Becoming You: The Process Continues (Part 2) How Knowing What You’re Good At Changes Everything
Last week, we began exploring the Becoming You process by uncovering values — the truths that quietly shape our choices and help point us towards our purpose. This week, we go deeper.In Part 2 of this three-part series, Suzy sits down again with alumni Max and Kristen to explore aptitudes — not the skills you’ve learned, but the ones you’re wired with.With some messy realness and a few surprises, Max and Kristen discover how their natural strengths explain not just what they’re good at — but why some roles never felt right.If you’ve ever been good at something but not fulfilled by it — or found yourself asking, “What should I do with my life?” — this episode may change how you see your strengths, your path, and what’s been missing.
The Values Bridge digital assessment is available at thevaluesbridge.comPIE360 Feedback tool is available at pie360feedback.comWant more Becoming You? Pre-order the Becoming You book.Learn about the Becoming You Certification Program.You are always growing and evolving and so are we. Sign up for the Becoming You newsletter for fresh new content in one tidy package. You can follow and tag Suzy on:Instagram: @suzywelchLinkedin: @suzywelchTikTok: @suzywelchYouTube: @suzywelch_X: @SuzyWelch
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Becoming You: The Process Begins (Part 1) Inside the Values Deep Dive That Changes Everything
You’ve heard the phrase “Becoming You” — maybe in a friend’s recommendation, maybe in a moment when your own life felt off-track. But what does it really mean to “become” yourself?In this powerful first episode of a special three-part series, Suzy Welch — professor, career expert, and the host of Becoming You — takes you inside the very first and most foundational part of the process: the excavation of your core values.This isn’t about personality types or feel-good labels. It’s about uncovering the truths that quietly drive your choices — and figuring out why your life may not feel quite right, even when it looks good on paper.You’ll meet Kristen and Max, two people with wildly different backgrounds and stories, both of whom bravely open their lives to the Becoming You method. Kristen had everything she thought she wanted — the career, the family, the checklist complete — but something wasn’t clicking. Max had the dream job and the admiration of his peers, but also a deep, persistent misalignment he couldn’t explain. What happens when they begin to name the values they’ve been living by — and the ones they’ve been ignoring?Honest, funny, and deeply moving, this episode gives you a front-row seat to the moment where change begins. If you’ve ever wondered whether Becoming You could work for you — this is where you’ll find out.
The Values Bridge digital assessment is available at thevaluesbridge.comPIE360 Feedback tool is available at pie360feedback.comWant more Becoming You? Pre-order the Becoming You book.Learn about the Becoming You Certification Program.You are always growing and evolving and so are we. Sign up for the Becoming You newsletter for fresh new content in one tidy package. You can follow and tag Suzy on:Instagram: @suzywelchLinkedin: @suzywelchTikTok: @suzywelchYouTube: @suzywelch_X: @SuzyWelch
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Can We Really Ever Write Our Own Stories?
Before Becoming You was a methodology, a class, or a book — it was a question. A question that our host Suzy Welch grappled with for decades as she sought to make her way in the world, as a wife, journalist, mother, and professor. Is it ever really possible to write the story of our own lives, or are we fated to edit the script handed to us by our family, culture, and circumstances? In time, Suzy came to realize that her answer was…yes. And it wasn’t just her answer, she believed, it was all of ours. In this intimate and thoughtful episode, Suzy sits down with her daughter Sophia to explore two of the books that helped her reach that conclusion, and thus shape the entire Becoming You Methodology. They are The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen and Peace Like a River by Leif Enger. What begins as a conversation about literature quickly turns inward — becoming a candid reflection on generational patterns, personal reinvention, and the question that sits at the center of Suzy’s work and the Becoming You journey for all who take it.
The Values Bridge digital assessment is available at thevaluesbridge.comPIE360 Feedback tool is available at pie360feedback.comWant more Becoming You? Pre-order the Becoming You book.Learn about the Becoming You Certification Program.You are always growing and evolving and so are we. Sign up for the Becoming You newsletter for fresh new content in one tidy package. You can follow and tag Suzy on:Instagram: @suzywelchLinkedin: @suzywelchTikTok: @suzywelchYouTube: @suzywelch_X: @SuzyWelch
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Live from New York…It’s Becoming You! (Part Two)
This week, we return to questions from the Becoming You reunion in New York — and to the complicated truth of what can happen after you find your purpose.First, you’ll meet Molly, who lands a job that aligns with her values — only to discover it comes with layoffs and instability. Then there’s Tim, an alum from the very first Becoming You cohort, who wonders whether we get to become ourselves more than once.What follows is a real conversation about the trade-offs of living your values, the unexpected upside of getting fired, and what it actually takes to keep evolving with purpose.If you’ve ever asked, “What should I do with my life?” — and then asked it again six months later — you’ll feel right at home.
The Values Bridge digital assessment is available at thevaluesbridge.comPIE360 Feedback tool is available at pie360feedback.comWant more Becoming You? Pre-order the Becoming You book.Learn about the Becoming You Certification Program.You are always growing and evolving and so are we. Sign up for the Becoming You newsletter for fresh new content in one tidy package. You can follow and tag Suzy on:Instagram: @suzywelchLinkedin: @suzywelchTikTok: @suzywelchYouTube: @suzywelch_X: @SuzyWelch
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Live from New York...It's Becoming You
Recently, the Becoming You community gathered in person for a special event — and the questions were as big as ever.This episode features two Becoming You alumni facing different versions of the same dilemma: how do you move toward your purpose when it’s either far away… or still a little fuzzy? McKenna is a sustainability consultant by day and aspiring Broadway producer by night. Cole is a filmmaker-turned-professor whose values test with everything in the middle — leaving him unsure how to sharpen the path forward.Hear their questions — and the answers they receive — with candor, joy, and, yes, a well-earned rant about the one part of the methodology people tend to avoid (and shouldn’t).If you’ve ever asked yourself “What should I do with my life?” — and then wondered how fast to run toward the answer — this one’s for you.
The Values Bridge digital assessment is available at thevaluesbridge.comPIE360 Feedback tool is available at pie360feedback.comWant more Becoming You? Pre-order the Becoming You book.Learn about the Becoming You Certification Program.You are always growing and evolving and so are we. Sign up for the Becoming You newsletter for fresh new content in one tidy package. You can follow and tag Suzy on:Instagram: @suzywelchLinkedin: @suzywelchTikTok: @suzywelchYouTube: @suzywelch_X: @SuzyWelch
Have you ever wondered, “What should I do with my life?” Or, “Should I stay or should I go?” Or, “Is there anyone out there who actually tells the freaking truth about life and work today, but also does not leave me in despair?”
Wonder no more! The “Becoming You” podcast has arrived, hosted by Suzy Welch, the business journalist-turned-professor at the helm of NYU’s wildly popular self-discovery class by the same name. A three New York Times best-seller and frequent contributor to the Today Show and the Wall Street Journal, Professor Welch is considered a leading expert on decision-making, and the discovery and pursuit of authentic purpose. But virtually no topic is off-bounds in her irreverent new podcast, from parenting fails (including her own) to perfect poems (none of her own, thank God.) Also included: Pointed opinions on dogs, Gen Z, marriage, credit default swaps, golf skirts, career killing mistakes, and under-appreciated TV shows you really have to see immediately. OK, there is actually nothing in the podcast about credit default swaps.
Tune in every week to laugh, learn, get riled up, get calmed down, and basically get closer to becoming you, joyfully, in this crazy, upside-down, scary, messy, and altogether beautiful world we share.
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