Why We Work So Hard | Ep. #613

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

Eric Siu and Neil Patel

Business, Marketing, Careers

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2018

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

In episode #613, Eric and Neil explain why they work so hard. Tune in to hear why they spend so much time working and whether it is worth it. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: Why We Work So Hard [00:43] Neil says he works so hard because he loves what he does and he also has nothing better to do. [00:50] He loves it so much it doesn’t feel like work for him. [01:01] Eric loves playing games and finds that marketing is a fun game for him (in terms of strategizing). [01:58] He is addicting to winning. [02:30] One of Neil’s partners said marketing is like a drug. [03:03] Eric sees systems of processes and finds them to be like puzzle pieces. [03:35] Business is a game that never ends. [04:01] Though Neil clearly grew up an Upper-Middle Class kid, he still had aspirations of being “rich” and privileged. [04:12] Eventually, he realized money doesn’t equate to happiness, but the challenges of the job were satisfying. [04:38] Figure out what your motivation is and once you find that, keep pushing forward. If you don’t love what you do, don’t do it! [05:32] Eric believes that when you work all the time, you get to meet a wide array of interesting people, which is beneficial and it evens out all the hours worked. [06:04] That’s it for today! [06:07] Go to Singlegrain.com/Giveway for a special marketing tool giveaway! Leave some feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with us: NeilPatel.com Quick Sprout Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel Twitter @ericosiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Get ready for your daily dose of marketing strategies and tactics from
0:06.8	entrepreneurs with the guile and experience to help you find success in any
0:11.4	marketing capacity. You're listening to marketing school
0:14.5	with your instructors Neil Patel and Eric Sue.
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0:51.6	Welcome to another episode of Marketing School.
0:56.0	I'm Eric Sue, and I'm Neil Patel.
0:58.0	And today we're going to talk about why we work so hard.
1:01.0	So I was walking up here, and I think I was thinking about this a couple days ago too.
1:04.4	I was just thinking like, why do we work so hard? Why does Neil work so hard?
1:08.0	Why do a bunch of people I know work so hard? So I'm curious Neil, why do you work so hard?
1:12.0	What drives you? Because I love what I do and have nothing else better to do in this world
1:16.9	Being honest like I love marketing I love it so much like it's not work for me it's life and I think for you as well right it's I mean to me it's a game so coming from a gaming background I was just always wondering like I work so hard playing games growing up I studied so hard I trained so hard and I was just like man if I can just apply this to the world of business like that would be great and I literally couldn't find I'm just spinning my wheels I just I kept going from game to game whether it's World of Warcraft,
1:45.6	Counter-Strike poker as well. I just kept moving around and I couldn't find it until I finally found marketing and I just I wake up and it feels like a game because I'm able to do
1:54.5	different tools or try different tools I'm able to build different kinds of businesses too,
1:58.6	able to meet great people. I feel like I'm playing a game honestly every single day and
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