I had a student. He was in banking. He was living his parents' values, not his own, just as he had long suspected he was an artist in banking.

Well, his interests really were beautiful women in fashion. And he said, my purpose, my area of transcendence, is to dress Kim Kardashian.

When he first said at the class like Burs into laughter, they thought he was joking. And he said, no, I'm not kidding. I'm going to make the clothing that make women impossible not to look at. I've been living a lie.

So I said to him, what are your parents going to say? And he said, they're probably going to say at last because I've been miserable for 10 years.

Here's a story. A smart, hardworking person spends years of their life chasing an ambitious

goal. They structure their life, career, and identity around this one particular outcome,

only to realize it was never what they wanted. How do we admit to ourselves that we might be on

the wrong path? That's where Susie Welch comes in.

Susie has lived many lives, broadcast journalists, best-selling author, consultant, and now

professor of the class, becoming you at NYU's Stern School of Business. Her students learn what

it means to become their most authentic selves. Becoming You is also the name of Susie's

podcast and new book. I had a blast talking with Susie about what it takes to create a purpose

driven life and why sometimes it takes a midlife or even a quarter life crisis for people to

find the path they want and need to be on.

This is a bit of optimism.

Susie, I have heard so much about you.

I've heard so much about you.

How long have you been teaching?

Four years.

So what made you wake up in the morning and say,

you know what?

I think I'd like to teach.

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