🔥 Episode 2 — “Leadership Starts Within: The Conflict Between Who You Were and Who You’re Becoming”In this episode, we go deeper — emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically.Joe sits down with Jay for a raw, unscripted conversation that exposes the real battle every leader faces:The conflict between your inner child and the adult you’re trying to become.This isn’t theory.This isn’t surface-level mindset talk.This is the work — the uncomfortable, honest inner work that most people avoid their entire lives.Inside this episode, you’ll hear:💥 Why so many leaders repeat the same patternsWe break down how childhood experiences, tribal belonging, survival instincts, and old belief systems secretly control your decisions as an adult. Most people never see it — until life forces them to.💥 How trauma becomes your motivator without you realizing itJay breaks down a powerful truth:Many high achievers are driven not by vision… but by pain, abandonment, and the need to prove their worth.And unless you face it, you’ll pass that same pattern to your kids.💥 The truth about self-worth that no one teachesYou’ll hear the exact line Jay teaches his own children:“Your worth isn’t defined by what you do. Your worth is already defined by who you are.”This alone can change how you lead yourself — and how you lead others.

In this powerful first episode of The Earned Life Podcast, Jay Gotra and Joe Kean dive deep into what leadership truly means. From Jay’s Leadership Pledge to raw conversations on self-worth, trauma, and legacy, this episode challenges you to look inward—because leadership isn’t about titles or teams, it’s about leading yourself first.