What happens when the life you worked decades to build still looks successful, but no longer feels true? Jesse Hardy knows that threshold well. A former U.S. Marine and C-suite executive, Jesse Hardy spent 30 years climbing every version of the success ladder: leadership, influence, travel, money, responsibility, and the kind of career that made sense on paper. Then came the question he could no longer outrun: is this really it? In this episode of Your Passion, Purpose, and Personal Brand, Jesse joins Lisa McGuire for a candid conversation about becoming successfully stuck, a state where nothing looks broken from the outside, yet the identity that built your current life can no longer hold who you're becoming. Jesse shares what led him to walk away from the C-suite, why burnout was about far more than exhaustion, and how his search for a "brand" turned into something deeper. As he puts it: "I thought I was buying a brand. You handed me a mirror." Together, Lisa and Jesse trace the thread running through Jesse's life, from the Marine Corps and executive leadership through pastoral counseling, mental health work, coaching, and service to veterans and first responders. They unpack his Purpose and Principle Driven framework, built on four pillars: clarity, alignment, fitness, and legacy. For Jesse, legacy isn't a distant marker you leave behind someday; it's something you build daily, in the decisions right in front of you. In this episode, you'll discover: Why outward success can coexist with deep internal misalignment What "successfully stuck" actually feels like from the inside The difference between outgrowing a role and outgrowing an identity Jesse's reasons for walking away from the C-suite despite everything he'd built Creating a brand versus uncovering the truth beneath one How a season working in Alaska became unexpected identity integration for Jesse The four pillars of Purpose and Principle Driven, and how they work together Why lived experience is one of the most valuable forms of authority Where faith, purpose, leadership, and mental fitness intersect in Jesse's work What it means to shape your legacy through today's choices, not someday's If you've achieved what you were supposed to want and still feel a quiet pull toward something more, this conversation may help you name what's actually shifting. The next chapter probably won't ask you to invent a new identity. It's more likely asking you to finally recognize the one that's been there all along. Listen now, and trade the scoreboard for the mirror. CONNECT WITH JESSE Website (Company) - https://www.p2driven.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessehardy/ Website (Personal) - https://jessehardy.com/ CONNECT WITH LISA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-mcguire/ Website: https://lisamcguire.com/ Diagnostic: Successfully Stuck: The First Truth Kit: https://go.lisamcguire.com/first-truth-kit ArchitectHer Website: https://architecther.org Bonus: Mention that you heard about ArchitectHer on this podcast and receive a complimentary one-hour Identity Integration Session with Lisa upon enrollment in the ArchitectHer experience.

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