Better Than Happy 554. Multiply and Replenish the Earth
Feb 27, 2026
A fresh take on “multiply and replenish” as a call to create, contribute, and grow beyond parenthood. Conversations about reclaiming ambition, reconnecting with buried desires, and choosing challenges that build meaningful skills. Reflections on resisting people-pleasing, embracing discomfort, and offering your unique gifts to the world.
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Multiply Means Create And Contribute
- Jody Moore reframes "multiply and replenish the earth" beyond childbirth to mean creating, contributing, and growing across many domains.
- She argues each person carries seeds of creativity that multiplying personal growth releases into the world.
From Coach Class Ambition To Hang Pictures Goals
- Jody contrasts her coach-training community's high ambition with the low-goal “hang pictures” answers from LDS women she coached.
- She uses this personal coaching experience to show how cultural norms shrink women's ambitions.
Pick A Goal Worth Being Uncomfortable For
- Pay attention to small curiosities and choose something you're excited enough to be uncomfortable for.
- Jody urges selecting goals that require learning hard skills and tolerating early failure to grow mentally and creatively.