Tess Vigeland is a veteran journalist, and a well-known voice to millions of American radio listeners. For eleven years, Tess was the host of Marketplace Money, a weekly personal finance program that looks at why we do what we do with our money.
After climbing a tall ladder of success, Tess left NPR and is finding her next act. She was recently a guest here as we talked about her now viral WDS talk which led to a book deal – Act IV. Today Tess returns so we can discuss success, how she measured it before and how she measures it now.
“The way you see yourself is not the way other people see you.”
~ Tess Vigeland, on How She Really Does It
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In this interview we discuss:
- Measure Success – how did she measured success in college.
- Tess + uncertainty.
- How achievement was supposed to create “enough.”
- Worthiness tied to rungs on the career ladder.
- Hustling for approval.
- The biggest metnal hurdle -> HINT: money
- Finding a place in the world after you leave the high level of success.
- Two takeaways – for listeners wanting to transition….
“None of what we go through is easy. Inside it is really, really, really hard. And it’s a lot of work. But it’s worth it.”
~ Tess Vigeland, on How She Really Does It
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