In this episode, Em discusses the universal struggle of feeling pulled into other people's expectations and the importance of defining success on your own terms and chasing your own definition of happiness.
She emphasizes the need to measure yourself against your own checklist rather than external standards and spent time considering what success means to you.
Em encourages listeners to appreciate the life they're living and focus on abundance rather than lack. She also highlights the significance of accepting the decisions you've made and living in the present moment.
Takeaways:
- Define success and happiness on your own terms, not based on external expectations.
- Appreciate the life you're living and focus on abundance rather than lack.
- Accept the decisions you've made and embrace the present moment.
- Define life by your own standards and pace.
Book recommendation: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
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