Episode 314: Who Are You When No One’s Watching? with Joe Smarro
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Steve Mellor and Joe Smarro discuss identity, self-awareness, and the impact of external validation on personal growth.
What does it really mean to be Growth Ready? In this episode, Steve Mellor sits down with Joe Smarro for a deeply honest conversation about identity, self-awareness, and the cost of living for everyone else. Joe shares why growth starts with curiosity, why so much of our identity is inherited rather than chosen, and why external validation keeps so many high-performers stuck. Together, they explore the tension between the person we present to the world and the person we sit with in private, a...
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