Today’s episode is brought to you by the following:  LMNT: LMNT came up with a fantastic offer for us. Just go to https://www.DrinkLMNT.com/notalone to get a free sample pack with any purchase!  Home Chef: For a limited time, HomeChef is offering my listeners 18 Free Meals PLUS Free Dessert for Life and Free Shipping on your first box! Go to https://www.homechef.com/VALERIA **Must be an active subscriber to receive free dessert Bird & Be: Try out the Ovarian Reserve Screening Test and save 15% off your first purchase with code NOTALONE15 on https://www.birdandbe.com  Better Help: Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/notalone and get on your way to being your best self.  Today, Valeria welcomes the dynamic Codie Sanchez. Valeria and Codie explore the nonlinear paths of our lives and the importance of maintaining curiosity as a tool for continuous learning. The two tap on conventional wisdom with discussions on the myths of working smarter versus harder and debunk the idea that you can get paid for being lazy. The conversations also cover various topics such as the impact of what we consume online, the dynamics of the workplace, and the often misunderstood concept of toxic positivity. Codie Sanchez is the founder and CEO of Contrarian Thinking, a digital media company, and Contrarian Thinking Capital, a small business holding company that is focused on bringing Main Street businesses back to the limelight. Codie Sanchez is the Founder and CEO of Contrarian Thinking, one of the fastest growing financial media businesses with 6 million followers and 100 million monthly views. She is also the Founder of Contrarian Thinking Capital, a venture capital firm, and Main Street Holding Company with 25+ small or, what we call, “boring businesses.” Think car washes, laundromats, property management companies etc. She is a former partner at one of the largest cannabis investment firms, where she invested in 65+ companies. Her specialty is in the roll-up, turnaround and add-on space. She built First Trust’s $1 billion+ AUM Latin America business and held leadership positions at Goldman Sachs, State Street, and Vanguard. Check out Contrarian Thinking: https://contrarianthinking.co/   Codie is on: https://www.instagram.com/codiesanchez  https://www.tiktok.com/@realcodiesanchez  https://www.youtube.com/@CodieSanchezCT  https://twitter.com/Codie_Sanchez  Valeria is on: https://www.instagram.com/valerialipovetsky/  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWkDFq1pO7YNzifE3A4UsMA  https://www.tiktok.com/@valeria.lipovetsky  Not Alone Podcast What We Talked About: 00:00 Intro 02:48 Our path isn’t linear 05:26 Curiosity is a skill 06:16 Myth: Work smarter not harder 10:39 What do we consume most online? 12:17 Getting paid to be lazy 14:57 The Sexy-Boring matrix 16:27 Unhappy working employee 21:34 How do you grow your network 23:40 People aren’t happier  26:53 Toxic positivity 27:26 How do you define success? 30:35 Your problems shrink as time passes 34:47 Money is a cruel mistress 36:43 This isn’t how you get rich 38:19 Contrarian Thinking 39:13 Running a business is hard 40:28 How the rich get rich 43:32 You gotta work hard for it 46:04 Women equally competing with men 47:42 Women empowerment 50:43 Sharing your success   53:07 Having conversations with yourself 47:17 Think about what you post 53:53 What’s wrong with judgment? 56:43 MBAs are useless? 59:39 The future of education 01:04:45 Navigating your feminine/masculine energy 01:07:46 If you’re going to work with your partner 01:10:52 Do you have a big ego? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices