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What if the people who become CEOs are the same people who had no clue what they were doing at 22?

Here's what nobody tells you about success: the straightest path is almost never the real one. The detours, the "wrong" turns, the plans you cancel at the last minute - those are often where your actual life begins.

In this episode of the Happy Healthy Hustle Podcast, I sit down with Lisa Cork - CEO and Chief Strategist of Fresh Produce Marketing Ltd for 35 years, and my colleague at Cal Poly. Lisa graduated, accepted a prestigious New York ad agency job... and then did something most people are terrified to do.

She undid it.

After a summer in Europe, she realized the "dream job" everyone congratulated her on no longer fit who she'd become. So she turned it down - no job, bills to pay, no plan. Two weeks later, a 30-second conversation on a friend's porch changed the entire trajectory of her career.

This conversation is for anyone who's ambitious but uncertain about their next step. Because the truth is: you are not the same person who made your original plan. And you're allowed to change it.

In this episode, we get into:

➡️ Why the people who "have no clue" at 22 often go furthest

➡️ How to give yourself permission to change your dream

➡️ Why you should never be afraid to undo what you've done

➡️ The power of the pause - and how it leads to your next move

➡️ How one networking conversation can change everything

➡️ Why saying yes to the unexpected beats forcing the plan

Lisa's story is proof: we never know what's coming next - and that's exactly what makes the journey worth it.

Quote to Note: "Don't be afraid to undo what you've done."

So before you white-knuckle your five-year plan, ask yourself one question: Am I building the life I planned, or the life I'm actually meant for?

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