Feb 5, 2026 | Essays, Life After Success
By David Tian, Ph.D. Certified IFS Therapy Practitioner (Level 3). Ph.D., University of Michigan, specializing in moral psychology. Former tenure-track professor, National University of Singapore. Brown University Certified Leadership Coach. Private adviser to...
Feb 1, 2026 | Beyond Success Podcast
Most smart people reach for values when they’re under a lot of pressure or stress. It feels responsible. Grounded. Mature. But under pressure, values often do the opposite of what they’re meant to do. Instead of anchoring thinking, they shut it down. Instead of...
Jan 25, 2026 | Beyond Success Podcast
Relativism has a seductive force behind it. It offers you short-term relief for your problems – internally, relationally, and professionally. And the worst part is that it works. For a while anyway. But relativist thinking also comes with a brutal, long-term...
Jan 18, 2026 | Beyond Success Podcast
A tragedy occurs when you reach a certain level of achievement: The mind starts to reorder itself for destruction instead of growth. Worst part? This happens so subtly that it goes completely unnoticed… until it’s too late. As achievements accumulate, decision quality...
