“If nothing changed next year except your title or income… would you still feel empty?”
In this episode of Beyond the Quo, host Stacey Luces reflects on a whirlwind 2025 and discusses key themes such as redefining success, living authentically, and leading courageously.
Stacey shares her personal journey and the growth of Beyond the Quo, touching on the importance of legacy and intentional leadership. She provides actionable strategies to help listeners evaluate their past year, set meaningful goals, and ensure their success extends beyond personal achievements. Engage in an honest conversation about your legacy and join the community's evolution into 2026.
🎧 In this episode:
• 00:46 Reflecting on the Past Year
• 04:35 Importance of Legacy
• 05:39 Evolution of Beyond the Quo
• 11:12 Practical Strategies for Leadership
• 25:29 Final Thoughts and Future Directions
💡 Key Takeaways:
• The year-end reckoning - normalize the “I’m successful but restless” feeling and reframe it as data, not failure.
• BTQ’s evolution and leadership shift - how the show matured from healing and reinvention into responsibility, legacy, and founder-level questions.
• The practical legacy framework - tangible gut checks: “Who benefited financially, emotionally, developmentally?” and the three closing clarity questions about responsibility, trust, and accountability. You can have the job, the paycheck, the title, the busy calendar… and still feel empty. Purpose gives your life direction instead of letting you spin in place.
You’ve already done the quo—now it’s time to go beyond.
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