The McKinsey Podcast · 2026-08-06 · 24 min · 4,464 words

Are you settling for a “B+" life?

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Hey everyone. Do you ever feel like you're living a B plus life? Today we're gonna hear from Susie Welch, NYU professor and author of the book. Becoming you. Susie's gonna talk to us about How to find a career that actually fits, and of course, dodge the many that do not. This is an episode previously broadcast on our McKinsey Talks talent podcast featuring talent experts Brooke Weddle and Brian Hancock. Oh

This is the McKinse Podcast, where we help you make sense out of the world's toughest business challenges. I'm your host for today, Lucia Rahili. Susie Let's start with some context. Your book is about The work of

Identifying individual purpose and developing what you describe as Relentless candor. With ourselves about Who we are and how we want to spend our time.

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