Eric Koester: How Creating the Right Project Can Maximize Career Opportunities - EP#19

On today’s episode, you’ll learn the winning formula for creating your own serendipitous opportunities.

Whether you’re a 20-year-old looking to start a new job, or a 60-year-old moving into a new industry…

The practical advice and powerful perspectives in this conversation will help you build your network and increase your opportunities.

Eric Koester, a serial entrepreneur and investor, joins Andrea on the podcast today and breaks down the value of creating the right project and how to turn that project into pivotal moments that can change the trajectory of your entire career.

Eric is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, the author of Super Mentors, and the founder of one of the fastest-growing private education companies in the United States, Manuscripts.com. If you’ve been wondering how to increase your ‘opportunity surface area,’ Eric’s insights will help you do just that.

Tune in to the next episode of This Magic Life on September 18th to hear financial wizard Kate Northrup share how learning to listen to her intuition in her 20’s led her to find true love and abundance in her life.

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In this episode, you'll discover:

• 03:57 Eric shares a pivotal moment at a conference that changed his entire career journey

• 05:50 Why it’s important to pick substantive projects that align with your passion

• 07:47 How writing a book shifted how people perceived Eric and his work

• 10:18 How Eric’s intuition has shown up for him throughout his career and life

• 14:43 The importance of challenging what you’re afraid of

• 15:50 Eric defines the term mentor and why mentoring is critical in life success

• 17:58 How to figure out what the right projects are for you

• 22:00 How creating the right project or working with the right mentor can change everything

• 28:26 Does casting a wide net open doors to new opportunities?

• 31:36 Eric shares his top advice to attract more serendipity into your life

• 35:!0 Andrea reveals the one thing that sets students she’s mentored apart from each other

• 37:27 The secret to the magic Eric has experienced in his life and career so far

Resources to go deeper:

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• Visit the Manuscripts website

• Learn About Super Mentors