Why Inner Work for Entrepreneurs Matters Most During Major Life Transitions (Steve Schlafman)
About this episode
Steve Schlafman is a coach, writer, and former operator and investor who now helps ambitious professionals navigate transition and burnout. His work and his podcast Where the Road Bends explore inner work for entrepreneurs, identity shifts, and personal transformation.
In this episode, we talk about why inner work for entrepreneurs becomes essential when success stops feeling like enough. We explore career transition, embodiment, grief, consciousness, and the messy middle that appears when an old identity falls away and a more honest path starts to emerge.
Who This Episode Is For:
- Founders who feel successful on paper but misaligned inside
- High performers navigating burnout, reinvention, or career transition
- Leaders exploring consciousness and personal evolution
- Entrepreneurs moving through identity change after a startup chapter ends
- Anyone sensing that the body is signaling a need for change
What You'll Learn:
- Why inner work for entrepreneurs often begins with misalignment in the body
- How personal transformation can start when old conditioned preferences fall apart
- Why grief and reflection matter before making a major transition
- How embodiment helps reveal what energizes you and what depletes you
- Why consciousness practices can support steadiness in uncertain seasons
- How AI and changing work may push more people toward deeper inner work
For full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/embracing-change-and-transition-skillfully-with-steve-schlafman
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• My company Conscious Talent where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect.
Chapters:
(00:00) Reconnecting after the startup years
(02:36) From VC coaching to transition coaching
(05:32) When success no longer feels aligned
(10:32) Why people resist change
(17:25) Conditioned preferences and life scripts
(23:23) Navigating the messy middle
(33:05) Why more millennials are hitting this passage
(37:22) AI and the next great transition
(45:52) Steve's favorite transition resources
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