Moment 102 - Why A Job Isn't Just A Paycheck: Barbara Corcoran

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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Society & Culture, Business, Education

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🗓️ 24 March 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

What is the value of a job? Is it just the pay check or is there something more valuable that can be gained from a job? In this moment business mogul Barbara Corcoran discusses why she would always pick the job in which she could learn a lot and gain skills over just a pay check. Having worked 22 jobs including being a lifeguard, tent saleswoman and a hot dog vendor, Barbara believes that every lesson she learned in these positions helped her later in business and led to her stratospheric success. Listen to the full episode here - ⁠https://g2ul0.app.link/TIVYc9ZjNu The conversation cards waitlist is now open, join now - ⁠http://bit.ly/3l7dhKG⁠ Barbara: https://www.barbaracorcoran.com https://twitter.com/BarbaraCorcoran?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the episodes on YouTube - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos

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0:00.0	In the diorevisio we have hundreds of questions that have been left by our guests and we've
0:07.8	put them on these cards.
0:11.4	And on these cards you have the question that's been left in the diorevisio, the name of
0:17.1	the person who wrote the question.
0:18.9	And if you turn it over there's a QR code.
0:21.8	If you scan that code you can see which guest answered the question and watch the video
0:26.8	of them answering it.
0:28.1	Every time I've done this podcast and every time we've asked the kind of questions
0:31.0	we ask here I feel a tremendous sense of affinity to the guest.
0:35.2	And our aim with these cards is that you can create that sense of connection through
0:39.2	vulnerability at home with the people you love the most.
0:42.8	And I have some good news for you.
0:44.6	As of today you can add your name to the waiting list to be the first in line to get your
0:49.2	own set of conversation cards at theconversationcards.com.
0:53.4	That is theconversationcards.com.
0:57.0	You had some 22 or 23 jobs before you started your own business.
1:00.1	Yes, I did.
1:01.1	So jobs from everything from being a receptionist to a waitress to everything in between.
1:07.1	We often look back at those jobs that didn't pay us a lot and that the world doesn't hold
1:11.9	in high regard.
1:14.0	Some people might think that they are a waste of time or they were like necessary.
1:18.5	What's your view on when you are a receptionist and a waitress?
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