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Why Success Feels Empty

Why Success Feels Empty

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 Most people believe success solves everything.Beginning with more money, more scale, more recognition. Along with a cleaner calendar, a safer future, proof you were right.Andrew Grinbaum has built companies, exited companies, and spent years advising hundreds of leaders. What he found along the way might surprise you. External achievement doesn’t guarantee internal wealth. The two can exist miles apart.In this Beyond the Boost conversation, Andrew and I dig into why founders often feel emptier after selling than before they started, why the urge to rebel is frequently integrity refusing to stay quiet, and why alignment tends to scale faster than strategy ever will.This one is for anyone whose life looks right on paper but feels tight on the inside. Accomplished, structured, productive. Hitting goals. And still sensing there’s another kind of wealth somewhere just out of reach.In This Conversation* Why founders often spiral after major exits* The difference between being rich and being wealthy* How values misalignment quietly sabotages performance* The story of a bus driver who understood true wealth* Why rebellion isn’t a flaw. It’s a signal.* How “heart-based leadership” became strength instead of weakness* Why inner work creates sustainable outer growth✦ Key Takeaways* You don’t fix emptiness by scaling faster.* Wealth isn’t accumulation. It’s meaning that moves in the same direction as your actions.* Values aren’t branding statements. They’re the operating system underneath everything you build.* That rebellious streak? Often it’s your conscience refusing to comply.* Growth that starts inside tends to last. Growth that starts outside tends to collapse under its own weight.* Slowing down isn’t retreat. It’s recalibration.✦ Reflection Prompts* If money were removed from the equation, would you still choose what you’re building?* Where are you quietly operating outside your core values?* What part of your ambition is borrowed from someone else’s blueprint?* Where have you confused achievement with alignment?* What would shift if clarity became the metric instead of growth?✦ The Boost (Action Step)Before your next big decision, stop for a moment.Ask yourself one honest question: is this aligned, or is this just impressive?Alignment feels steady. Impressiveness feels urgent. That gap between those two feelings? It determines more than most people realize.✦ About Andrew GrinbaumAndrew Grinbaum is the Executive Director of the Spirituality & Business Institute. A former entrepreneur, professor, author, and advisor to over 400 companies, he works at the intersection of leadership, values, and inner development. His work helps leaders operate from alignment rather than ego and build companies that actually reflect who they are.Website: spiritualbiz.org LinkedIn: Andrew Grinbaum✦ Connect with MeIf this episode touched something familiar, that quiet tension between success and meaning, let’s talk.We’ll have real conversation about what’s misaligned and what your next chapter is asking of you.When you’re ready to stop scaling the wrong thing and start leading from a place that actually feels like you, that’s the moment to reach out and book your No-Cost Identity Clarity Call.You can also: * Subscribe to Daily Power Boost for rhythm-based identity shifts* Find me on Social Networks* Instagram: @coachshawnmichael* TikTok: @coachshawnmichael* YouTube: @coachshawnmichael* LinkedIn: @coachinguatemala With strength & heart,❤️🔥 Shawn Michael Get full access to True North: Your guide to an intentional life at trunorth.substack.com/subscribe
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