{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The LeanScaper Podcast","title":"Why Success Still Feels Empty for So Many Business Owners","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2675,"description":"Why do so many business owners achieve everything they set out to build… yet still feel a quiet emptiness underneath it all?\nIn this conversation, Benji sits down with Philip McKernan to explore why success often feels misaligned, why old wounds silently shape our ambition, and what it takes to shift from proving yourself to actually living in alignment. This episode is a grounded, honest look at the emotional and psychological patterns entrepreneurs rarely talk about—but deeply feel.\nIn this episode: • Why success doesn’t guarantee fulfillment • How trauma shapes ambition and leadership • The “I’ll show you” fuel that eventually burns out • The three mountains and the cost of staying on the wrong one • How to start reconnecting with work that feels true  \nTimestamps \n00:00 Opening and setup \n01:26 Why emotional alignment matters more than achievement \n04:16 How trauma quietly drives many entrepreneurs \n07:38 The danger of building a life to prove someone wrong \n11:14 Understanding ego in a healthier, more honest way \n14:26 The myth of “escape velocity” and waiting to feel free \n18:53 What it takes to step into the next mountain \n27:38 Simple first steps to reconnect with purpose","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0sAqo-dv3K79ZygbBHTov2ZHf3dJ47sZLWS3os_Pvys/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zNTQ5/YzEwNjRjZjM0ODM5/OTMxOGQyMmJmMjU1/MzVmMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}