Ep. 11: Redefining Success: From Achievement to Alignment

Success. We chase it, sacrifice for it, and organize our lives around it. And then—quietly, unexpectedly—it stops working. In this solo episode, I unpack the moment many high achievers eventually face: when the definition of success that once drove you no longer fits who you’ve become. I share my own story—golden handcuffs, external wins, relentless pressure, and the wake-up call that forced me to get brutally honest after a widowmaker heart attack. I talk about how success, as I was living it, was slowly killing me—and why redefining it wasn’t optional. We explore how culture, family, and industry scripts shape our idea of success… and why so many accomplished professionals end up overachieving yet deeply underfulfilled. Burnout. Numbness. Sunday dread. The quiet feeling that something is off, even when everything looks “good on paper.” I introduce what I call authentic success: success defined from the inside out. Alignment over performance. Meaning over optics. A version of success that doesn’t require you to abandon yourself. You’ll walk away with five powerful questions to help you rethink what “enough” looks like now, what you’re no longer willing to trade your life for, and who you’re actually becoming in this next chapter. This isn’t a midlife crisis. It’s a midlife clarifier. If your old definition of success isn’t cutting it anymore, this episode is an invitation to pause, get honest, and choose a version of success you don’t have to recover from. Life doesn’t wait for the perfect moment. It waits for the brave one. Let’s redefine what’s possible—together. To learn more, please visit bemorealigned.com.