As a new year begins, many leaders feel an unspoken pressure to measure themselves against impossible standards — more growth, more output, more proof that they’re “enough.”

In this episode of Badass Softie, Dr. JJ Peterson invites listeners to pause and challenge the definition of success they’ve been handed.

Drawing from his own experiences launching businesses, leading teams, publishing a bestselling book, and creating work that mattered long before it was visible, Dr. Peterson makes a compelling case for redefining success as alignment, not achievement.

He introduces the concept of a Year of Enoughness — not as a lowering of ambition, but as a way to protect it. A definition of success that doesn’t demand burnout, self-abandonment, or the loss of creativity and joy.

Listeners will explore:

• Why achievement without alignment can still feel like failure
• How leaders unknowingly hustle for worth instead of living from it
• The difference between performative success and sustainable leadership
• A simple three-question framework to redefine success from the inside out

This episode is for leaders who are deeply driven — and quietly tired of measuring their lives by what looks impressive instead of what feels true.

If this episode resonates, share it with someone you believe is a badass softie — a leader who is ambitious, values-driven, and ready to build success without losing their humanity.