What if the secret to true business success isn’t what you achieve, but who you become along the way? In this episode, Parker Jay and Meg Tuohey converse about the often-overlooked connection between emotional intelligence, community building, and sustainable business leadership. Parker shares his raw journey from external success to internal crisis, and how he discovered that being “surrounded by people” is fundamentally different from being “connected to people.” What would become possible in your journey if you stopped trying to carry the weight of leadership alone? Let’s chat in the comments section below!

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⏰Timestamps:

00:00 Intro of Show

01:35 Wisdom from Parker Jay

03:03 Why Community is Important to Parker

10:10 Matching One’s Internal to External Life

11:36 The Missing Piece in His Community

17:21 Finding the Balance between Giving and Receiving Leadership

20:00 Weightiness in Leadership

21:47 Challenge of Elderly Male Leaders to Lead the Younger Generation

25:41 Impact of Potency in Leadership

33:48 4 F’s of Fear

35:03 Fawning as a Trauma Response

39:49 Wrestling with Survival

44:48 Where Does One Start?

48:50 Stigmatising Being in Rock Bottom

52:41 Reconciling Relationships

57:57 Last Piece of Advice from Parker

1:04:22 Tumble Stone of Tree Jasper

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