Joy St. John spent 25 years climbing the corporate ladder at places like KPMG, HSBC, and E*Trade, becoming a managing director along the way. Her core belief, the thing that made her successful, was that she could always just push through.

Then a rainstorm in North Carolina, a gust of wind, and a concrete barricade changed that. She and her mother were driving to Florida when the car hydroplaned and hit a barrier, then another car. Both could have been killed. She still tried to make her Monday morning regulator meeting.

She and Christine talk through what she learned in the aftermath: just because you can carry it doesn't mean you should. Joy also walks through her EDGE framework (Evaluate, Design, Go execute, Elevate) and the concept she calls microdosing, gradually testing your limits and your comfort zone instead of forcing a giant leap.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro: who Joy is

02:14 Who Joy was at eight, and at eighteen

04:36 Defining success at KPMG

09:04 The car accident

13:40 The first time she had to take short term leave

20:33 Microdosing your anger

27:34 Noticing the signs before they build

29:57 The EDGE framework, explained

38:48 The weight loss journey with Dr. Cody Golman

44:36 Where to find Joy, and the free vision sketch gift

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