Season 1, Episode 3: The Permission to Be Enough

"Enough isn't the end of ambition. It's the start of alignment."

I used to chase "enough" like it was a finish line.

One more deal. One more title. One more check that would finally let me breathe.

But every time I got there, the bar moved.

Growing up in the Bronx during the crack epidemic and AIDS crisis, I learned early: you gotta work twice as hard to get half as far. So I collected receipts like armor—numbers, awards, recommendations—proving I belonged in rooms that were never built for me.

As a gay Puerto Rican man in corporate America, every compliment felt like currency. Every recognition felt like rent.

And I kept paying it—until I realized I was broke on the inside.

In this episode, I share:

The moment I realized I was chasing validation, not vision

How therapy helped me see that achievement had become my addiction

The awkward, transformative practice of telling myself "You are enough" (and my brain responding, "Boy, stop lying")

What shifted when I stopped performing for proximity to power and started creating from personal truth

By the end, you'll be ready to ask yourself three questions:Who taught you that achievement equals worth? What would you stop doing if you already felt whole? And where in your life are you still trying to prove something you've already proven?