Being laid off can serve as a catalyst for positive life changes rather than a personal failure.

“it always is a a really positive thing when you look back because if it's not a fit for your employer it's not a fit for you either”

She believes that you should not feel like you have to go out of your lane and that focusing on a specific mission is better than spreading yourself thin.

“I think in our case, we have a very specific mission. We are nowhere near done with what we're doing. We I want our lane to be as narrow as possible, and then we want to crush our lane.”

A career transition is inherently scary because it involves moving from a structured, known environment to a state of uncertainty.

“It's very scary and difficult to let go of this thing that you kind of have some certainty around that that makes your life feel under control and safe and secure and go into a world in which there really aren't any rules.”

Leaving a stable career for a creative path requires faith in one's ability to create a new framework and recover from potential failure.

“It takes a tremendous amount of faith in your ability to create that framework for yourself instead of having someone do it for you.”

Leaving a career that does not align with one's values is a necessary step toward fulfillment.

“I wasn't trying to judge them I was simply judging my own life and I had to not just walk away from that but I had that something to walk toward as well”