No Permission Needed | How Reinventing Yourself at Any Stage Can Be the Best Decision You Ever Make

Episode 3: How Reinventing Yourself at Any Stage Can Be the Best Decision You Ever MakeAmy Crabbe has been a healthcare executive, a COO navigating a global pandemic, a general contractor, and is now the Executive Director of the Women's Fund of the Blue Ridge. Not in that order. Not on a straight line. And not without a few people telling her she couldn't. Mel and Jenn sit down with Amy for a conversation about what it actually looks like to walk away from a career you were great at and build something entirely new — more than once.In this episode:The COO moment — Amy said yes to a role she'd never done before, right before COVID hit. What she learned about herself in that chaos shaped everything that came after.The value sort that changed everything — a simple exercise with her executive coach helped Amy realize the job she was supposed to want wasn't actually the one she wanted. That realization started it all.From healthcare exec to general contractor — Amy failed the GC licensing exam by one question, bought the Carhartt overalls anyway, and came back to pass it. That is the whole story.What believing in yourself actually looks like — not a pep talk, a practice. Amy shares what she did every day to keep going when people told her she couldn't.The Women's Fund of the Blue Ridge — what it is, who it serves, and why the work matters more than most people realize.You'll walk away with:A real picture of what it looks like to reinvent yourself without a planA different way to think about values — and why getting honest about them changes your next movePermission to want something different, even when everyone around you thinks you're crazyDetails on Power of the Purse and Bourbon Under the Blue Ridge if you're in the High CountryOur Favorite Things This Episode:Amy's pick — Chick-fil-A Frosted Coffee — not a milkshake. Do not call it a milkshake. It has coffee in the name, which means you can absolutely justify it for breakfast. Find your nearest Chick-fil-A and thank Amy later.📱 Follow us on Instagram: @mindsmovingmountains📧 Get in touch: [email protected]