Shweta is the youngest of four children and the first child to be born in Canada to an immigrant family. She shares the cultural pressure she felt growing up and how it impacted her crafting her plan and checklist for her life.

As you might imagine (because many of us can relate), her plan didn't exactly go as planned. She experienced abandonment at a young age and suffered a devastating loss - one of those a part of her creation of the plan in the first place and the other blowing up the plan and having Shweta take back the pen and rewrite her plan and definition for success in her career and in her life.

We all have an idea of how we want our lives to go and an image of success, but if that image doesn't align with your experience or make you feel full when you quietly listen. Changing that plan, not meeting that plan - it is not a failure. It is an opportunity to reimagine what will make you happy and allow you to live a more fulfilled life.

A few (of the many) things that I left this conversation with...

• It's hard to ask for help, but it's there when you ask for it.
• Your title does not make you a failure. On the flip side, your title does not make you a success.
• Life usually doesn't go according to plan, so instead of looking at changes as failures, embrace the idea that your path is dynamic and will change with you in a way that serves you and gets you to where you are supposed to be.

Trigger warning: At minute 28, Shweta so bravely shares with us her experience with miscarriage and the impact it had on her 'life plan'. If this is not a conversation that will make you feel connected and support you in your journey at this point, listen up until that point and pop off, or simply join us next time! We will be here when you get back!

Links

Connect with Shweta Jacob on LinkedIn

Book - 'Worthy' by Jamie Kern Lima

Podcast - Jay Shetty, On Purpose: WHY YOUR SELF-WORTH IS KEEPING YOU STUCK & HOW TO STOP SABOTAGING YOUR PERSONAL GROWTH WITH JAMIE KERN LIMA

Book - ''Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood'' by Lisa Damour, PhD

Do not sleep on this episode. Bookmark it. Save it. If you have to pause, come back. Debra Senra is a gift.

This conversation made me feel seen and hopeful and reinforced how critical it is to show up authentically, own my vision, and say it out loud. It was a stark reminder that the right decision in work and in life can make someone else uncomfortable. We need not shy away from those moments. We need to get confident making others uncomfortable—not only for ourselves but also as an example for the bossy girls we are so proudly raising.

Debra is a consultant, turned revenue leader, and newly turned stealth startup CEO. Her advice comes from her lived experience. What she shares today she needed to hear herself a few years back.

'Don't wait for confidence or comfort to feel capable."

She knew in her gut that she was ready to be a CEO a few years back, but she was telling herself lies like' my resume is not quite ready yet' and letting those voices keep her from claiming her path - out loud and unapologetically.

This concept has so much depth. You'll want to hear it for yourself.

Trigger Warning: This episode does discuss sexual assault. If this is something that would be hard mentally, emotionally or physically for you to listen to, skip this episode and come back to the next one. We'll be here!

More on Debra and her company here:

• Debra Senra on LinkedIn
• Debra is the CEO of a company that is in stealth mode.

  They have built enterprise software powered by generative AI to help services businesses write highly customized proposals and statements of work in under an hour. Companies say it typically takes days to get these documents, but with their help you go from a blank page all the way through to collaboration in 60 minutes.

• If this sounds familiar and you are suffering today - contact Debra! They have a few design partner slots left or you can get on the list for a private preview coming in Q3.

• Even though she is off social media, except LinkedIn, she still has to be intentional about not comparing herself to others or to her own highlight reel.
• The beauty of the way kids grow and evolve vs adults and how she is returning to her education degree to help shape the future for our youth.
• The Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis that shifted the life plan she made for herself.
• Recovering from loss, managing two high-risk pregnancies, and the need for women to be able to process birthing trauma but so often not having the space to do so.
• Powerful advice she got after a miscarriage that pushed her to change things and people in her life.

and so much more...