{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What is a Good Life?","title":"What is a Good Life? #158 - Finding Self-Love Beyond Achievement with Alan Wilson","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/50617fab\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3512,"description":"What is a Good Life? #158 | Finding Self-Love Beyond Achievement\nWhere do you belong? How do you best use your gifts?\nThese questions have followed Alan Wilson throughout his life—from childhood football pitches to corporate boardrooms. In this deeply honest conversation, Alan shares his journey from seeking external validation to cultivating self-love, exploring how grief, self-inquiry, and simple presence have reshaped his understanding of a good life.\nAlan Wilson is a Director of People & Operations and qualified coach with 17+ years in senior leadership roles. He supports leaders and organisations navigating change by combining commercial insight with a deeply human approach—focused on self-awareness, integrity, and sustainable performance.\n\nIn this episode:\nThe childhood patterns behind our adult struggles\nWhy achievement never feels like enough\nFinding centre in an increasingly distracted world\nHow children guide us back to presence\nWhy self-love transforms leadership\nThe agency we have despite feeling disempowered\nThis conversation is for anyone questioning whether they're enough, struggling with validation, or wondering if there's more to life than the next achievement.\n\nFor more of Alan's work:\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-wilson-084b3324/\nFor more from Mark McCartney:\nNewsletter: https://www.whatisagood.life/\nWebsite: https://www.mmcleadership.com/\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mccartney-14b0161b4/\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whatisagoodlife\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/markcmccartney\n00:00 - Where Do I Belong?\n05:23 - The Validation Trap\n10:47 - Self-Inquiry and Grief\n16:12 - Moments That Allow Breathing\n21:35 - Toxicity and Modern Life\n27:43 - Children as Our Compass\n33:21 - Beyond Material Accumulation\n38:45 - Dismantling the Armour\n44:02 - Agency in a Disempowered World\n49:18 - Transmitting Our Gifts Daily\n54:31 - A Life That's Evolving\nKeywords: Meaning of Life Interviews | meaning of life conversations |...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bmT8FMFAsdpL8YpCcl1-OrgjJf3IhVZ_KJftDu8Wgy8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM3NDg2LzE2NzI4/MzUxMDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}