{"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? #162 - What Comes After Optimising with Jasper Walshe","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3708,"description":"In this episode of What Is a Good Life?, Mark McCartney is joined by Jasper Walshe, coach, facilitator and founder of TRIPS Tank™, for an honest and wide-ranging conversation about identity, self-trust and what it really means to live well. Jasper traces his journey from fixating on high-performance coaching to a deeper, more grounded relationship with himself — touching on psychotherapy breakthroughs, psychedelic experiences, the trap of wrapping identity in achievement, and his present question: how can I live in wonder? This is a genuinely human conversation about accepting the full range of life, not just the optimised parts.\nTopics covered:\n- High performance identity & its hidden cost\n- Psychotherapy & the power of unfiltered honesty\n- Living in wonder vs chasing optimisation\n- Self-respect as a core value\n- Moments of unexpected clarity\n- What is a good life?\nThis episode is for anyone who's hit the goals and found themselves asking — is this it?\nFor more from Jasper Walshe:\nCompany Website: https://tripstank.com/\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasperwalshe/\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\n0:00 – Jasper's evolving life question\n02:30 – The high performance Kool-Aid\n06:00 – Curiosity beyond performance\n10:33 – Letting go of identity\n15:04 – \"So, who are you?\"\n19:30 – Dropping the filtered answers\n23:00 – The couch breakthrough moment\n28:30 – How \"wonder\" emerged\n36:30 – Visualising five years ahead\n45:44 – What self-respect looks like\n58:55 – What is a good life?\nKeywords: Meaning of Life Interviews | meaning of life conversations | exploring life | big life questions | meaning of life discussions | creating a meaningful life​","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}