Driving for Success Without Sacrifice

The Maverick Paradox Podcast

In this Short Talk Judith Germain speaks to Nancy Ho about driving success without sacrifice. Nancy explains that she works as a life strategies coach, helping high-performing professionals who have achieved external success but feel a sense of emptiness or lack of fulfilment. She discusses how many people focus solely on external achievements without considering their deeper values and well-being.

Key Takeaways

• Nancy Ho emphasises the importance of intrinsic fulfilment over external achievements
• The "paradox of success" involves high-performing professionals feeling unfulfilled despite outward success
• Nancy's coaching approach focuses on core values, self-care, and spiritual growth for holistic success
• A 5-point roadmap was discussed for achieving success without sacrificing well-being

In this conversation Nancy outlines her approach to helping clients find fulfillment, starting by exploring what they don't want, then identifying their core values, and finally aligning their actions and goals with those values. She emphasises the importance of self-care, introspection, and continuous improvement.

Nancy Ho is an author and internationally recognised thought leader on 'The Professional Paradox'.

You can find out more about our guest and today's episode in this Maverick Paradox Magazine article here.

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Judith's book: The Maverick Paradox: The Secret Power Behind Successful Leaders.

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