We're all spending way too much time at home these days. Are we supposed to be reveling in extra time with the family and the dust bunnies?
But wait: Do you actually prefer "playing" with your work more than playing with your kids, for example? Even famed TV producer Shonda Rimes agrees. Erin and Nicole talk about how Shonda opens herself to new things, but definitely sets some boundaries ("10-minute rule.) What else in your life can you apply this rule too? You have limited energy - how do you order and reorder it?
Erin Hatzikostas and Nicole Licata Grant sit down for another 'How Was Your Week?' episode, during a time where everyone's week are either a bit slower paced or more all over the map than usual (or both). Even the price of gas is back to 90's era prices. With that, Nicole hopes there are free corn dogs in her future.
Nicole's parents have been married for 50 years, but the family can't go to Portugal to celebrate together as planned. If her parents can make 50 years together, we're sure they can manage confinement and a postponed celebration. But do you have to celebrate at 50? why not 49 or 51? Why do we have to even celebrate the same milestones in life? Do things your own way! Here's to the Azores for 51!
They both discuss adapting to the lockdown and being at home all the time; juggling work and life, especially kids (yeah, here comes that "guilt" about not wanting to "play".) At Nicole's pad, the occupants are having conversations about required dress code to avoid any video call mishaps, while Erin tried to 'Milli Vanilli' her son's music homework. This is Gen X at it's finest.
Erin also reflects on some difficulties and doubts about being an entrepreneur at the moment. In a rare glimpse of role reversal, Nicole talks Erin through her struggles. Nicole is actually one of the struggles as it turns out.
After working on the podcast for a year, and following Nicole's journey throughout, Erin asks her to talk about where she is now amid all of this. Erin admits that she wants more for Nicole.
Nicole helps Erin see that she has changed and is changing authentically in ways you can't always tell on the surface; that her growth is deep within her and is real. And, on her own terms. Her own way. and, there are some boundaries about how much everyone has to see.
Erin follows on by reflecting on how she coaches, what it teaches her about herself, and how they can both use that (along with all of you!) to move forward and continue to make positive changes in their lives.
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Tweetable Comments:
"When you get ahead, the Universe always finds a way to screw you."
"Do things your own way."
"Leave it to your pre-teen daughter to solve all your problems."
"Everyone seems to be having these moments of questioning."
"The things I rely on to make me feel relevant, valued...a part of something bigger, balanced...I've lost a lot of those things. We all have."
"At some point they're going to be flagging you in for free gas and a corndog. You heard it here first."
"We're going to need a language, and a culture - culture leaders - to help us get to that 90 degrees in-between."
"What he's learning isn't really important; him having to figure things out is way more important."
"Every time I'm asked "Mommy will you play with me?" It's either a distraction of me trying to get work done that's critical or a distraction from me 'playing' with my work."
"This process has taught me to be less afraid and to hide less. I think I probably hid parts of myself for a very long time."
"I might just have more compassion now."
"Developing emotional intelligence doesn't come over night."
"As long as we're moving."
"If it's five years from now, or ten years from now, and there aren't big fucking things in your world, I'm gonna kick your ass."
"If you want bigger things you have to reorder the energy in your life."
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