Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Inside The Inspired, a podcast about people that create opportunity for themselves. I’m your host, Jonathan Cohen.
This episode features Erica Zendell, a technology manager on sabbatical traveling across the country training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu while writing her book and memoir, Zen in the Art of Fighting.
In this episode, we talked about how the pandemic prompted her introspection into what mattered most to her, milestones versus goals, and plotting out life data points.
Erica has worked as a product manager for brands such as Wayfair, SAP Hybris, and a program manager for Asics Digital. Erica holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and a Bachelor’s in Comparative Literature from Princeton. Lastly, on this Sabbatical Erica was recently promoted to the rank of a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt!
Erica has been featured on multiple podcasts and writes a newsletter you can subscribe to here:
https://erica-zendell.ck.page/92bf8b841f
You can also follow Erica through her blog & Instagram: @zenintheartoffighting.
Please join me in welcoming my guest, Erica Zendell!
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This weekend I’ve accepted the David Goggins 4x4x48 Challenge. I'll be running 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hrs in honor of my grandmother, Ziva Cohen. Pushing beyond the limits of what we believe is possible for ourselves to see who we come out as the other side. I’ll be running an additional two miles for a total of 50 miles in 48 hours. I’m raising money for the Cure Alzheimer’s Thru Research Fund and donating $100 following each of the runs.
I lost both my grandmothers to this disease.
"Your reasons to continue must be greater than your reasons to stop."
This isn't a fitness test. This is about resilience - something both my grandmothers demonstrated profoundly. I know that when it comes to resilience, the memories of my grandmothers serve as my inspiration. To endure, give back, and honor the lives of the people that impact us most, in my opinion, is the strongest blessing I have to offer.
In everything bad there is something good. I'm hoping that through this challenge, we can raise money for a cause bigger than ourselves and support research towards eliminating this disease once and for all.
If you’re interested in donating, you can check out our GoFundMe page linked here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/4x4x48-challenge-in-memory-of-ziva-cohen
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