Hasan Minhaj: ON How To Strategically Express Yourself & Take Criticism Positively

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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Health & Fitness, Business, Mental Health

4.8 • 28.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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On this episode of On Purpose, I sat down with Hasan Minhaj. Hasan is a first generation American, and is a comedian, actor, and the host and creator of the weekly comedy series Patriot Act. Hasan shares that he was fired from every previous job he’s ever had, and the value of relentlessly trying new things until you find work worth doing. He reminds us of the challenges that come with making great art and to always be specific with the message you want to share. Text Jay Shetty 310-997-4177

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0:00.0	Well, dude, I got fired pretty much every job that I had.
0:03.1	So, you know, Safeway, Office Max, wherever I was working.
0:06.5	And generally, when I got fired, the manager would call me in.
0:10.7	And they'd be like, hey, look, us, and you're a nice enough guy.
0:14.0	But we gotta let you go.
0:15.1	Like, it just seems like you don't wanna be here.
0:17.2	Yeah.
0:17.8	And I remember, like, every time they would fire me,
0:19.5	they'd be like, is there somewhere else you would rather be?
0:23.0	Because you seem very disinterested here at Delta.
0:25.5	And what would be your honest, and I would be like,
0:27.2	I could tell you exactly where I wanna be.
0:29.4	What's crazy is every time they would fire me,
0:32.2	I actually did have the answer exactly what I'd wanna be doing.
0:35.1	And where I'd wanna be.
0:35.8	Yeah, I wanted to be performing.
0:37.1	I wanted to be doing stand up.
0:38.8	Music
0:45.0	Welcome back to On Purpose, the number one health podcast in the world.
0:48.4	Thank you so much for coming back every single week
0:51.3	to listen, to learn, and to grow from some of the most amazing minds in the world.
0:55.1	And today's guest is definitely not gonna disappoint.
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