Molly Graham

I had a friend that left a job that she'd been in for 10 years.

And I was like, what do you need to feel safe?

And she was like, I need something that I can do in half my time or less.

So I have some space that covers my rent, that covers my mortgage.

And we did some brainstorming and figured out a job that could pay her that amount per month.

And it was more like consulting.

It was something where she didn't give away all of her time.

But that gave her a year of...

half time work.

And that was enough space for her to like, pick up music and remember who she was, you know, before she founded a company, which I think is really the other value of that space, which is like, you know, we spend so much of our lives at work that sometimes we forget that we're a whole human outside of it.

And, you know, often when people take time off, I'm say, even if you could just take like a couple of weeks to remind yourself who you are outside of work, and

That can be so powerful because it discharges your job a little.

It lets you put less of your identity into your work, which can make that relationship way healthier.

I just want to say I have to put my hand in the blender.

Like, I feel like, you know, a lot of people will tell me don't do this or whatever.

And sometimes I just have to like I would say I have to touch the stove in order to realize that it's hot, even if you told me.

even if there's a sign above it that says that it's hot.

But you know, I think that for me, the mistakes are part of who you are, right?

And they're part of how you learn.

And that's, you know, I don't really have, I don't really believe in regret, just because I think you are who you are, because of the things that got you there, mistakes and successes.