Cheers to 100 episodes!! I'm not great at celebrating small wins. My brain loves to just keep pushing forward. Move the goalposts. Focus on everything I haven't accomplished. And while that serves me in some ways, it often makes me miss the whole journey. So I'm intentionally slowing down and appreciating the process. 100 episodes. 80+ in-depth conversations with incredible people. Almost 2 years of podcasting. My whole life has changed. And that's worth celebrating. Thank you to everyone who has listened and supported this journey! I love you all. This week I talk about the lessons I've learned through these 100 episodes as well as an update about where my business is heading.

Cheers to 100 episodes!!

I’m not great at celebrating small wins.

My brain loves to just keep pushing forward. Move the goalposts. Focus on everything I haven’t accomplished. 

And while that serves me in some ways, it often makes me miss the whole journey.

So I’m intentionally slowing down and appreciating the process.

100 episodes. 
80+ in-depth conversations with incredible people. 
Almost 2 years of podcasting.

My whole life has changed.

And that’s worth celebrating.

Thank you to everyone who has listened and supported this journey! I love you all. 

This week I talk about the lessons I've learned through these 100 episodes as well as an update about where my business is heading.

Erin received her law degree from UC Berkeley in 2008 and worked as a lawyer for one year before she was fired. That turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Erin decided to take a leap of faith and pour her life savings into creating a restaurant dedicated to the best food on earth: mac and cheese. Erin is the Founder and CEO of Homeroom. Homeroom has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Food Network, Travel Channel, Cooking Channel, and other national media outlets. Homeroom now has over 100 employees and has also received numerous awards for its people-first business practices. Erin authored the best-selling "Mac and Cheese Cookbook," and business articles for Conscious Company Magazine and the Washington Post.

Here is what we chat about in this episode:

• Why Erin went to law school even though she had wanted to open a cupcake shop
• What happened after Erin was fired from her firm
• How she used her entire life saving to open up a restaurant with virtually no experience in this field.
• How she found herself unhappy after 5 years in her dream job and what she did to fix it.
• What Homeroom is doing now to create more female partners in the restaurant industry and how they're sharing their successful anti-harassment training policy.

Erin received her law degree from UC Berkeley in 2008 and worked as a lawyer for one year before she was fired. That turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Erin decided to take a leap of faith and pour her life savings into creating a restaurant dedicated to the best food on earth: mac and cheese. Erin is the Founder and CEO of Homeroom. Homeroom has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Food Network, Travel Channel, Cooking Channel, and other national media outlets. Homeroom now has over 100 employees and has also received numerous awards for its people-first business practices. Erin authored the best-selling “Mac and Cheese Cookbook,” and business articles for Conscious Company Magazine and the Washington Post.

Here is what we chat about in this episode:

• Why Erin went to law school even though she had wanted to open a cupcake shop
• What happened after Erin was fired from her firm
• How she used her entire life saving to open up a restaurant with virtually no experience in this field.
• How she found herself unhappy after 5 years in her dream job and what she did to fix it.
• What Homeroom is doing now to create more female partners in the restaurant industry and how they’re sharing their successful anti-harassment training policy.

Here is what we chat about in this episode:

• How no one actually knows what they're doing and you don't have to do it alone.
• How fulfillment comes from giving yourself time and space to do the things you want to do.
• Why it's important to think about the limitations you're arguing for.
• And so much more!

  Here is what we chat about in this episode:

• How no one actually knows what they're doing and you don't have to do it alone.
• How fulfillment comes from giving yourself time and space to do the things you want to do.
• Why it's important to think about the limitations you're arguing for.
• And so much more!

Here is what we chat about in this episode:

- What the FIRE movement is really about

- How Paula got started on her own journey to financial independence

- How freelancing gave her freedom to travel for over 2 years and the skills to never go back to a "job"

- Where the big opportunities in freelance writing are today

- How she built her rental property portfolio and the resources she offers her community to do the same

- What some possible downsides are to the FIRE movement and how to have the proper discussions to work around those issues

- And so much more!

Here is what we chat about in this episode:

- What the FIRE movement is really about

- How Paula got started on her own journey to financial independence

- How freelancing gave her freedom to travel for over 2 years and the skills to never go back to a “job”

- Where the big opportunities in freelance writing are today

- How she built her rental property portfolio and the resources she offers her community to do the same

- What some possible downsides are to the FIRE movement and how to have the proper discussions to work around those issues

- And so much more!

Our book review for April is Brene Brown's Rising Strong. The entire premise of the book is how to get back up when life has thrown you down. Given that every one of us will get knocked down in life, learning how to rise and write your own story is one of the greatest skills we can cultivate.

Especially during this uncertain time of a global pandemic, Brene Brown's insights can help us weather the storm and regain some control.

Here is what we cover in this episode:

• What the 3 steps of Rising Strong include
• Why it's so important to get curious about your emotions
• Why the messy middle is a non-negotiable
• How to deal with grief
• How to own your story

Our book review for April is Brene Brown’s Rising Strong. The entire premise of the book is how to get back up when life has thrown you down. Given that every one of us will get knocked down in life, learning how to rise and write your own story is one of the greatest skills we can cultivate. 

Especially during this uncertain time of a global pandemic, Brene Brown’s insights can help us weather the storm and regain some control. 

Here is what we cover in this episode:

• What the 3 steps of Rising Strong include
• Why it’s so important to get curious about your emotions
• Why the messy middle is a non-negotiable 
• How to deal with grief
• How to own your story