It’s one of the more painful human experiences: being judged not for what we’ve done, but for what we value. This episode examines why those moments leave such a lasting mark — and why, so often, we end up doing the same to others. Listeners share stories of judgment given and received, and the consequences of not finding the right words when it mattered most. Alongside them, a provocative remedy: a way out of the cycle that strains relationships, narrows futures, and obscures purpose.In Becoming You, the question “What should I do with my life?” sits at the heart of every conversation. This episode explores how judgment can silence that question — sometimes before we even have the chance to ask it.
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Accidents Happen; You Just Don’t Want Your Life to be One
We’re told to live intentionally — to take the reins, to choose boldly. But often, without realizing it, we drift. Titles accumulate, opportunities knock, life happens. And suddenly, the path we’re on isn’t one we meant to choose.In this episode, two listeners — separated by decades — unknowingly echo the same story: ambition deferred, then redefined. Alongside them, four saboteurs of intentional living: a framework for examining how and why we lose direction, and what it takes to course-correct towards a clearer sense of purpose.This is a conversation about decisions, drifts, and recalibration to get to a better answer to the question, “What should I do with my life?” A candid look at how people find themselves far from where they wanted to go — and what it might take to begin again.
PIE360 Feedback tool is available at pie360feedback.com.Want more Becoming You? Pre-order the Becoming You Book. Learn about the Three-Day Becoming You Intensive, and the One-Day Becoming You Intensive. You are always growing and evolving and so are we. Sign up for the Becoming You newsletter for fresh new content in one tidy package. SocialYou can follow and tag Suzy on:Instagram: @suzywelchLinkedin: @suzywelchTikTok: @suzywelchYouTube: @suzywelch_X: @SuzyWelch
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The Three Indisputable Secrets To Success. No, Really.
There’s no way around it: success is hard. It’s prized, pursued, endlessly theorized — and yet, remains frustratingly rare. Still, behind many lasting success stories lies a shared set of conditions.This episode explores one such framework: the PIE theory — a framework for understanding what actually endures. Disarmingly simple, quietly complex, and deeply revealing, it offers a lens into the mechanics of long-term achievement. Around it, a set of conversations with five people whose careers are defined less by spectacle than by staying power: Ken Langone, Linda Robinson, Andrew Davis, John Byrne, and Deborah Grubman.No hustle worship. No tidy prescriptions. Just a candid exploration of what long-term success might really require — and what it asks of us.
PIE360 Feedback tool is available at pie360feedback.com.Want more Becoming You? Pre-order the Becoming You Book. Learn about the Three-Day Becoming You Intensive, and the One-Day Becoming You Intensive. You are always growing and evolving and so are we. Sign up for the Becoming You newsletter for fresh new content in one tidy package. SocialYou can follow and tag Suzy on:Instagram: @suzywelchLinkedin: @suzywelchTikTok: @suzywelchYouTube: @suzywelch_X: @SuzyWelch
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The Killer Career Question We Never Ask Ourselves…But Must
Come with us this week as our host Suzy Welch demonstrates how good she is at pottery! Wait, don’t. Because she’s terrible.Not for lack of trying. She’s tried her entire life. And not for lack of love. It’s her favorite thing.And that’s pretty much the point of this week’s episode of Becoming You, the podcast devoted to answering the question, “What do I do with my life?”It’s about the things we want to do, and love to do, but shouldn’t do – with our careers, at least.Because we can’t. It’s just not…in us. We’re all great at something. We are. But we are not good at everything. Our job is not to resist that realization. Our job is to acknowledge it. And live it. Becoming You is a methodology that is designed to lead you to your purpose, which exists at the intersection of your values, your aptitudes, and your interests.Our focus this week is the second of that triad – aptitudes – urging us to ask not just what kind of work we should do. But what kind of work we shouldn’t.It’s a eureka that can change everything.Listen in as Suzy describes her four favorite ways to figure out your aptitudes once and for all – for the good of your career.And your life. The resources mentioned by Suzy in this episode:YouScience: https://www.youscience.com/buy-now/Your Hidden Genius: https://a.co/d/fMEJEScRheti Enneagram: https://www.enneagraminstitute.comPIE360: https://pie360feedback.com
PIE360 Feedback tool is available at pie360feedback.com.Want more Becoming You? Pre-order the Becoming You Book. Learn about the Three-Day Becoming You Intensive, and the One-Day Becoming You Intensive. You are always growing and evolving and so are we. Sign up for the Becoming You newsletter for fresh new content in one tidy package. SocialYou can follow and tag Suzy on:Instagram: @suzywelchLinkedin: @suzywelchTikTok: @suzywelchYouTube: @suzywelch_X: @SuzyWelch
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So You Think "Altruism" is One of Your Values? Yeah, That's Complicated.
