberg is the results that you get, we call it profit and the actions that you take or productivity.
1:17.1	The challenge is you can't get the right results, you can't have profit if you don't take the
1:20.8	right actions, if you're not really productive,
1:22.6	and you can't truly be productive if you don't know what your priorities are.
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