How would you feel if you made it to your 100th birthday? What legacy would you want to leave? Would you have any regrets?  Thinking about this question NOW can make all the difference in how you live your life. (And because we are a couple of weeks ahead recording, wouldn't you know that we're dropping this right in the middle of the Coronapocalypse! It's not about CV-19, but it's kinda relatable. You're welcome!) Erin Hatzikostas and Nicole Licata Grant kick off with a quick reflection on their relevance and connectedness to a whole "woke" culture, or...not? What the hell does any of that mean anyway? Nicole dishes on her family reunion outside of Tuscon, Arizona with a bunch of other East Coast paesani in celebration of her maternal grandmother's 100th birthday. It's a "Shotguns meets Sambuca" kind of affair! Edith is a spitfire who was born before women had affirmed their right to vote and "always gets the last word" now that she has lived the longest of her generation! Erin is not to be beast with a hilarious Arizona story of her own from back in her corporate days - with one extremely displeased Dr. Popik. It seems that living the rich life isn't always that convenient. Or rich for that matter. (Also we learn there are two kinds of people in the world; those who use the bathroom on the corporate jet and those who don't. Guess which one Erin is?) But what does this all mean? As much as they typically dislike "binary" things, really a person can only be in one state of being at a time - happy or unhappy - and taking stock of that can help you pause in the moment and reflect on what it actually holds for you. Life is, after all, the moment we are in right now.  Speaking of the moment, Erin and Nicole also talk handling the mundane tasks in your day-to-day life so they don't absorb all your brain space, time and create stress. Erin, as usual, takes us from uninspired to on fire! This includes Erin's "mundane" - like finally getting around to applying to Ted Talks! It's really about making the little things managed and meaningful, taking nothing for granted (especially this one life) and being grateful for those big challenges that actually propel us forward. If you like jammin' with us on the podcast, b sure to join us for more fun and inspiration! Here are some options... Check out the b BRILLIANT career coaching program @   b Cause Podcast Facebook group @ We share even more crazy stuff here (you probably thought that was impossible).  Take our simple, fun and insightful "What Kind of Dog Are You At Work?" by going to  We have so much fun stuff going on...we wouldn't want you to miss out - join the authenticity movement and our community by adding your email just about anywhere @  Check out our blog for more of our no-BS career advice @ We have fun and inspiring t-shirts @ DISCLAIMER: This episode is not explicit, though contains mild swearing that may be unsuitable for younger audiences.  Tweetable Comments: "You almost showed up to the podcast recording without pants." "Is woke like bespoke? It sounds snooty." "If this were a season, Nicole would have just wrapped up the final episode with a fade to black." "I'm in touch with hip-hop, or, 1985 hip-hop." "You can do a lot in 100 years, or you can waste it." "Put fifty family members in a room, watch everyone's crazy and call it a holiday. Which is fun." "It was a typical Italian reunion. You're not sure if you're all related, but at some point you all shared a bed or a uterus or something." "Nicole: Grandma, 100 years! amazing, I hope that I live to be 100! Edith/Grandma: Oh why would you do that to yourself?" "There still won't be a female president in my lifetime though." "There's nothing more American than this table in front of me - Fritos and Firearms." "This place is fucked." "Happiness has different definitions and different grades." "I want the big happiness. The full life happiness. That sometimes means pain and sacrifice. There's probably going to be moments where there's pain and sacrifice, but it's part of the big happy." "Dr. Popik sounds like someone who produces porn for a living." "Arizona really brings out the best in us." "This term, mindfulness, I think it's so elusive." "As you exist in every moment, as you go through the world, ask yourself that question: 'Am I happy?'" "Am I using my time as I want to?" "You either stand up and find the silver lining, or you lay down and stare at the ceiling. And sometimes you do both." "When I open myself up. amazing things happen." "Sometimes when you sit down to do the big stuff, it's actually a load of little things" "It might be hard, but it's intentional." "It's about creating a community."