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The Word I Couldn't Find Until July: My Word of the Year, Finally

Erica finally found her word of the year: becoming. Here's why it took until July, and how to find (or embrace) your own word.

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Why Warner Bros Wouldn't Hire the Only Lawyer to Write Its Legal Thriller

Valerie Alexander was the only lawyer pitching Warner Bros' legal thriller. They still wouldn't hire her. Her story on bias and real happiness.

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Three Techniques to Build Your Confidence Today

Confidence is built, not born. Erica Rooney on three neuroscience backed techniques that rewire your brain for confidence, starting today.

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Own Your Sh*t: Dr. Keri Ohlrich on Tall Poppy Syndrome and Owning Your Wins

Dr. Keri Ohlrich on owning your badassery, tall poppy syndrome, growing up gaslit, and why you cannot build a good life on your own.

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It Is Never Too Late to Start. The Average Age of a Runaway Success Is 45.

The comparison trap says you missed your window. Erica Rooney on why time is a construct and 4 strategies to start your goals at any age.

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The Truth About Being an Entrepreneur, From a Founder Who Launched in the Middle of a Pandemic

Surbhee Grover left consulting for De Beers and L'Oreal to launch Love, Indus in the middle of COVID. The honest cost of building your own thing.

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Your January Goals Are Sliding. Here Is How to Get Them Back Before August.

Your January goals are sliding. Erica Rooney on the Zeigarnik effect and 3 strategies to rebuild momentum before the summer runs out on you.

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The Sticky Floor of Self-Doubt: The 5 Archetypes Keeping Women Stuck

Michele Molitor was fired, then laid off, then built a coaching practice. She breaks down the 5 self-doubt archetypes hiding under imposter syndrome.

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The Unrealistic Expectations Breaking You Are the Ones You Set for Yourself

The expectations breaking you are the ones you set yourself. Erica Rooney on perfectionism, the Wonderhell season, and loosening your grip on the timeline.

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The First Woman Police Chief in Her Department on Why Fitting In Costs You Everything

Kristen Ziman spent 30 years in law enforcement and became her city's first woman police chief. Why fitting in is the opposite of belonging.

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Following Your Passion Is Bullsh!t. Here Is What 3 Stanford Researchers Found Instead.

Erica Rooney on why follow your passion is bad career advice, what 3 Stanford researchers found instead, and the filter that actually builds freedom.

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Wonderhell: Why the Success You Worked For Comes With Doubt You Did Not Expect

Laura Gassner Otting on Wonderhell, the space between who you were and who you could become, why 75% of executive women feel like frauds, and what to do.

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The Negotiation Mistake That Costs Women 18 Cents on Every Dollar

Only 26% of women negotiate their salary. Erica Rooney breaks down the $509,000 cost of not asking, plus the SNAP method to negotiate with confidence.

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From Receptionist to CMO: Eugina Jordan on Why Not Me

Eugina Jordan went from receptionist to CMO. Her biggest fear came true in a mass layoff, and she turned it into 300 job leads in three days.

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What Is Your Life Vision? How to Map Out Your Destiny by Design

Fast forward three years. Erica Rooney walks you through building your destiny by design, then working it backward into the steps you take today.

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Four Life Changing Events in Six Months: Danielle Cobo on Finding Your Purpose

Four life changing events in six months. Danielle Cobo's three step process to discover your purpose, including the plate smashing exercise.

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The Midlife Crisis Is a Checklist Problem. Here Are the Three Jumps Out.

The checklist life is why the midlife crisis hits. Erica Rooney's three jumps method for finding what actually lights you up, at any age.

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My Sticky Floor Story: The Perfect Life, the Wine, and the Wake Up Call

For episode 100, Erica Rooney tells her own sticky floor story. The perfect life, the nightly wine, and the three things that saved her marriage.

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Redefining Perfect: Why Your Definition Is the Only One That Counts

Perfect is not universal. Erica Rooney on where our definition of perfect really comes from, and the I Am Remarkable list that helps you write your own.

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Widowed at 29: How Karen Allen Rebuilt Her Mind One Thought at a Time

Widowed at 29, Karen Allen lost her husband, home, car, and job in one year. Her Stop and Shift method, and the neuroscience that makes it work.

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