The Business Of Happiness
When you feel good, you do good. In business and in life, we can do better and have a greater impact on the lives of others when we align our intentions and our actions with inner fulfillment. The Business of Happiness Podcast ignites the conversation of redefining our modern definition of success and how to find happiness in our work and, ultimately, in our lives. I am Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy, and in the first 2 decades of my career, I reveled in culturally recognizable success and drowned myself in personal turmoil and depression. Since then, I have embarked on a quest for greater purpose and joy in business and in life. Welcome to the conversation as each week we discuss together, and with successful business owners and leaders, how to strive for happiness. Together we will adventure to discover the secrets to finding true purpose and impact and to redefine our understanding of success. This is The Business of Happiness.
The Business Of Happiness
#397 - What Are You Really Here To Do In The World?
The year you stop forcing and start aligning. In today’s episode of The Business of Happiness, Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy speaks to high-achieving women in dentistry and healthcare who are successful, capable, and quietly exhausted. This episode cuts through the belief that more effort leads to fulfillment. She challenges busyness, comparison, and constant responsibility, and points toward a simpler, more grounded way to feel clear and connected again without leaving the career you built.
This is not about doing more or becoming someone new. It is about seeing yourself clearly and letting your work support your life. Listen closely. Let this be the moment you stop pushing and choose alignment instead.
Show notes:
(1:41) Stepping into a year of possibility
(3:47) Letting go of approval and proving
(7:24) Why rest comes before clarity
(9:08) Busyness and guilt block self-awareness
(13:03) Comparison hides your real gift
(20:20) Finding purpose without leaving dentistry
(24:41) Life changes when you value yourself
(27:34) Outro
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Email: tarryn@drtarrynmaccarthy.com
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