How to keep your joy, even after you win.

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges high-performers face after achieving success and how they can maintain their joy and motivation.

In this episode, I talk about a problem that doesn’t get enough attention..what happens after you succeed. A lot of high-performers reach a level they once worked hard for… and instead of feeling fulfilled, they feel flat. The drive that once fueled them starts to fade. They’re not failing, but they’re no longer energized, challenged, or fully engaged in their life. So what’s going on? In this conversation, I unpack the real reason people lose their fire, and it’s not burnout, laziness, or a ...

People in this episode

Host: Quentin Hafner

Topics covered

• success
• fulfillment
• high-performance
• motivation
• engagement

Keywords

• joy
• success
• high-performers
• motivation
• engagement
• fulfillment
• drive

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