#452 How to Create a Career Aligned with YOU

Love, Happiness and Success with Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Marriage, Mental Health, Success, Emotionalintelligence, Selfhelp, Wellness, Mentalhealth, Selfimprovement, Career, Health, Society & Culture, Careerdevelopment, Mindfulness, Lifeadvice, Dating, Parenting, Breakups, Relationships, Productivity, Positive, Happiness, Goals, Health & Fitness, Communication

4.6 • 849 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Ever wake up at 3am thinking, “What am I doing with my life?” If so, you are not alone—and you are definitely not lost. In this inspiring episode of Love, Happiness, and Success, I’m joined by bestselling author, NYU professor, and former editor-in-chief of the Harvard Business Review, Suzy Welch, to help you get the career clarity and alignment that you deserve.

Suzy shares her personal journey of reinvention and introduces her life-changing methodology from her new book, Becoming You. This isn’t just motivational fluff. We’re talking concrete tools and research-backed frameworks to help you get clarity around your path, stop second-guessing yourself, and make empowered choices about your life and career—without burning it all down.

Timestamps:
00:00 – “What Am I Doing With My Life?"
02:20 – Suzy Welch’s Story
05:55 – Discovering Your Real Values
14:57 – What to Do When the Lighthouse Goes Dark
29:35 – The 3-Part Framework That Changes Lives
35:23 – The Value of “Scope”: Big Life vs. Little Life
40:13 – Eudemonia and Generational Differences
43:35 – Aptitudes, Personality, and the Enneagram
47:23 – Don’t Quit the Job Yet: Is It the Role or the Culture?
52:45 – Conclusion and Final Thoughts

I hope this episode inspired you as much as it did me. And I want you to know you don’t have to figure this out on your own. Our Clarity and Confidence Coaching pairs you with an expert therapist trained in coaching psychology to help you uncover your purpose, break through fear and confusion, and take decisive steps toward a fulfilling career.

You can schedule a free consultation to talk to an expert on our team. No pressure, just a warm, judgment-free conversation with someone who truly understands. This is your moment to stop second-guessing and start moving forward — with clarity, courage, and real support.

And hey — if you’re not already following me on Instagram or YouTube, come say hi! I’m always sharing bite-sized wisdom, clips from interviews with experts, and free resources to support you on your journey to love, happiness, and success.

Xoxo
Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby
www.growingself.com

P.S. If you thought of someone while listening to this—someone who’s been feeling lost or unclear about their career path—share this episode with them. It might be exactly the breakthrough they need.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby, and you're listening to Love, Happiness, and Success.
0:08.2	Is this all there is? Is this what I was actually born to do, be a management consultant? I don't think so.
0:17.4	If you are constantly asking yourself, is this it? Or am I doing the right thing? Today's show is for you.
0:26.7	There's this existential anxiety. I think we all experience at certain moments in life related to,
0:33.6	what if I make the wrong move? What if I choose the wrong job? What if I am in the wrong job? And I stay in it
0:41.4	too long or leave too soon. What if this better life feels like it's always out there just one
0:49.2	decision away, but you can't seem to find it? Or even worse, my friend, what if your very best life is actually happening right this very
0:59.0	second and you don't even realize it, much less celebrate it or enjoy it?
1:05.9	So if this is making you feel a little bit seen right now, I want you to know that you're not alone.
1:12.0	And today we are digging into something I think we all experience it at some point.
1:18.1	This anxiety about whether or not we're doing the right thing and how that can rob us of joy, confidence, clarity, making us feel like something is off in our lives.
1:31.2	Like, maybe it is? Maybe it isn't. But these are the questions that we're going to be
1:36.2	tackling together today. Questions like, how do you know if your life is in alignment with
1:42.5	who you really are? And if it's not, how do you change it without
1:47.3	blowing everything up? So my guest today has built an entire methodology around this. She is a
1:56.3	best-selling author, the former editor-in-chief of the Harvard Business Review, and a fierce
2:03.8	advocate for realigning your life from the inside-out. My guest, Susie Welch, has a brand new book
2:11.9	that you need to read called Becoming You, and today she's here to talk with us about it.
2:20.2	Hi, Susie. I am so happy to be here.
2:27.6	Thank you so much. Thank you for your book and just like putting this amazing resource in the hands of people who are like, what am I doing with my life? Because you don't want to mess that up, right?
2:36.2	Oh, it's like the biggest question we ask ourselves. That famous quote, which is there
2:40.4	two days in our life, the day we were born and the day we figure out what we were born to do
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