Benchmarks are BS

Send a text to share your thoughts!Healing Girl Summer stretches into July with the eponymous lesson from Benchmarks are Bullshit. As a species we love to measure and rank things. Benchmarks are everywhere, and sometimes even useful. Until they show up uninvited at our family gatherings, in our LinkedIn feeds, in hustle culture, or in the quiet voice that whispers, "you should have more by now." That's not helpful! And who benefits from these beliefs? Certainly not us, especially when they make us feel lesser than. Let's break down why those metrics were never meant for us childfree Latinas, and what to measure instead for designing our vidas más chévere.Success isn't measured by hitting milestones on someone else's timelineKeeping up with the Joneses is a loser's game, and capitalist culture thrives on itFrida Kahlo didn't live by anyone's rules, and you don't have to eitherGet your own copy of Benchmarks Are BullshitIn this episodeLVMC Episode 97 - Decisions are NOT Life Sentences  LVMC Episode 96 - Failure, Fear, and Generational Trauma: Healing that MessWear Sunscreen - Wikipedia explanationFrida Kahlo - Wikipedia articleTo get the full show notes, and an episode transcript, go to PauletteErato.com/shownotes. This is episode 98. Support the showLike what you hear? Reach out to send your thoughts, and don't forget to grab a limited edition LVMC baseball t-shirt. Check it out at pauletteerato.com/shop.How to reach me:Got a thought, or a comment? Send a text!Email me at hola @ pauletteerato dot comJoin the Super Cheveritas at https://pauletteerato.substack.com/Support the show at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948831/supporters/new