Emma

There is a smart way to work really hard and killing yourself without any big picture in mind will never be satisfying. Now, I know that people are tired of hustle culture and I know that work-life balance is important. It's important to prioritize looking after yourself. And as much as I dislike the term self-care, I love what it actually means for me.

There is a smart way to work really hard and killing yourself without any big picture in mind will never be satisfying. Now, I know that people are tired of hustle culture and I know that work-life balance is important. It's important to prioritize looking after yourself. And as much as I dislike the term self-care, I love what it actually means for me.

And I do take it very seriously because in order to be able to really push it, you have to be looking after yourself. But if we're not honest about what hard work is and how much you have to put in, then I would just be lying to you. Most of the work I've done in my life has not been enjoyable. And I'm so lucky that I find myself in enjoyable work at the age of 42. But I've delivered newspapers.

And I do take it very seriously because in order to be able to really push it, you have to be looking after yourself. But if we're not honest about what hard work is and how much you have to put in, then I would just be lying to you. Most of the work I've done in my life has not been enjoyable. And I'm so lucky that I find myself in enjoyable work at the age of 42. But I've delivered newspapers.

I've made sandwiches. I've worked in countless clothing stores. I've packed more packages than I care to remember. But I did it knowing that it was leading to somewhere.

I've made sandwiches. I've worked in countless clothing stores. I've packed more packages than I care to remember. But I did it knowing that it was leading to somewhere.

And I do think that there's an element, whether you work in a mailroom or you're the most junior person that has kind of all the relentless busy work to do and still does like the coffee run or if you're stuck in a really unfulfilling job, that we all have to pay our dues in some way or another on the path to something greater. It's just part of it.

And I do think that there's an element, whether you work in a mailroom or you're the most junior person that has kind of all the relentless busy work to do and still does like the coffee run or if you're stuck in a really unfulfilling job, that we all have to pay our dues in some way or another on the path to something greater. It's just part of it.

And it's in those times of your life that it's important that you bring a level of curiosity and willingness and an ability to look and see the bigger picture and figure out your leverage because it's always there if you're willing to look. The key take out, remember, don't get disillusioned with the work, but know that it's an essential part of getting to where you want to go.

And it's in those times of your life that it's important that you bring a level of curiosity and willingness and an ability to look and see the bigger picture and figure out your leverage because it's always there if you're willing to look. The key take out, remember, don't get disillusioned with the work, but know that it's an essential part of getting to where you want to go.

And the quicker you put 100 in, the quicker you'll be able to get something meaningful out. Number nine, you can have it all, but not all at once. Okay. This might just be my favorite subject ever. I think it was Shonda Rhimes who first put me onto the idea of trade-offs. So the credit goes there.

And the quicker you put 100 in, the quicker you'll be able to get something meaningful out. Number nine, you can have it all, but not all at once. Okay. This might just be my favorite subject ever. I think it was Shonda Rhimes who first put me onto the idea of trade-offs. So the credit goes there.

Shonda says that when she's killing it in one place in her career, she's inevitably having to do a trade-off somewhere else. And this is true for so many of us. For me, it's not the realization that you need to make a trade-off that's hard to grapple with. It's the decision about what's going to give that's the hardest.

Shonda says that when she's killing it in one place in her career, she's inevitably having to do a trade-off somewhere else. And this is true for so many of us. For me, it's not the realization that you need to make a trade-off that's hard to grapple with. It's the decision about what's going to give that's the hardest.

So I want to frame how you can think about trade-offs because I think I've got a way to make those decisions more streamlined. I mentioned before that I'm pretty goal oriented and I have these big plans that I write both annually and for each decade. In fact, one day we'll do a whole episode on how to build out the plans. But for right now, this is the key take out.

So I want to frame how you can think about trade-offs because I think I've got a way to make those decisions more streamlined. I mentioned before that I'm pretty goal oriented and I have these big plans that I write both annually and for each decade. In fact, one day we'll do a whole episode on how to build out the plans. But for right now, this is the key take out.

When you have a goal, it's really important to say no to things that aren't getting you closer to your goals.

When you have a goal, it's really important to say no to things that aren't getting you closer to your goals.

And so when you think about the trade-offs, the things that don't get you closer to your goals have to go, unless, and there's only ever one exception, if there are things that give your life meaning, family obligations, spiritual or religious obligations, things like that, those things have to stay. So let me give you an example.

And so when you think about the trade-offs, the things that don't get you closer to your goals have to go, unless, and there's only ever one exception, if there are things that give your life meaning, family obligations, spiritual or religious obligations, things like that, those things have to stay. So let me give you an example.