"When someone's advocating for themselves, like giving feedback or asking for something, I always attribute it to something being wrong - As if I was doing something wrong or I wasn't good enough. But actually, they're just telling me what they need and they're asking me if I can meet that need?"...

"I think it’s a misconception that they're very self-centered. I think they're very aware that the only way to do good is from a place of strength. And the only way for me to have strength is to care for myself well."

I think every generation has something to teach us - and leaves their...

I" can look back on our past and be like, okay, we've been through X, Y, Z, this is gonna be fine. I garner strength from what we did in the past because I knew how strong we were and what we could get through, so it lets me know, oh, we're gonna get through this too."

Just a quick hello on this...

"At some point you have to evaluate if it's in the best interest to walk away - when you are considering walking away, are you walking away because that's the easy thing to do? Are you walking away because you just don't have any more fight? why are you walking away? If you can't come up with a...

"You're not just working for somebody, so it's harder to walk away. And I just think that's one of the challenges that every entrepreneur probably faces is drawing boundaries and having healthy boundaries between their personal life and their business."

I think every entrepreneur can attest to...

"You don't have to hustle your life away to be successful. I think that was such an amazing, wise thing to say. She was talking about how she wanted her daughter to see that you don't have to hustle your life away to be successful, and I think that there is something a little broken about our...

"I'm in it for the long haul and it's just a non-negotiable. So we rely on the community for their support, and so we're going to make sure that we're there to support them back. And it just feels so good."

I’ve often been intrigued, and admired the concept of business for good. We often...

"You know, you look back at it and you're like, I could have seen that coming, but you're also right in the thick of it, so you're just like, what the hell's going on?"

Haven’t we all been there ?? I think every entrepreneur has experienced the proverbial hindsight - and they say it’s...

"And then like, you kind of get past that blame game and you realize, ugh, like ultimately it was my fault. Like if I had just sent this email, if I had just clarified, this is what I wanted, this wouldn't have happened."

We can all relate - right?! When you are stuck in the middle of a crappy...

And I know that these moments of pain and discomfort are all about growth and transformation, right? We're not gonna be the same person, our entire lives. We're gonna shed old things and gain new things and experiences and leave things behind that don’t serve us anymore.

What a timely thing...

"I get to acknowledge that the price of authenticity is often times privilege. when we're our most authentic selves, we sometimes have to hand over an element of privilege."

There were so many great moments in this podcast. I could write forever about all the things that Don made me think about....

What a great conversation we had with Rachel! I connected so much with her and the journey that got her where she is today. There were so many great things that Rachel said- but this really stuck out to me. I remember when she said this and I immediately got chills because I have felt this!...