The Lazy Genius Podcast - Welcome to Becoming You with Suzy Welch

Episode Date: March 20, 2026

Usually here at The Lazy Genius, I’m here to help you find practical ways to manage your time so you can finally feel like a person again. Part of that is what we can be lazy about and part of that is facing the big, existential stuff. That’s why I’m excited to introduce you to Suzy Welch and her podcast, Becoming You. Suzy is an NYU professor and a New York Times bestselling author who has spent her career helping people make better decisions and find their authentic purpose. But she isn't just an expert in a classroom; she’s an expert in the messy, beautiful reality of real life. If you want to get closer to becoming who you are meant to be—and have a lot of fun doing it—you need this show in your life. Find Becoming You with Suzy Welch wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hi friends, we talk a lot around here about being a genius about what matters and lazy about what doesn't. And most days, that looks like pretty ordinary things. What's for dinner, how we're spending our time, what we're saying yes and no to. But every once in a while, what matters isn't a task at all. It's a question that won't leave you alone. What am I doing with my life? Is this still working for me? Is it time for something to change?

Those kinds of questions can feel a little disorienting. There's not really a system for them. They just ask you to pay attention and maybe be a little braver than you feel. In seasons like that, I'm always grateful for voices that feel steady and honest. So I wanted to share a podcast you might want to add to your rotation. It's called Becoming You, hosted by Susie Welch. She's a three-time New York Times bestselling author and teaches at NYU. And she spent a long time studying how we make decisions and how we figure out what really matters.

But what I like is how she talks about those things in a way that feels human. If you're in the middle of a question that you can't quite answer yet, this might be a helpful voice to sit with you for a bit. You can find Becoming You with Susie Welch wherever you listen to podcasts. And we've got a little more from Susie for you. right here. Are you the author of your life or the editor? It is the human condition for so many of us to end up in a life that we are not the authors of that our parents or our teachers or our bosses or our culture have written the story for us and we are fitting ourselves into it. It does not have to be that way. Everyone said, you're going to be an entrepreneur. I was like, I don't have to be

an entrepreneur. I'm Susie Welch, host of the podcast becoming you where each week we come up with ways actionable ways where you are writing the narrative of your life. I'm so happy every day. I realize that I have to figure out what I want to do in order to be successful that might not look like I thought it would for my whole childhood. This is your life. And I'm giving myself so much space and permission to just do it. I literally was sitting in a meeting today at work.

Like, oh, I'm so happy. This is such a great day. Listen to Becoming You wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you.