{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Lift Off with Aman Manazir","title":"ex-Google Engineer: The 9-to-5 Nearly Killed Me! Business Saved My Life","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f673ff97\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4792,"description":"Sarah Pan made more than her Google salary as a creator—and still stayed trapped for three more years. In this conversation, she reveals the chronic back pain that started at 22, the scarcity mindset that kept her chained to corporate despite hitting her financial goals, and what finally forced her to break free. This episode is for anyone stuck in a \"good situation\" they secretly hate, wondering if they'll ever have the courage to leave.🎧 Listen to all episodes of Lift Off on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LiftOffPodListen to our new podcast, @TheEntropyShow: https://youtu.be/MDJQXbXPngg?si=vQqITmNzy3fhfcV1💌 Free weekly productivity insights/advice – https://amanmanazir.com/newsletter📷 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/amanmanazir/🐦 Twitter – https://twitter.com/amanmanazir👉 Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oksarahpan?igsh=MXZ4eWVnbGJkY3B4eg==👉 Sarah's Podcast: https://youtube.com/@sojuwithsarah?si=pdYh3eOjxz_waX54👉 Sarah's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@sarahpan?si=wl-_rfKPcKf6U8sI—⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:53 Growing Up Low Income with Immigrant Parents06:51 The Money Stories That Shaped Everything08:04 Why I Chose Computer Science Over Fashion11:10 Landing My Dream Job at Google13:57 The Person I Was Becoming at Google17:51 When You Were Working at Google18:20 Did You Plan to Stay in Tech?21:24 The Day I Got My Offer24:30 My Day-to-Day at Google Explained27:05 Spending 40 Hours Editing One Video30:39 Alex Hormozi Giveaway31:33 I Started My Channel During the Pandemic35:06 I Hit My Target But Didn't Quit42:45 My Five Year Arc at Google47:10 My Mental Health Hit Rock Bottom50:35 Doctors Said It Could Be Mental52:25 Why I Waited So Long to Quit56:42 The Mental Unlock That Changed Everything57:25 I Waited for My Bonus to Come59:44 How My Family Reacted to Quitting1:01:59 What Happened After I Quit1:05:47 Could You Always Go Back to Tech?1:09:18 I Cried When I Quit Google1:10:51 The Dark Side of Gratitude and Luck1:13:24 Don't Let Your...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/PtXJtBpH_6UU2b2GdHKIgwrGpOpgx38aGS9O8EFzdk8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zOGEy/NzZjNzc4Njk3YTg4/MTNkMjU1ODk0ZWRj/NWQ4NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}