
How do you walk away from good money? [Sarah Chappell]
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[Ep. 20] What happens when making money starts making you unhappy? You might dislike the activity. Or be bored. We discuss the “sunk cost fallacy,” the Identity Earthquake, discovering your aliveness and rebelling against what the gurus and textbooks say you “should” be doing.
Sarah Chappell is a writer, strategist, and coach.
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- Sarah's "Burn It Down" Episode
- When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
- The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
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