Farah Hussain spent more than a decade building a successful career at PayPal. From the outside, her trajectory looked like momentum. Promotions. Influence. Global impact.
But internally, something had shifted.
In this episode, Farah shares the moment that changed everything. A quiet realization during a coaching session that made the burnout disappear and revealed the work she truly wanted to do.
We talk about the myth of corporate meritocracy, the emotional cost of high performance, and what happens when leaders stop benchmarking their success against everyone else.
Farah now helps founders and executives become more effective leaders by starting with something most organizations ignore: self-awareness.
This conversation is about purpose, clarity, and the courage to choose a different path.
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