The Executive Recruiter's Secret to Getting the Job (and the Life) You Want

You walk into the room prepared. You've practiced your answers. You know your numbers. And somehow, before you even open your mouth, the people across the table have already decided.Erin Collins has spent over a decade as a founding partner at HCA, an executive recruiting and talent advisory firm in asset management, watching exactly that play out — over and over. In this episode of Midlife Remix, she sits down with Steven to unpack what's actually happening in those rooms, why two equally qualified executives can walk away with wildly different outcomes, and how the energy you carry in is doing more talking than your résumé.Erin grew up in a chaotic, hypervigilant environment, then adopted three special-needs children while building her business and designing a house — all at once. She knows what it feels like to operate from "more, more, more." And she knows what it took to stop.In this conversation:– Why faith is the only real antidote to fear– The white butterfly story that changed how she trusts the universe– "What do you control — what you get, or what you bring?"– Why an intention is not a wish (and the difference is everything)– How saying no became the most respectful thing she does– The morning practice that lets her run her day before her day runs herIf you've been pushing harder and getting less — this one's for you.Subscribe for new Midlife Remix episodesChapters0:00 The cost of hypervigilance2:08 Three kids, a business, a house3:57 More, more, more5:24 Pressure vs. possibility7:36 Letting go of control8:43 When the door closes10:11 The white butterflies13:16 Life happens for you14:43 Energy enters first16:36 Intention vs. wish22:08 Saying no26:51 Run your day#ConsciousLeadership #IntentionalLiving #findingajob #interviewskills #LeadershipMindset #MidlifeRemix #StevenMiyao #ErinCollins