Trailer: Welcome to Beneath the Surface
21 May 2025
3m
Sean DeLaney · Lifestyle
What Got You There with Sean DeLaney
What Got You There is a study of mastery, judgment, and the inner lives of people who have become exceptionally good at what they do. For more than a decade, Sean DeLaney has sat down with world-class investors, founders, CEOs, athletes, writers, chefs, artists, and other remarkable performers to understand how they think, what they notice, how they make decisions, and what their lives have taught them. The conversations go beyond tactics and accomplishments into the harder questions: How do you develop unusually good judgment? What does mastery actually require? How do you sustain ambition without being consumed by it? What changes as success compounds? And how do you build a life that is as good on the inside as it looks from the outside? With more than 400 conversations, What Got You There is an ongoing attempt to distill the ideas, practices, stories, and ways of seeing that are worth carrying forward. Sean is a private advisor to a small number of founders, CEOs, and investors, and the author of three books. 🎧 Subscribe to join the journey. 📬 Connect at whatgotyouthere.com
Episodes
The Story Behind My New Book, When Life Begins to Whisper: A Journey Through Pain, Awakening, and Love + A Massive Giveaway!
09 Dec 2024
41m
Brian Dawkins: Philadelphia Eagles Legend on Growing Through Adversity - Classics Series
06 Sep 2024
54m
Paul Black - CEO of WCM Investment Management on Empowering People and Building a High-Performance Culture *Classics Series
06 Sep 2024
1h 4m
William Green on Living a Richer, Wiser, Happier Life! Classics Series
29 Aug 2024
2h 42m
Adam Robinson: A Chess Master's Guide to Finding Clarity in Complexity - Classics Series
23 Aug 2024
1h 41m
AI processedAdam Robinson, co-founder of the Princeton Review and advisor to hedge funds, explores key ideas and frameworks for personal and professional growth. The conversation centers on the concept of "inhalation and exhalation" as a metaphor for balancing inspiration and execution in daily life. Robinson emphasizes the import...
#366 Chris Begg - Investing In Persistent Incremental Progress & Lifelong Learning
05 Jul 2024
1h 4m
AI processedMastery requires a three-dimensional approach to learning: breadth of knowledge, depth of focus, and height gained by connecting historical threads across time. Chris Begg, CEO of East Coast Asset Management, advocates for the "PIPER" mindset—Persistent Incremental Progress Eternally Repeated—to compound individual gro...
#365 Brian Holman - My Mentor & Head Coach of The Boston Cannons
31 May 2024
1h 2m
37 Essential Things I Want to Remember - My Birthday Gift to You!
23 May 2024
36m
10 Mindsets That Radically Transform Your Life
07 Jan 2024
18m
#363 Jesse Itzler: Mastering the Art of Living Fully - Classics Series
31 Dec 2023
51m
2023 Year-End Special: Milestones, Key Moments, and Moving Forward
17 Dec 2023
44m
#362 Tom Morris - A Philosopher's Guide to True Success
10 Dec 2023
1h 20m
My 2nd book, Insights of the Ages: Quotes for a Life Well Crafted is out now!
28 Nov 2023
1m
#361 Tom Morgan- Director at Sapient Capital on The Art of Following Your Bliss in a Data-Driven World
19 Nov 2023
1h 10m
#360 Sanjay Ayer - Portfolio Manager at WCM, Decoding the Psychology Behind Successful Investing and Self Discovery!
12 Nov 2023
1h 15m
#359 Dr. Michael Gervais: Breaking the Invisible Barriers to Mastery & Fear of Other People's Opinion
05 Nov 2023
59m
#358 Brian Johnson: Founder & CEO of Heroic, A Guide to Activating our Heroic Potential & Living with Arete
29 Oct 2023
58m
My new book- Masterpiece In Progress: A Daily Guide to a Life Well Crafted, is out now!
29 Sep 2023
11m
#357 Brad Thor- Writing Bestselling Thrillers & Avoiding Deathbed Regrets
24 Sep 2023
59m
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