Ep. 458: Find The Fun & The 80% Promise Method

Happier in Hollywood

Lemonada Media

Careers, Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Lately, Liz and Sarah are finding the fun in their work, and today they break down the reasons why — setting priorities, taking ownership, embracing adventure, and more. In Career Lessons With Laverne, they talk to Career Coach Laverne McKinnon about The 80% Promise Method, and how it helps build the confidence you need to get something done. This week’s Hollywood Hack falls under the subheading of “Ojai Hack” — the Knitpatch. Finally, Sarah recommends the podcast Beth’s Dead. Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Get in touch on Threads: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Sign up for Liz & Sarah’s free weekly Substack newsletter at https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com and Sarah’s Chickening Out Substack at https://happierinhollywood.substack.com. They’ll come right to your inbox! Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, andSide Hustle School . If you liked this episode, ’S please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS: Laverne McKinnon: https://www.lavernemckinnon.com/ Laverne’s Moonshot Lab: https://laverne-mckinnon.mykajabi.com/the-moonshot-lab Knitpatch: https://knitpatch.com Beth’s Dead podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beths-dead/id1842968648?i=1000734116361 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	If you're looking for a new domestic thriller to binge,
0:03.7	My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney is the perfect book for you.
0:07.7	This thriller from the author of his and hers, adapted for the hit show currently streaming on Netflix,
0:12.6	will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge.
0:17.2	My husband's wife is a tangled web of deception, obsession, and mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page.
0:24.0	Prepare yourself for the ultimate mind-bending marriage thriller and start reading now.
0:29.4	You can find my husband's wife wherever books are sold.
0:35.1	Lemonada
0:35.7	Sarah, in all this rain, are you collecting rain in your rain barrel?
0:43.3	I am. The problem is I don't know what to do with it.
0:47.3	It's like it gets full really, really fast and then, you know, there are systems for these kinds of things, and I don't have the system.
0:55.1	I just have the barrel.
0:57.7	Well, it's step one.
1:00.1	Yes.
1:06.6	Hi, and welcome to Happier in Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,
1:11.3	saner, more creative, more successful, and more productive in a backbiting, superficial,
1:16.2	chaotic, unpredictable, fundamentally insane world. I'm Sarah Fane, a TV writer and producer
1:22.8	living in Ohio right outside of L.A., and with me is my high school friend and writing partner Liz.
1:28.5	That's me, Liz Kraft. On this podcast, we talk about being writers in Hollywood, how we balance a
1:34.0	career and friendship, and how to survive the war of attrition that is life in Los Angeles.
1:39.7	Today we're going to talk about finding the fun in your work. Then friend of the pod, career coach
1:45.9	Laverne McKinnon joins us for career lessons with Laverne. She's going to talk about the 80% promise
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Lemonada Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Lemonada Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.