In this episode, Melinda sets the tone and theme (taking risks!) for the season by sharing her story! Melinda tells the story of standing on a street in Santiago, Chile and feeling the weight of taking a leap when you can't see the net.

⁠Website⁠, ⁠Donate⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Instagram

⁠Find episode transcripts here.⁠

Topics discussed in this episode:

Melinda’s story (4:40)

Risk-taking isn’t a movie montage (10:47)

Risk-taking isn’t a moment, but a series of moments (11:30)

Our expectations on the other side of risk (16:30)

What keeps us in the hard moment? (19:10)

Walking away and walking toward choices (22:24)

The lessons we actually learn vs what we think we’ll learn (28:00)

What makes us proud in hard moments? (32:54)

Practicing being a perennial (36:17)

The role of regret (40:35)

What would you tell yourself now? (44:10)

If the dogs can do it, I can do it! (45:34)

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Melinda and Emily bios (2:37)

listen to Gina explain the Perennial mindset at Blogher17 or hear more about this in episode 1! (37:20)

Mark Twain quote (41:22)

Dogs in sweaters in Santiago, Chile (44:28)