Premiering November 28 - HBO Lifetime Movie of Neeqs life (and a few vanilla updates from Corinna’s end). This week, tune in to listen to all the juicy things that Cor and Neeqs have been up to, why we took a break from our pod, and how we feel now. Trust us, you don’t want to miss these juicy updates.

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To get ahead of our future book club: The Defining Decade by Meg Jay - https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-defining-decade-why-your/9780446561754-item.html

The hopeless place in question is school, lol. There is pressure to find a man, graduate, get a career, all before you turn 22. For women, there is an extra sense of urgency as these are the prime years of a man because once you graduate, all the good ones will be taken.

According to that timeline, that is not the case for most people. In this episode, we will be discussing the societal pressures of finding the one you will be marrying in school.

Introducing our first guest ever on the pod, Mackenzie from Nibble to Nourish!

How do I build successful money habits in University/College so I don’t have to eat only bagels for this semester? Tune in today to hear about our experiences with managing finances!

What if we stopped the endless scrolling as it is the biggest time-suck out of our lives? Well, we did just that (for 30 days). In this episode, Corinna and Aneeqah finished reading Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport, took that thought, implemented a 30-day social media detox, and reported the findings. Join us as we talk about what we cut out, what the process is, and the positive effects we felt afterwards.

Downtown Toronto, the Financial District, having your office on Bay Street, and commuting downtown - it all sounds lavish and fancy, but what happens if you don’t get a job in a big city during your first/second year of University/College?

Join Cor and Neeqs in this episode as we recount how we didn’t secure a job in the 6 during first year, what that meant for our morale, and what our actual first jobs were and what we ultimately learned from that experience. We also go over other skills you can leverage on your resume and in job interviews that will help you tenfold in securing your first job.

Demoralized? Indeed - especially when a lot of our classmates secured fancy jobs in the big city. We survived, and now we’re thriving. This is our story.

Cor and Neeqs talks about what creativity means in the workplace, the pressure of constantly feeling like employers are expecting you to create groundbreaking and million-dollar profit-generating ideas (on a Monday), and feeling scared or shy to talk about your thoughts and ideas to your co-workers. We talk about the hardships we faced in our first jobs and lessons we learned while continuously finding different sources to spark creativity.

Our big takeaway for our listeners - if your environment does not allow you to pursue and implement your ideas, that will seriously stifle your professional development, self-esteem, and future willingness to share your ideas with others.

If you have any other ideas, tips, or tricks on how to continue to be creative and find different points to springboard off of, feel free to email us at [email protected], we’d love to hear your perspective! We hope you enjoy this episode!

“Work hard in your twenties, so you’ll reap the fruits of your labour in your thirties and forties.” Ever heard of that quote from almost every person older than you? We heard it multiple times and now we're feeling the pressure of the ticking time.

Join Cor and Neeqs in this episode as we discuss the origin of feeling you have to get rich in your twenties, prioritizing salary over self-growth and experience, title and clout chasing, and the harsh reality that having one stream of income might not cut it (depending on the lifestyle you envision). Of course, it also doesn’t help to hear about the exorbitant housing prices in Toronto, the increase in the cost of goods, and the pressure of seeing other people your age doing more with their money than you are.

We’re also interested in hearing what your definition of being rich means. Is it a monetary amount, a state of mind, or how you live your life? Also, what are your ways to relieve the pressure of feeling the obligation of getting rich quickly in your twenties? Finally, we manifest a positive vibe and energy for the future - for the Starting Out Podcast, for our careers, and even letting us know what you manifested because, like a good neighbour, Cor and Neeqs are always here to support you!

In this episode of Starting Out, Cor and Neeqs discuss the hardships of staying productive in university. Many students often feel they are unable to balance all 3 S’s from the S-triad. It is difficult to balance and enjoy all facets of university/college life, and many can feel unproductive and lost, reaching a tipping point of burnout or, even worse, a lack of enjoyment. Join Cor and Neeqs as we discuss what our tipping point was to be more productive, and some toxic study habits we saw that we hope you don’t develop. As always, we will provide some helpful tips that you can adopt during your time at university/college, so you can be thriving and not surviving.

Wow, can you believe we hit double digits already? We just wanted to give a quick shout-out and thank everyone who supported us during our single-digit episodes. We see your numbers in our analytics. You are the real ones out there (we love you all <3).

In this episode, Cor and Neeqs talk about a topic that many people are scared to even bring up. Neeqs talks about her career switch between two fields in business, the societal pressure she felt, and the tipping point for her to switch. On the other hand, Cor has a big announcement! She shares her thoughts and mindset during the process and what type of pressure she felt during the shift.

Furthermore, we dive deeper into things we wish people were more open about when discussing career changes, things we wish we knew before doing a career switch, and ultimately how we know we made the right move. Join us in our first double-digit episode to hear more about everything career switching-related and a big announcement!