Adam Grant

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2,364 appearances 12 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 11 Aug

Adam Grant’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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And I told Eric that.

He said, great.

What are you waiting for?

And all of a sudden, Robin, I realized I had the relationship between confidence and action backward.

I was waiting until I felt confident to take the leap.

But I needed to take the leap in order to gain confidence.

And I that's literally true in diving, right?

But I think it's a great metaphor for risk taking in life.

I remember when I got tenure at Wharton, I had a group of students tell me I should write a book.

And I said, I'm not ready yet.

And then I heard Eric's voice in my head.

Would you like to write a book one day?

Yes.

Great.

What are you waiting for?

When I got asked to give my first TED talk, I thought, there's no way I'm ready to get in that red circle.

And I heard Eric's voice echoing.

Would you like to do this one day?

Yes, why not today?

And it's a question I've found myself asking over and over of myself, but also with other people.

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