Lots of people want to help other people. In their jobs. In their lives. In fact, lots of people would tell you "helping" is one of their main values. They only wish they could do it more. How wonderful that is in theory...and how complicated that can be in real life.Every week, Becoming You -- the podcast that aims to answer the question, "What do I do with my life?" -- explores what it actually takes to find and embrace your authentic life. And each week, we talk about the role of values in that journey. YOUR values, that is.This week, we put the spotlight on two values that often get confused because they're both about helping, Radius and Non Sibi.Radius is the value held by people who want to change the world. They yearn to be a part of big, systemic change -- the stuff legacies are made of. Non Sibi is the value that motivates people who want to help on a more intimate scale. We're talking small and personal acts of kindness, compassion, and aid. Both values are wonderful and powerful in their own way -- but they are truly distinct. What unites them is that they often, well, hurt in their application. How so? We'll discuss. There can be no talking about helping without talking about its trade-offs.To bring this pod and its ideas to life, we visit a farm (yes, with real pigs) to meet Rachel McCrystal, who followed a cow upstate, and never left for the sake of her cause. Then, we scrub in at a trauma unit with Dr. Jodie Taylor, whose Non Sibi mindset fuels her in the operating arena...and at the grocery store alike. Their stories aren’t just inspiring—they’re a mirror for all of us.Because when you understand your values, life’s biggest decisions suddenly become clearer. And maybe, just maybe, the path forward starts to reveal itself.So let’s dive in. Pigs, finding purpose, and the inevitable "ouch" of altruism—all here in this week’s Becoming You.
PIE360 Feedback tool is available at pie360feedback.com.Want more Becoming You? Pre-order the Becoming You Book. Learn about the Three-Day Becoming You Intensive, and the One-Day Becoming You Intensive. You are always growing and evolving and so are we. Sign up for the Becoming You newsletter for fresh new content in one tidy package. SocialYou can follow and tag Suzy on:Instagram: @suzywelchLinkedin: @suzywelchTikTok: @suzywelchYouTube: @suzywelch_X: @SuzyWelch
Have you ever wondered, “What should I do with my life?” Or, “Should I stay or should I go?” Or, “Is there anyone out there who actually tells the freaking truth about life and work today, but also does not leave me in despair?”
Wonder no more! The “Becoming You” podcast has arrived, hosted by Suzy Welch, the business journalist-turned-professor at the helm of NYU’s wildly popular self-discovery class by the same name. A three New York Times best-seller and frequent contributor to the Today Show and the Wall Street Journal, Professor Welch is considered a leading expert on decision-making, and the discovery and pursuit of authentic purpose. But virtually no topic is off-bounds in her irreverent new podcast, from parenting fails (including her own) to perfect poems (none of her own, thank God.) Also included: Pointed opinions on dogs, Gen Z, marriage, credit default swaps, golf skirts, career killing mistakes, and under-appreciated TV shows you really have to see immediately. OK, there is actually nothing in the podcast about credit default swaps.
Tune in every week to laugh, learn, get riled up, get calmed down, and basically get closer to becoming you, joyfully, in this crazy, upside-down, scary, messy, and altogether beautiful world we share.
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