Isa Watson on How She Stopped Obsessing Over Achievements

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

For most of her career, Isa Watson felt like she was living somebody else’s life. She started out as a chemist working her way up the academic ranks, and then she became a world-traveling VP at JP Morgan. And a lot of people online started to take notice of her impressive career. Isa felt she was always chasing the validation of a ‘30 under 30’ or ‘40 under 40’ list, while neglecting her relationships and her own happiness. So, she stopped obsessing over that public praise. And founded Squad, the app that provides the easy and fun way to talk to your friends – away from social media. In this episode, Isa shares: How she’s dealt with the pressure of other people’s expectations The life event that put everything into perspective for her How she rebuilt her relationship with herself Why she added 'professional skydiver' to her resume Her advice for setting better boundaries with social media

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0:00.0	When I hit rock bottom, it was completely exacerbated by the fact that I didn't actually
0:06.9	know how to lean on people.
0:08.4	I didn't know how to ask for support.
0:10.3	I didn't know how to lean on my friends, and I didn't know how to kind of stay in those
0:15.1	cultivated relationships that I had put on the back burner for a little bit.
0:18.7	And that was just a horrible place to be.
0:21.7	I'm Carly Zaken, and I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:25.7	Welcome to 9-5-ish with the skin.
0:28.4	We've run into so many questions over the years and had so many moments where we needed
0:34.0	advice, and we got it from women who'd been there.
0:38.2	And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:40.3	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career by talking to the smartest
0:44.6	leaders we know.
0:46.1	Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5.
0:50.1	Alright, let's get into it.
0:54.5	Today our guest is Issa Watson.
0:56.7	Issa is the founder and CEO of Squad.
0:59.4	An app focused on helping close friends connect away from social media.
1:03.6	She's also the author of the book Life Beyond Likes, which published earlier this year,
1:08.8	and one of the highest fundraising black women in this country.
1:14.2	But before becoming a social scientist, Issa was actually a real scientist, working
1:18.8	for Pfizer.
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