Why Outstanding Careers Need Time (Not Instant Promotions)

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1:18Tim Elmore:Yeah, I use a metaphor to start that conversation. I call it crockpots or microwaves. Many, many, many Gen Zers want their career to be microwaved. You know, I want to be VP when I'm 25, own the company when I'm 35. I'm being facetious here. But they do want to accelerate it. And we want to go, no, a great career is in a crockpot. So think about a microwave and a crockpot just for a minute. If I put a hot dog in a microwave and it's done in a minute and a half, another minute and a half, I don't even want to eat that rubber thing that's just been outside. That's how a career is. You speed that thing forward.

1:54Tim Elmore:You're not really worth the title you've been given if you rush it. But you put good food in a slow cooker. It gets better and better and better with time. I think good careers are in a crockpot, not a microwave. Good marriages, crockpot, not microwave. Good friendships. So I try to start the conversation with you're not slow. You're not behind. you're not weird but this is going to take some years keep doing what you're doing execute what's in front of you and it will pay off