EP. 33 - Things I’ve Changed My Mind About — Success
When I was twenty-five, I thought success was something other people could see.
A nice car. A bigger salary. A promotion. A title.
Now, at forty-two, I'm not so sure.
In this episode, I reflect on how life has quietly rewritten my definition of success. From building SwiftReporter and navigating the pressures of startup life, to paddling 470 kilometres down the Hunter River, raising a young family, and remembering the quiet wisdom of my grandfather, this conversation explores what happens when we stop measuring life through a single metric.
Because maybe success isn't about what we accumulate.
Maybe it's about who we become while we're building it.
If you've ever felt caught between ambition and presence, work and family, or achievement and health, I hope this conversation gives you permission to question the stories we've inherited about what it really means to "win."
As always, this isn't about having the answers.
It's simply another Field Note in an ongoing exploration of what makes a good life.