Podcast Episodes

#37: The Books That Helped Me Stop Proving Myself and Start Living for Real

The Achiever’s Curse is a deadly one. It starts subtle at first. But left unchecked long enough, it seeps into every aspect of your life, stealing joy and fulfillment every step of the way. Too many …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

#36: The Hidden Reason Smart People Make Terrible Life Decisions

Perhaps the most important skill an intelligent person can learn is the Dao of Decision Making. 

Making tough, high-stakes decisions doesn’t come naturally to high achievers because they’ve been fool…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

#35: The Silent Way Emotional Avoidance Destroys Success

High achievers are vulnerable to emotional avoidance. It’s subtle, sneaky, and seductive. It tricks you into thinking you’re making progress or crushing goals. 

But when everything feels flat - no ma…

Published on 5 months ago

#34: Why Smart, Driven People Struggle Emotionally (& How to Finally Break Free)

Most high achievers learned at a young age that emotions were distractions. This early lesson inspired much of their success… but it came at a terrible cost:

It develops emotional blindspots that qui…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

#33: The Myth of Emotional Toughness: Why Suppressing Feelings is Weak, Not Strong

Most high achievers take pride in the fact that they’re not too emotional. They stay cool under pressure, act like nothing bothers them, wear their emotional armor like a badge. 

But one day, they wa…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

#32: Why "Working on Yourself" Can Make Things Worse

There are 3 distinct levels to personal development and self-improvement. And most high achievers get trapped forever in Level 2—never fully healing or integrating with their internal world because t…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

#31: You're Not Broken, Your Mind Just Learned the Wrong Lesson

There are certain emotional scripts you learned in your formative years that are running your life today. These emotional patterns aren’t the enemy. They don’t mean that you're broken as a person or …

Published on 6 months ago

#30: Why You're Burnt Out, Unfulfilled, & Still Not Enough (& How Wu Wei Fixes It)

Most people, and high achievers in particular, suffer from a paradoxical problem:

Trying too hard backfires and causes your deepest, darkest fears to realize. When high achievers are confronted with …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

#29: How to Find Peace by Leaning into Chaos

Most high achievers have been sold a lie: that Chaos is a threat that will take everything from you, and the only way to handle it is with more control. 

But if you look into any high achiever’s life…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

#28: How to Create Deep Connection, No Matter Who's Around You

If you wanted to grow bigger muscles, you could read all the strength training books you wanted. But until you go to the gym and apply your knowledge to your body, your muscles will never grow. 

That…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago