Success Isn’t a Stretch Goal

You crushed the goal.

Everyone’s proud.

So why do you feel empty?

In today’s Daily Power Boost, we expose a hidden truth:

Most people don’t feel misaligned because they’re lazy—

They feel misaligned because they’ve outgrown the version of themselves who set the goal.

When your self-concept evolves but your success metrics don’t…

Every win feels like self-betrayal.

Inside this episode:

* Why “success” often reflects an outdated identity

* The hidden grief of outgrowing old dreams

* How to redefine goals that align with your current self

✦ Reflection Prompts

* Where did my current goals originate—from vision or from survival?

* What am I chasing that I no longer truly want?

* How do I define success now, from this version of me?

✦ Action Steps

* Audit Your Ambition

* Write one big goal down. Ask: Was this set from fear or alignment?

* Reclaim the Metric

* Reword the goal so it reflects an identity-based outcome:

* “Instead of chasing ____, I want to become the kind of person who ____.”

* Practice Identity Alignment

* Look in the mirror and say:

* “I no longer have to stretch to prove.

* I’m building from who I actually am now.”

✦ Bonus Resource

Book a No-cost Success Blockers Call

We’ll pinpoint the old identities and outdated goals still driving your actions—so you can lead from wholeness, not hunger.

✦ On the Next Episode

Tomorrow, we’re peeling back another performance mask with:

“Your Highest Self is Probably Lying to You”

(How the ‘aspirational self’ can become a mask that blocks real evolution)

Because when your growth becomes a persona, not a process—you stop transforming and start performing.

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* Share this episode with someone who’s carrying too much out of pride or fear.

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✦ References & Influences

* Steve Andreas, Transforming Your Self — on self-concept and the impact of outdated internal identity.

* Gay Hendricks, The Big Leap — on upper limit problems and hitting goals that don’t satisfy.

* Michael Gervais, Finding Mastery Podcast — on internal alignment vs performance metrics.

* Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection — on values-based living rather than perfectionistic goals.

* Seth Godin, The Practice — on letting go of external outcomes in favor of identity-based doing.