Caroline Greene: Why Selflessness Can be Selfishness, Showing Up in the World as Whole and Feeling Uninspired
Episode 131 : Caroline Greene is a recovering lawyer, chronic overachiever, and passionate truth-teller. She’s also a two-time Amazon best-selling author and coach who helps women redefine success on their own terms so that they can build lives that truly matter to them.Show notes:
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Caroline came from a family that defines success in traditional ways
She went to boarding school, went to the best law school and got the best job from the best firm
She was driven by an achievement-engine but somewhere along the line she had an inkling and a feeling of not knowing what she really wanted
Why she often said to herself: "I don't know if this is what I want to doing," "I don't know if this is how I want to be using my gifts and talents," and "I don't even know what my gifts and talents are"
Why she suffered from postpartum depression after her second child
She came to a point where she had a resonating moment and a deeper knowing that something is not right
Why selflessness as a mother isn't healthy
"How would you feel if thirty years from now your children are showing up in the world the way you are?"
Why selflessness is a level of selfishness
Why you should surrender ideals and stop being "the perfect mother"
How she learned that the world is not black and white
How working as a criminal defense lawyer created an intellectual background
How she expanded her horizons and find "it"
Why the quote "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly" blew her mind
How "doing it badly" touches passion points
Why you shouldn't worry about external validation
How to pick an outlet and find the passion spot
How you have to start somewhere with something and do it for 90 days
How to find balance between your career and the rest of your life
Why not feeling inspirational is a gift
When there's pressure, creativity will die
Why it's okay to sometimes breath and pause for a while
"Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good"
The beauty of being willing to make mistakes
"Failure is not what's going to stop you, it's what's going to take you there"
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