let's chat about EXTERNAL VALIDATION.

A deep dive into making empowered professional choices and following your purpose - all
inspired by my sister who is the absolute queen of flying in the face of external validation. She has taught me, guided and supported me so much and I am honored to be her protégé ❤️

💕 𝐋𝐈𝐙'𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊!!
Also available as audio book!

📕 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐋𝐈𝐙'𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒!
I'll be joining for the book events in NYC and DC - where Liz will be talking about the mystery of the Shakespeare authorship question, signing copies and answering questions! It's going to be so much fun - Come join us, I'll see you there!

Los Angeles - May 9th, 7:30 pm at the Ebell of Los Angeles

NYC: May 15th, 7 pm at the Strand book store!

Washington DC - May 11th, 7pm at Politics & Prose (5015 Connecticut Ave location)

@elizabethlaurenw - to follow Liz’s journey

💕 𝐌𝐘 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓
Not For Everyone: @not4everyonepod
*available everywhere you get podcasts.

💕 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓
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💕 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆

💕 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒
*I'm sorry, I'm not able to take on new design projects!

💕 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒
00:00 - Why I hated my jobs.
1:22 - the fulfillment recipe
2:42 - my biggest career mentor
4:05 - Having the courage to QUIT
6:30 - Curiosity instead of confidence
7:42 - Just because you COULD doesn't mean you have to.
10:38 - the sacrifice
12:07 - when Elizabeth faced vicious external INvalidation
18:45 - turning your back on approval
20:54 - Bonus BOOK PEEK for the sweet nerds :)
29:15 - nose slit

💕 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑
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[arts_and_graphs]

"I was viciously attacked for this so I wrote an entire book about it" -Elizabeth being an icon

[бронза.вафля.конус]

People always ask "whats your dream job?"
As a child i thought "who dreams of working?" I'm still wondering the same thing haha 😂

[Happymeal_]

“The trick is to remember, everyone’s going to be dead” 5:32 best advice 😂

[glumreaper]

Elizabeth coming on the channel is a VIBE. I can't figure out how she is constantly frowning in such a loving and supportive way. I want that look on my face.

[AbigailAnn]

Sylvia Plath writes about that idea of “all the lives you could live” in the Bell Jar. Like sitting under a fig tree and looking up at all the beautiful tasty options, and as you sit around and try to decide, they all shrivel up and fall. Kinda dark, but relevant.

[fitnessnbeer]

I can’t help it. I love this woman’s channel. I’m a dude and not her target audience but her humor, presentation, and creativity are top notch. And the topics she picks sometimes feel like she’s in my head.

Keep doing you Caroline! And thank you!

[abennett]

As a library professional, listening to Elizabeth speak about her book/Shakespeare/writing in general… swoon. People who love reading/literature just enter into this weird zone when they speak about books and when they do, they become the most beautiful version of themselves. It was just beautiful to see. It was so nice seeing you Caroline gushing about your sister. Love it. Will be picking up this book asap. Thanks for the video girls 🥰

[Olivina]

I always think, "we're all gonna die, so it's ok" after I have a weird or embarrassing interaction. It's freeing

[momba]

As a mom of five young kids, I can only hope they’re this supportive and close knit as they get older ♥️

[Yadiyadah]

Okay so literally seconds before I clicked on this video, I was having a strong crying session because I was second guessing my decision to quit my stable job with the highest income I had earned to date, but also burnt me out and gave me anxiety attacks every day to the point of causing my physical health to plummet. I was crying because after 3 months, I’ve yet to land a job I care enough about and struggling to pay my bills. This video gave me a break from the crying and confirmed I made the right decision. I was feeling so low and you and your sister reminded me, at the perfect time, that it’s okay to live in the unknown and pursue a passion project that may redefine what work-life balance looks like. It’s okay to loose sleep over something you love. Thank you for saving me from what was going to be a pretty unpleasant day. ❤

[VoxMora]

Watching this made me realize that I want to be consumed by something. I want to wake up every day driven by mad desire to see an idea or project through. That to me is the definition of passion, a life’s purpose. To know that what you’re doing is something your soul needs.

Caroline talking about wanting to something so bad she felt like she would combust made me realize I’ve never felt that way about anything.

[alexandrabateman]

As an almost-27 year old recovering people pleaser, I still struggle to separate my desires for what I want my life to look like from the expectations of people around me to do more or better things. And, I am paralyzed by the fear of choosing the wrong path and closing the wrong door. What Elizabeth said about law school is exactly how I've felt every year since graduating college, and it was weirdly validating to hear her say that she still sometimes thinks about what her life may have been if she'd chosen that route. It's wonderful to hear this conversation between two successful women who have made hard decisions to pursue the path that feels most authentic to them. Thank you, Caroline. I know I'm not the only one, but your channel feels tailor-made for me <3.

[heatherj.]

A few things:
1. I don't comment on YouTube videos, like, ever, but I felt compelled after watching this one.
2. Both Caroline and Elizabeth's intelligence, thoughtfulness, and wit are stunning, and I love how you play off each other.
3. Super looking forward to reading the book.
4. Y'all are sister goals, and it's a beautiful thing to see.

[roseelliott]

Ahhhh sis needs to do an audible version of the book!!! Her paragraph left us all on a cliff ❤

[blanchemackinder]

Your sister is so pointedly respectful of you in your medium, it's delightful to see you both in such deep conversational chatting

[nikki__west]

Liz is a goddamn gem. Her mind is just chefs kiss

[pengle]

Elizabeth - Similar to "there is no such thing as bad publicity" there is no such thing as a bad reaction to art or literature. Something this thought provoking should be celebrated for having garnered such intense and passionate feedback. An artist or author's worst nightmare has got to be no reaction to what you have created. Poking the public and getting them to say what they really think - congrats!

[gigilina]

only 4 minutes into the video but i have to say—y’all (your carriage of self, careers, wisdom, connection) makes me so excited to live my life. i am so inspired by you both, and how i can envision myself living the way that you do, courageously. thank you for sharing <3

[samantharodriguez]

I quit my job on Wednesday. I can’t watch this. Still spiraling. Will come back soon and catch up 😉

[nakitanash]

Caroline, this is my favorite YouTube channel! You are so entertaining, but more than that, your content is meaningful and so so real.
I am a designer; interiors and graphics, with an art background. I like to write as well. We are all born artists but some of us get convinced otherwise. Unlike other paths such as medicine and law, the path of an artist is made by the artist themselves, one step at a time.
Our life is the finished piece. 🙏🏼