What happens when you spend 15 years chasing money and status, sacrifice everything to get there, and then finally hit the goal and feel absolutely nothing?

Scott Barker went from door-to-door sales to becoming the youngest director at a $4 billion software company, to co-founding his own venture fund. By every scoreboard our industry uses, he won. Then he stepped down, sold his house, sold everything in it, and spent the last year traveling the world looking for better questions.

This is one of the most honest conversations we've had on this show and Trey and Micah get personal too. If you're a high performer who hasn't hit the wall yet, this one's especially for you.

In this episode:00:00 — Intro03:00 — Scott's background: BDR to venture fund founder05:30 — The first cracks: alcoholism, Adderall, sleeping pills, and the perform-escape-sleep loop10:00 — The lie high performers tell themselves ("just one more crazy quarter")14:00 — What the universe does when you stop listening to your body16:00 — Hitting the $50M goal and feeling nothing — the moment everything changed21:00 — Trey's story: panic attacks, a health scare, and quitting his job23:00 — Selling everything and traveling the world: what Scott found27:00 — Why slowing down is now a competitive strategy31:00 — What to say to the person who's never hit the wall yet35:00 — The 48-hour attention audit and why silence is a superpower44:00 — Optimization is dead. Integration is the new game.52:00 — What 10 days of silent meditation actually teaches you58:00 — Micah's "free agent" framework: why enough is a strategyFind Scott Barker:The Wake Up Call — podcast & SubstackLinkedIn: Scott BarkerIf this episode hit home, the best thing you can do is leave us a review and share it with one person in your life who needs to hear it. It helps more people find the show.