Taking Initiative, Self-Forgiveness, Trusting Your Gut and More with Sarah Maloney

The Process Podcast

Everyone needs to hit the reset button once in a while. As a self-proclaimed “outside person”, Sarah Maloney uses nature, the wilderness, and camping to refresh her drive and motivation when she feels her plate getting a little too full. Throughout her college career, Sarah has been able to immerse herself in several clubs and outside organizations while working up to 3 jobs at one time and maintaining relationships with her friends and family. Her unique combination of interests from environmental science to law to mental health, Sarah was able to bring so many valuable pieces of information to this interview. Some things we discuss: -Subjecting yourself to multiple enviroments -The pros and cons of technology -The attractiveness of challenges -AmeriCorps -How to complete tasks vs. knowledge gained -Realizing most things are temporary -Invisible injuries -The importance of being honest with yourself -How life doesn’t owe you anything -Taking initiative -Self-forgiveness -Trusting your gut -Reflex vs. your gut instinct My favorite quote said by Sarah: “When you’re going through a hard time, both the highs and the lows are artificial” Some books recommended by Sarah: 1.) Wild by Cheryl Strayed 2.) Tiny Beautiful things by Cheryl Strayed This process of creating this podcast has been incredibly fun and rewarding. Ending things with Sarah’s interview made it even more valuable. She gave so much practical advice that could be applied quickly in the lives of almost all college students. I hope all the listeners enjoyed this experience as much as I did and thank you so much for taking time out of your day. Trust your process. -Patrick