I recently sat down with Erin Trenbeath-Murray for her podcast We HEAR Her.

Erin runs Women Who Succeed, a youth group for high school and college students in Utah. The organization recruits many of these young women with the intent to open up opportunities for them to pursue post–secondary school that they might otherwise not consider. As part of the program, Women Who Succeed pairs them with mentors who support them in their efforts to get into college, find fulfilling jobs, and seek out new opportunities. Like Reset Your Nest, Women Who Succeed is dedicated to leveling the playing field, and mentoring girls through the program has been incredibly rewarding. Both of the students I work with are motivated and looking to define what they want to do after finishing college. Every month we meet to chat about a program topic and end up covering life topics ranging from how to connect what you care about with professional skills that employers will pay for, to tactics like networking and sending intro emails.

The program is led by Erin and supported by an awesome team including Mallory Santa Cruz and Sydney Leiseth, who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to know and engage every student in the program. The podcast is another resource for the young women to see more examples of professional women in their community with a range of professional experiences that could be open for them. I was thrilled to chat with Erin about how Reset Your Nest is creating policies that make it easier for women in our company—and our broader community—to succeed at work and at home.

The podcast episode is available here (or wherever you listen to podcasts!)—and here’s some of the ground we covered!

Define your purpose

Erin and I discussed the importance of articulating our purpose as individuals and as a company to use that clarity as a north star for all other decisions. In the case of Reset Your Nest, that meant deciding not to go the franchising route because we wouldn’t be able to ensure that each franchise paid an employee minimum wage on par with our standards. I shared that this was a surprising choice for the legal team we employed, who had assumed that we would do what was most financially advantageous for us as a company.

Integrate your purpose

Growing up in Salt Lake City, Utah, shaped how I considered possibilities and made decisions in my early 20s. I’m excited about programs like Women Who Succeed because they are showing girls graduating from school today that they can find purpose at home and at work. I grew up with a personal expectation that I would become a homemaker because I did not have many examples of women working both inside and outside the home. One of the reasons I mentor students in my hometown is because I hope to inspire this generation of girls to explore their full range of opportunities.

Use your purpose to set your priorities

Erin asked me about setting priorities when working both a full-time job and the “second shift” of parenting and homemaking, and here’s what we settled on: “We want to do very good work. We want to do great work. We don’t want to do perfect work.” For example, I care about having dinner as a family but learned early on that I don’t enjoy making dinner myself, so we’ve found ways to outsource that task and focus on what matters most. Make room for good enough.

Lift each other as women

We're all working hard. Let’s focus on championing others and stop with comparisons. We talked about spending energy focusing on being kind and effective and worrying less about being liked by others. Erin and I asked questions including: How are we being intentional about our limited time? Are you doing the things that matter most? And if not, what do you want to change?

Check out the podcast for more of our discussion and some final words of advice. Women Who Succeed is currently accepting mentor applications, and I recommend the program as a way to champion the next generation of leaders in Utah.

Written in collaboration with my fabulous editor, Tamzin Mitchell.