It's the final Saturday of the Transmission series, and Erin comes to the mic with absolutely no plan—just a week full of processing, trepidation, and a growing realization that she's standing at a crossroads. This episode is about what happens when you're 43, running a business, raising kids, and you realize you need to go back to having a beginner's mind. Erin shares her decision to go all-in on YouTube (despite the fear of falling on her face), what's changing about the podcast and her content strategy, and why the version of her who started a website at 30 knew something she's having to relearn now. If you've ever felt like you're too late to start something new, or like you need permission to not have it all figured out, this one's for you. IN THIS EPISODE, ERIN TALKS ABOUT: The Crossroads Moment
- Why her coach called her out: "You're at a crossroads, and this series has heightened your awareness of it"
- The realization that she's been slowing down for a full year, not just recent months
- How her energy, tolerance, and capacity have shifted from age 30 to 43
Embracing Beginner's Mind
- The decision to learn YouTube from scratch, knowing she'll likely have zero results for 6 months
- What she learned from her 30-year-old self who started a website with no attachment to outcomes
- The power of asking "let me see if I can do this" instead of "what will I get from this?"
The YouTube Experiment
- Why she's moving her Instagram Stories brilliance to YouTube (so it doesn't disappear in 24 hours)
- The modest setup: $250 for a wireless mic and phone gimbal, filming in the car and on dog walks
- Her specific goal: track how long it takes to grow YouTube to $2,000/month to accelerate mortgage payoff
The Millennial Money Reality
- How millennials got hit by the 2008 financial crisis entering the job market
- Why so many are only now waking up to better financial strategies (unless you came from money or were extremely disciplined)
- The conscious decisions she and her family made in the last 5 years that changed everything
What's Next: The Slow Freedom Project
- The podcast will shift to 1-2x/week, longer episodes focused on business and communications strategy
- YouTube will be the home for Coast FIRE conversations, vlog-style processing, and real-time documentation
- How she's restructuring content to be sustainable, not a rat race
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