Episode 334: When Success No Longer Feels Successful

Episode 334: When Success No Longer Feels Successful

August 19, 2026 · 31 min · Season 1 · Episode 334

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Becca Pearce discusses her journey from professional success to personal fulfillment and the importance of vulnerability in leadership.

What happens when the success you worked so hard to achieve no longer feels like success? Becca Pearce had built an impressive executive career in healthcare and public service when two major events changed her direction. First, she experienced a highly public professional setback. Then, just 14 months later, she was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor that required major surgery and an extensive recovery. After returning to work, Becca faced a deceptively simple decision: attend an important executive meeting or put her daughter on the school bus. That moment forced her to confront what she truly valued and whether the life she had built still reflected those priorities. Today, Becca is the President of Extend Coaching & Consulting, an executive coach, growth strategist, and author of You Don’t Have to Achieve to Be Loved . She helps business owners and leaders step out of the weeds, make confident decisions, navigate change, and build businesses that support meaningful lives. Gary and Becca discuss why vulnerability creates trust, how founders become bottlenecks in their own companies, when to outsource or delegate, why overwhelm must be examined rather than accepted, and…

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