Betting on Yourself, the Universe, and Learning to Let Go

Scarcity Mode vs. Scarcity Mindset: How to Know When to Walk Away

Do you know the difference between scarcity mode and scarcity mindset? One is a real circumstance. The other is an old story that hasn't caught up to where you actually are. In this episode I share the behind-the-scenes of negotiating my own book deal — including how I calculated my bottom line, why I factored in energetic output not just hours, how my body told me what my spreadsheet couldn't, and the three numbers everyone should have before any negotiation. If you've ever said yes to less than you deserved, this one's for you. For action steps: https://open.substack.com/pub/ladiesgetpaid/p/why-i-might-say-no-to-a-book-deal?r=1b87me&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

How to Build From Rock Bottom

Former Comedy Central VP and bestselling author Tara Schuster gets radically honest about money shame, identity, and what it really means to bet on yourself. This one is for anyone who has ever looked like they had it together while privately wondering if they ever will. 📩 Key insights, best quotes & action steps at ladiesgetpaid.substack.com

When Good Change Feels Like Grief: A Ritual for Major Life Transitions

Have you ever been in the middle of a really good transition — a new chapter, something you've been working toward — and felt inexplicably sad or anxious? That's not something being wrong with you. That's grief. In this video I share what happened when all the things I'd been working toward for five years started arriving at once — and why I ended up in tears. Using the IFS framework (Internal Family Systems), I walk through a three-letter ritual for honoring the parts of you that carried you here, welcoming the parts that are ready to emerge, and — most importantly — introducing them to each other so the transition actually sticks. If you're in the middle of any kind of life change right now, this one's for you. Read the accompanying post on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/ladiesgetpaid/p/when-good-change-feels-like-grief?r=1b87me&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

From $60K Teacher Salary to $1 Million in a Day

Teri Ijeoma went from making $60,000 a year as an assistant principal — crying in a bathroom every morning — to making a million dollars in a single day trading stocks. It took nine years of grinding, a million-dollar loss on Tesla, 42 employees scaled back to two, and a health scare that forced her to stop before she figured out what sustainable success actually looks like.In this episode we talk about the real cost of building something big, why women are afraid to invest (and how to get past it), what losing publicly does to your confidence, and the spiritual tension of not knowing whether to take credit for your own wins.Teri is the founder of Trade and Travel, where she's taught over 35,000 students how to generate income in the stock market. Her first book, The Risk Worth Taking, is out now.What we cover:✅ How Teri made $1M in a single trading day✅ The 9-year grind before anything clicked✅ Losing $1M on Tesla — and keeping going✅ Why she scaled down from 42 employees to 2✅ How to start investing with very little money✅ The emotional side of trading no one talks about✅ Faith, credit, and learning to celebrate your wins🎧 Full episode breakdown — key insights, best quotes, and action steps — in the show notes on Substack: ladiesgetpaid.substack.com 📖 The Risk Worth Taking → theriskworthtaking.com📲 Follow Teri → @teriijeoma

The Real Reason You Can't Focus

The real reason you can't focus probably isn't what you think. If you've been pulling in too many directions at once — too many ideas, too many tabs open, too many versions of your life you're holding onto just in case — you've probably called it shiny object syndrome. But in this video I break down what's actually going on, the three types of distractions and how to tell them apart, and a simple filter for figuring out which ones actually matter. Plus a weekly practice for protecting the things most important to you. If you have range but struggle to trust it, this one's for you. For insights and action steps, check out: https://ladiesgetpaid.substack.com/p/the-real-reason-you-cant-focus