This is How to Be a Better Human.

I'm your host, Chris Duffy.

Today in the show, our guest is Molly Graham, and Molly is, among many other things,

a very successful business person, a writer, and the new host of Ted's Work Life podcast.

So we're going to be talking to her about how the rules for building a great career have

evolved and what it takes to navigate this new work landscape.

You know, when I was searching for my first job, I really, really, really wanted to write for a

newspaper. I was positive that I wanted to be a traditional newspaper journalist. But then

everywhere I applied, they were cutting positions rather than hiring. I couldn't get a job. And I needed

a job that would let me pay my bills.

So I just started applying for anything and everything. And I ended up getting a position teaching English abroad. And then I got a job teaching at an elementary school in Boston.

And I could never, ever, ever have predicted that starting there would lead me to be here

hosting this podcast and talking to you right now.

In fact, one of the biggest lessons that I've learned, maybe the only career lesson that I feel

totally confident standing behind, is that you cannot predict how things will turn out.

Like it or not, you are going to be surprised.

So how do you help people to figure out how to navigate a career path if you can't possibly know what's coming next?

Well, that is exactly the kind of challenge that Molly lives for.

To get us started, here's a clip from Molly's TED Talk where she's addressing one of the biggest

misconceptions that people have about their jobs and their career choices.

Here's Molly.

There's a lot of pressure around what it takes to build a great career.

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