What Got You There with Sean DeLaney

What Got You There with Sean DeLaney

What Got You There with Sean DeLaney: Beneath the Surface A podcast for high performers, deep thinkers, and those who refuse to live on autopilot. Every week, Sean DeLaney explores the ideas that don't just make you better at what you do — but more connected to who you are. Through solo episodes and long-form conversations with world-class performers, thinkers, and creators, we go beneath the surface of success to ask the questions most people avoid: What if the version of you the world rewards… isn't the version that makes you feel alive? Can ambition and inner peace coexist? How do you perform at your best — without abandoning yourself in the process? This show is a space to get honest. To let go of old scripts. To reconnect with what actually matters. And to explore how we live, create, lead, and perform — from the inside out. Not just for more success. But for deeper presence. Greater freedom. And a life that breathes. 🎧 Subscribe to join the journey. 📬 Connect at whatgotyouthere.com

Episodes

November 14, 2025 44 mins

On this episode of Beneath the Surface, Sean DeLaney shares the foundational lessons he hopes his kids absorb not from what he says, but from how he lives every day. For parents who want to live intentionally, this episode shows how to model an authentic path, love with full attention, and give kids both roots and wings.

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In this soul-stirring episode of Beneath the Surface, Sean DeLaney invites you into a deeper conversation about something every human must face—suffering.

Unlike most self-help content that offers quick fixes or tips to "overcome" pain, this episode cuts through the noise.

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In a world that tells us to measure our worth by what we do, it's easy to confuse our roles, titles, and achievements for who we are. But what happens when the job changes, the title disappears, or the success fades? Who are you beneath all of that?

In this episode, we go beneath the surface to explore the truth about identity—why tying your self-worth to externa...

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We live in a world desperate to be seen, but rarely do we slow down enough to truly see one another.

In this soul-stirring episode, Sean DeLaney explores the quiet, transformative power of presence, attention, and attunement. You'll discover that seeing others isn't just a relational skill, it's a transformative act. One that c...

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    In this powerful episode, Sean DeLaney goes beneath the surface of what confidence truly is and what it isn't. From earned self-trust to emotional fluency, from identity clarity to the quiet strength of presence, this episode will dismantle the myths you've been sold and rebuild your understanding of real, lasting confidence.

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    Too often, we think of art as something we create outside ourselves. But what if the most meaningful art you'll ever make… is your life?

    In this episode, Sean DeLaney goes beneath the surface and explores what it means to shift from passive participant to intentional creator and to live not by default, but by design. You'll he...

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    This episode is about the impact you make, even when you don't realize you're making one.

    Every thought.
    Every word.
    Every choice.

    It all sends ripples outward and inward.

    In this episode, we explore the unseen yet u...

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    So many of us live with the illusion that there's a final moment of arrival—a place where the striving stops, the doubt fades, and we finally become enough.

    But what if that place doesn't exist?

    In this episode of Beneath the Surface, we're unraveling the my...

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    Your life expands with every act of courage. 

    In this episode of Beneath the Surface, we explore one of the most essential, misunderstood, and transformational inner capacities: courage.

    We're not talking about the kind of courage that looks heroic or loud. We're talking about the kind that shows up in unseen moments. The...

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    In this episode of Beneath the Surface, we explore the foundational force that sits quietly beneath every transformation: awareness. Without it, we're just rearranging surface symptoms and never addressing the root.

    You'll hear about:

    • Why awarenes...
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    The question hit me at a funeral:

    If I keep living exactly as I am… what will my life add up to?

    This episode isn't here to give you answers. It's here to help you ask better questions.

    • How are you measuring y...
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    We've been taught to sacrifice joy now in hopes of earning it later.
    But what if that entire model is broken?

    In this episode of Beneath the Surface, we explore one of the most important truths about performance, presence, and fulfillment:

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    What if the version of you the world rewards isn't the version that makes you feel alive?

    We've been taught that we have to earn love. Earn rest. Earn our right to belong.

    But what if the model is backwards?
    What if Being is the starting point — not the reward at the end of striving?

    In this episode, I unpack the hidden cost of tying your worth to outcomes, approval, and perfe...

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    What if the key to your highest performance, deepest peace, and most alive life… wasn't about doing more, but about being more you?

    In this episode of Beneath The Surface, Sean DeLaney explores what he calls The Unobstructed Way—a path where your essen...

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    We've all been taught that in order to succeed, we need to push harder, grind longer, and sacrifice joy now in hopes of earning it later. But what if that model, the one most high performers live inside, is the very thing keeping us from our best?

    In this episode, Sean DeLaney unpacks one of the most powerful, paradoxical truths about performance: 

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    This is Beneath the Surface — a new solo series from Sean DeLaney, creator and host of What Got You There.

    This series is a place where I bring you the ideas I'm sitting with most —
    the ones that challenge me, change me, and bring me back to what actuall...

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    Brian Dawkins is an NFL Hall-of-Famer who played 16 seasons in the National Football League, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. Brian is regarded as one of the greatest safeties of all time and during his illustrious career was named to nine Pro Bowls and five All-Pro first teams. Brian was the heart and soul of the Eagles defense and on this episode he discusses what it takes to become great, that challenges he ...

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    Paul Black is Portfolio Manager and Chief Executive Officer at WCM Investment Management. As a member of the Investment Strategy Groups for the firm's global, fundamental growth strategies, his primary responsibility is portfolio management. In more than 30 years in the investment industry, he has served previously as a portfolio manager with Wells Fargo Private Banking Group and Bank of America. After joining W...

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    Discover the wisdom behind living a fulfilled life with William Green, the acclaimed author of Richer, Wiser, Happier. In this episode, William shares profound insights and practical strategies on achieving true wealth, wisdom, and happiness.

    Today on the podcast I'm sharing 2 wisdom rich conversations I had with William Green

    Over the last quarter of a century, he has interviewed many of the world's best investors, exploring in ...

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    Today on the podcast I revisit one of my all time conversations with Adam Robison for our Classics Series! Adam is the Co- Founder of The Princeton Review, a rated chess master, an advisor to large hedge funds and financial institutions. The breadth and depth of Adams knowledge and curiosity is on full display in this conversation! You'll see why he's one of my favorite thinkers!

    3 things you'll learn fr...

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