How to Stop Overachieving and Start Actually Living: Reclaiming Joy, Meaning, and Money Alignment with Danielle McGeough, PhD

You’ve done everything “right”—built the career, raised the kids, earned the credentials, checked all the boxes—and yet, something still feels... empty.

In this conversation, Shari Rash sits down with Danielle McGeough, PhD, a recovering overachiever, educator, and certified Elite Life Coach who’s spent the past two decades helping people move from surviving their routines to creating lives that actually feel good.

Danielle is also the creator and host of the Plan Goal Plan podcast (ranked in the top 1.5% globally), where she blends research, ritual, and real-world strategy to help high achievers find meaning, motivation, and joy again.

Together, Shari and Danielle dive into how our obsession with “doing more” often disconnects us from what truly matters—and how redefining success can transform not just your mindset, but also how you spend your time, money, and energy.

✨ This episode is part of a special podcast swap — catch Shari’s conversation with Danielle on Plan Goal Plan the same day for part two of this deeper dive into achievement, burnout, and balance.

You’ll hear:

• Why achievement doesn’t always equal fulfillment—and what to do when you hit that wall
• How to move from to-do goals to to-be goals
• The daily “Top 3” practice that helps you reconnect with what matters
• How to align your time and money with your core values
• Simple ways to bring more joy, creativity, and delight into everyday life

Check out Danielle’s Stuck assessment - Ways that you are stuck

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