Molly Graham

If you try something and you fail at it in one form or another, often there is a safety net there in some form or another.

I think it doesn't always feel that way.

I mean, particularly maybe these days, like people are scared about whether jobs will exist and things like that.

So it can feel extra scary to take a risk, to quit and become a comedian.

But I'm curious, like in your experience, what made you feel safe enough to take that risk?

Because I do think there's different kinds of fear.

And there's like the fear I might fail.

And then there's like the much more existential fear of like, I'm not gonna be able to feed my family.

So what do you think let you take that risk?

I can only imagine what kind of teacher you are.

Those are like such great examples for two reasons.

Like one is.

I think financial fear is such a powerful force for people.

It's one of the reasons, by the way, that I hate student debt.

I can only imagine what kind of teacher you are.

I think it's one of the greatest risk quashers in the world.

But I always say there's a difference between diffuse financial anxiety and specific financial anxiety.

And I think a lot of people stay stuck in diffuse financial anxiety.

Meaning I'm scared I won't have enough money.

But what you did is what creates specific financial anxiety.