"I was chasing success so hard I forgot to feel successful."

I had the titles. The milestones. The promotions. LinkedIn, Google, Uber, Tesla. Over $600 million in revenue impact. Director of Global Revenue Enablement at a billion-dollar startup.

From the outside, it looked incredible.

From the inside, it was killing me. Literally.

One morning, my body said no. I woke up dizzy, breathless, heart racing. I couldn't even sit up. Three minutes into the doctor's appointment, she sent me straight to the ER.

IVs in both arms. Machines beeping. Fluorescent lights buzzing overhead.

And my first thought was: "This shit is not worth it, yo."

In this episode, I share:

→ The morning my body finally shut down after years of two business trips a week and two-hour commutes

→ Why I'd been chasing a definition of success that was never mine

→ The difference between pride and pride with peace

→ What fulfillment looks like now—stamps in my passport, morning walks by the zoo, clients who feel like collaborators

→ Three questions I had to answer lying flat on my back in that hospital bed

By the end, you'll be ready to ask yourself: Whose definition of success have you been chasing? When was the last time you felt proud and peaceful at the same time? And what would fulfillment look like if you stopped earning it and started embodying it?

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