How to Live a Purposeful & Authentic Life with NYU Professor, Dr. Suzy Welch
Conversations with Cam
Cameron Oaks Rogers
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2026
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I sit down with best-selling author, NYU professor, and values expert, Dr. Suzy Welch, to talk about her practical approach to finding your purpose. We dive into the research behind her proven method, “Becoming You,” and the popular NYU class she created to help students discover their most authentic selves & careers through identifying their values. Dr. Welch opens up about her own journey to finding the work she was meant to do, the importance of knowing (and living) your top values, and how she has navigated life after loss. We also chat about the realities of being a working mom, why women can’t always “have it all”, and the importance of female friendships at any age. Plus, she breaks down the “Four Horsemen” that hold us back from reaching our full potential and her simple but powerful 10-10-10 decision-making method.
Key Takeaway / Points:
Why so many people feel lost trying to find their purpose
The research behind Dr. Suzy Welch's “Becoming You” methodology and how she turned it into the most requested class at NYU Stern School of Business
The breakdown of the most common top values, and the difference between your values, aptitudes, and interests
The myth that women can "have it all" and the constant balance (and guilt) between work and motherhood
How she landed on her authentic life in her sixties
Turning the grief of losing her husband, Jack, into purpose
The Four Horsemen framework and the barriers stopping you from living your perfect life
“10-10-10” method for making decisions that are aligned with your values
Dr. Welch's insights into the most common career mistakes, why happiness shouldn’t be the end goal, and why it’s never too late for reinvention
Read Dr. Suzy Welch's book Becoming You
Listen to her podcast Becoming You
Take the Values Bridge Test HERE
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Instagram: @suzywelch
TikTok: @suzywelch
Website: suzywelch.com
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to another episode of Conversations with Cam. And today is our first, like, real guest in studio. And I know we have Lucy last week, but Lucy, I love you. You count as a guest. But this is the first, like, non-family member in the studio. I'm so excited because we have our new chairs from Pepper Home. They're not out yet, but they will be soon. And as soon as they're out, I promise I will like them. They are so comfortable. |
| 0:40.3 | We have our coffee table, like our curtains are in. The studio is actually done now. Like, it's complete and it brings me so much freaking joy. And I'm so excited about today's episode because we hit it off immediately. We happened to coincidentally sit next to each other at a lunch two days before it's recording. And she sat down next to me and was like, hi, I'm Susie Walsh. |
| 0:37.5 | She was like, hi, I'm Susie Walsh. |
| 0:40.3 | She was like, oh, hi, I'm interviewing you in two days. |
| 0:43.9 | And I just want to say one thing because I really think the showcase is who she is. |
| 0:48.1 | We were at this very cool lunch meeting at Flores Stanton's home. |
| 0:53.4 | And I was kind of sitting like in the back because there wasn't a ton of room and I come like closer to start time. And someone came out to her room. I was like, oh, Susie here, like let me move you up closer to the front. We have like a seat for you. And I was friends with the host, Daniel Rubei. So I told her like, I'll sit where or right old care and she was like oh Cameron come with me was like no no no it's totally fine she's |
| 1:14.4 | like no no, no, no, |
| 1:13.7 | it's totally fine. She was like, no, no, no, if I'm moving, you're coming with me. I was like, oh, okay. And I just think that really shows a lot about who she is. So I'm very excited to tell you about today's guests. Susie Welch is a three-time New York Times best-selling author and professor |
| 1:28.2 | at NYU Stern School Business. Her book, Becoming New, A Proven Method for Crafting Your |
| 1:32.9 | Authentic Life and Greer is based on the popular class that she created at NYU to help her students |
| 1:37.8 | discover their authentic purpose and now it is the most requested course at NYU. And honestly, |
| 1:42.4 | something like I deeply wish that I had been offered |
| 1:45.0 | in college. Susie's Becoming You methodology is a practical approach to identifying your truest |
| 1:49.7 | values, aptitudes, and interests, and is truly a guide to having a life that you were met to live. |
| 1:55.3 | Through her own varied experiences in her life and career, Susine's discovered that her |
| 1:59.2 | own purpose is to help other people find |
| 2:01.5 | theirs. In this episode, we dive into a ton the importance of identifying your values and we get |
| 2:07.3 | very granular on what those values are and how many do it through her test and what mine are, |
| 2:12.6 | what they truly mean, and how to actually live in your authentic purpose. I feel so deeply about |
| 2:17.4 | this topic because I find that I'm finally live in your authentic purpose. I feel so deeply about this topic because I find |
| 2:18.8 | that I'm finally living in my authentic purpose in comparison to my previous career and the |
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