This is Help Wanted, the show that makes your work work for you. I'm Jason Pfeiffer, editor-in-chief

of Entrepreneur Magazine. And I'm money expert Nicole Lapin. On Tuesdays, Jason and I answer the

helpline and help 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.

And it starts now.

My friend Jana brought on a strategic advisor to help grow her business.

And it's going, okay.

He's smart.

He's capable. he's well connected.

He has already brought Jana tons of value, so all that is great. But he is super slow to respond.

He often reschedules meetings.

Jana is clearly not his top priority, and it is driving her nuts.

And look, we all have things like this in our lives.

They are lesser versions of what we really want. Maybe it's the person you're dating who

isn't responsive enough or the job that's good but not great or the business opportunity

that's promising but limited. These things are frustrating, but you're not sure what to do because,

hey, this person or situation has some of what you want, so is it worth walking away from? Today,

I'll introduce you to a new method of evaluating these situations. I call it the bag of chips test.

It's a way to assess what you want and need so you can make better decisions about what to do next.

But first, I'll tell you where the bag of chips test came from.

So let's dig more into Jana's problem.

Jana came to me for advice.

What does she do about this semi-absent business advisor?

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