What happens when your entire world shifts overnight? For Puja, a driven loan officer and mom, that moment came with an unexpected stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis. In this powerful conversation, she opens up about how facing something so life-altering changed everything from the way she approaches her career, to how she shows up for her family, and even down to the everyday choices she makes about her health and lifestyle. Puja shares what it was like to balance ambition with reality, learning to pause and prioritize the people who matter most, and how her support system carried her through the hardest days. We dive deep into the lessons she learned about grace, patience, and treating those closest to us with more love even when life feels overwhelming. But this episode isn’t just about survival, it’s about thriving. Puja also walks us through how networking became a cornerstone of rebuilding her career, why building authentic connections matters more than “selling,” and how showing up consistently in her community created a trust factor that turned strangers into friends, and friends into business referrals. If you’ve ever felt like you’re constantly chasing success at the expense of balance, this episode is your reminder to pause and reevaluate. Puja’s story is proof that setbacks don’t define you they shape you. And when you embrace both the personal and professional sides of your life, you build something far more meaningful than just a career: you build a legacy.
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