QLC 087: Overcoming FOMO & Choosing What’s True for You with Terra Winston

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Today I’m excited to welcome Terra Winston to The Quarter Life Comeback podcast.

Terra Winston is a leadership consultant and executive coach with 20 years of business consulting experience and an MBA from Stanford. Her clients have included Google, PepsiCo, BP, Millers Coors, and The Dallas Cowboys.

Terra realized early on in life the importance of a great education thanks to her parents, who modeled persistence and tenacity for her. She followed suit and became the girl who always got good grades and did everything right.

But while pursuing her MBA at Stanford, Terra struggled to determine what the smart thing was for her to do when all her classmates were launching major tech businesses in Silicon Valley. Her passion told her that there was something different for her, but her mind told her that if she didn’t go for it at that time, she may miss out.

After trying to avoid those voices for a while, she eventually decided to listen to what her intuition was telling her and started doing the kind of work she had always felt passionate about.

Terra now runs her own business and has had the privilege of impacting hundreds of lives and careers through her leadership programs and coaching. She has found a way to channel her passions into success in multiple industries, from engineering to human resources, Corporate America to entrepreneurship.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

• How to deal with FOMO when everyone around you is doing cool shit
• How to experience more enjoyment and fulfillment in your life right now
• 3 ways to change things up in your career
• Common mistakes people make when trying to get promoted
• Tips for introverts to get noticed at work
• How to switch careers without starting from the bottom
• What to do before quitting your job to become an entrepreneur

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Finding Joe
• The travel photographer who’s never left home or used a camera

QUOTABLES:

• “What would you do if you could quit your job?”
• “You can’t think of a role as a final destination”
• “What is that long-term vision that you have for your life?”
• “Perfect doesn’t exist”
• “Is this what I really want?”
• “It’s okay to be scared, but it’s so worth it”

Finally, you can hang out with Terra on the various social media channels below:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

If you enjoyed this episode, shoot me a tweet @BryanTeare and let me know your biggest takeaways. Feel free to share it around with your friends so they can benefit from the podcast as well.

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Thanks again for joining me on the show, Terra, and for sharing your story.

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Intro by Daniella Pellegrini | Music Credit: CharlestheFirst – Letting Go