Don't Fall Into the "Hero Trap" When Trying To Advance Your Career– Do This Instead

Help Wanted

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Self-improvement, Education, Business

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Jason reads an email from someone who so desperately wants their book published, that they've sent copies to King Charles, Bill Clinton and Quentin Tarantino. It's not uncommon for people to look for a champion of their work... but, it's a waste of time. Jason and Nicole explains what you should do instead when you need a helping hand.

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0:00.0	This is Help Wanted, the show that makes your work work for you. I'm Jason Pfizer,
0:12.1	editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine.
0:14.0	And I'm money expert Nicole Lappin. On Tuesdays, Jason and I answer the helpline and help
0:18.5	callers solve their work problems. And on Thursdays, I give you one way to improve your work and build a career or company you love.
0:26.0	And it starts now.
0:28.0	Nicole, I'm going to list off some names and I want you to tell me what they all have in common.
0:33.2	Okay.
0:34.2	All right.
0:36.2	King Charles the third.
0:37.8	Okay, so like King Charles, yeah.
0:40.0	I guess, I don't know.
0:42.0	I don't know how many King Charles is there. I don't know. I don't know how many King Charles there are.
0:44.0	Don't come at me.
0:47.0	The Royal Family Watchers.
0:49.0	All right.
0:50.0	Hillary and Bill Clinton, George and Laura Bush,
0:55.0	Barack and Michelle Obama,
0:57.5	Quentin Tarantino, for a while you were like,
0:59.8	world leaders, but now Quentin Tarantino.
1:02.1	Nick Woodman, I actually don't know who that person is.
1:05.4	And now actually a whole bunch of other people whose names I don't know so I'm not even going to read that.
1:08.9	Anyway, what do you think they all have in common? I like things that you've Googled recently.
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