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

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

Why High-Achieving Women Still Feel Empty

Brooke Taylor surveyed over 5,000 women about their career problems — and found that perfectionism, overworking, imposter syndrome, and burnout all share one hidden root: the success wound. It's the deeply ingrained belief that your worth is contingent on what you achieve, produce, and do. In this conversation, Brooke traces the wound back to its origins, walks through the five ways it shows up in your career, and offers a practical framework for healing it — without giving up your ambition. You'll learn: what the success wound actually is, which of the five archetypes is driving your patterns, how to stop chasing external validation and anchor your ambition in something that actually satisfies, and what real markers of healing look like. Full show notes, key takeaways, and action steps at ladiesgetpaid.substack.com Get Brooke's book at brooketaylorcoaching.com/successwound/

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

What does it actually mean to bet on yourself? In this episode I share what I've learned about showing up fully for what you want, why trying to control outcomes can backfire, and the difference between directing the universe and dancing with it — including what happened when life humbled me completely and what it taught me about success, surrender, and starting over. If you're in the middle of a big bet on yourself right now, this one's for you. Read the accompanying post:https://open.substack.com/pub/ladiesgetpaid/p/why-you-should-bet-on-yourself-even?r=1b87me&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

She Left Corporate and Then Her Husband Got Cancer

Liza Wyles built a successful career in entertainment — then got laid off, retrained as an intimacy coordinator, and watched her husband be diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. In this first-person episode, she gets honest about undercharging, guilt, scarcity, and what it finally took to stop building other people's empires. Part of an occasional series amplifying real women's stories. 📩 Read Liza's full essay on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/ladiesgetpaid/p/she-left-corporate-and-then-her-husband?r=1b87me&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true 🎙️ Share your own story (anonymously if you want): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuAW24y_g-pqXCw6xVUD-pVa0smP6NHKw0_t-HKCX9Ua01gw/viewform?usp=dialog