The Silent Struggle of Successful People: Feeling Empty at the Top
Update: 2025-08-27
Description
What Will You Learn?
- Why success often feels empty despite outward achievements
- The importance of aligning personal values with professional goals
- How to identify and navigate the gap between internal fulfillment and external expectations
- Practical tips to regain clarity and meaning, including measuring meaningful metrics, building authentic connections, and embracing small daily joys
- The significance of prioritizing genuine human connection over titles
- A real story of transformation and rediscovering success on one's own terms
Timestamps:
- 00:37 - Introduction by Saeed; setting the tone for honest discussions
- 01:37 - Saeed shares his personal experience of loneliness as a CEO
- 03:06 - The emotional cost of achievement: exhaustion and isolation
- 06:03 - The gap between internal values and external expectations
- 08:26 - A coaching story illustrating value realignment and frustration
- 10:15 - Tip 1: Question whose dream you are chasing
- 12:44 - Tip 2: Incorporate meaningful, personalized metrics of success
- 15:53 - Tip 3: Prioritize authentic connections over titles and status
- 18:20 - Tip 4: Find micro joys daily for renewed energy and fulfillment
- 21:48 - Recap of the fulfillment formula: values, metrics, connections, joys
Remember, success without fulfillment is empty, but you can rewrite your definition of success starting today. If this episode resonated with you or someone you know feeling the weight of emptiness despite success, share it and join the community.
Connect with Host Saeed Alghafri:
- Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/saeedalghafri/
- Youtube : @yuwabconsulting
- Apple : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yuwab-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8/id1801036453
- Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/2vfcZCdwnXkiMdEvNVF9HH
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