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Sussi Mattsson | Successful but Empty? - Why You Can't Outrun Your Past | A Wisdom Letter

Successful but empty? Sussi Mattsson on success and how to discover your wisdom within. She was eight years old, with one dollar in her pocket, when she ran away from home. Her mother had died of cancer six months earlier. Thirty-five years later, she drove back to the schoolyard where it began and, for the first time, saw the little girl she had been. – Not feeling fear is absolutely not the same thing as being brave. Sussi built a successful career in Sweden and the United States, from leadership programs to the spotlight and the red carpet. But at the height of her success she felt empty and began to ask: is this all life has to offer? Her answer began with a handwritten letter to the girl she once was. It became the Wisdom Letter method, now used by more than 11,000 people, from leaders and successful entrepreneurs to men who have spent decades in prison. In this conversation about leadership, self-awareness and unresolved trauma, we explore why success can still feel empty, how childhood survival patterns show up at work, and what we choose to carry forward. – It’s not what you’re doing. It’s what is driving you to do it. – We can’t change what happened. But we can change the relationship I have to what happened. Sussi Mattsson is a transformational speaker, executive coach, leadership advisor, author and founder of From Me To You®. Her mission is to help one million people become wisdom letter writers. Read more at frometoyoumovement.com It’s her first time on a Swedish podcast. Listen to the whole conversation now. Anna Nordengren is a strategic advisor and coach for founders and SME owners at an inflection point — where business strategy, leadership, and the human converge. Learn more about me and my work here!