Disappointment Is the Key to Career Success with Keke Palmer

Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast

Higher Ground

Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture, Relationships

4.4 • 9.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Acclaimed actress Keke Palmer joins Michelle and Craig to answer a listener who asks why she feels so bad after a big career win. Keke reflects on how her planned breakout as a young actress went awry, and the ways that feelings of failure contributed to her career. Michelle, Craig, and Keke talk about how their perspective on meaningful work has changed over the years—and the advice that Michelle’s girls are finally starting to listen to.

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0:00.0	So I remember when I did a keel and the B, everybody kept saying, this movie is going to be a hit.
0:04.8	This movie's going to bust it out.
0:06.8	This is going to, you're going to be a star.
0:09.0	And like, it's such an elusive thing because what's the star?
0:11.5	You know what I?
0:12.1	Yeah.
0:12.2	Right.
0:12.7	And how old were you then?
0:14.3	I was 11.
0:15.2	11.
0:15.8	And they were like, this is huge.
0:17.2	And I'm like, wow, this is huge. Like, really, whatever that is. I guess I'll be Michael Jackson now.
0:21.3	You know, like, it was like cute.
0:22.8	And then the movie came in and did so terrible in the box office.
0:27.0	Although that was one of my favorite moves.
0:28.8	And then the funny thing about it is like over time, it grew to be my most popular film.
0:33.8	Yeah.
0:34.1	And the thing that people most know me for, but I use that as an example in this is because
0:38.8	our life is made up of many moments.
0:41.9	It's not made, like our legacy is not just that one thing we did.
0:45.8	Okay, Kiki.
0:46.7	You know, it's the many things that we did.
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