Embracing Discomfort: Taking Action to Do Things You Love with Yasmine Khater
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While she wasn’t a natural salesperson, Yasmine Khater’s life circumstances meant she needed to start selling her artwork as a teenager to fund her passion. Since that first instance of choosing what she loved over what made her uncomfortable, she’s lived a trajectory of courageous choices.
She now advises Fortune 100 companies, small businesses, and entrepreneurs on transforming their sales using psychology and storytelling. She’s launched several businesses, is a TEDx speaker, and lives life to the fullest.
Hear Yasmine’s take on:
- Embracing the “sh*tty first draft” approach to overcome the discomfort associated with trying new things
- The importance of pivoting and not letting circumstances get you down
- Advice for people feeling ‘stuck’ in their career
Timestamps
(00:59) Introducing Yasmine and what I first learned from her
(04:04) Yasmine’s childhood and ideas about money
(08:28) Learning skills to earn money—and finding her worth
(10:10) Studying psychology rather than business
(11:58) Matching what you are good at with what the market wants
(15:59) Lessons from her father
(18:09) Figuring out her first job—and what she wishes she’d known
(22:46) Learning how to make an impact
(24:25) What leaders ask Yasmine about sales
(27:00) Advice for people stuck in their jobs
(30:56) Bucket lists and gratitude
(32:00) Beliefs and skills for career growth
(36:06) “Enough-ness”
(38:48) What everyone needs to learn
You can get in touch with Yasmine here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesalesstoryteller
And if you’d like to learn more about Erika:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-behl
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