Trailer: The Messy Middle — Purpose, Identity & Redefining Success
<p>What happens after the big win - or before anything makes sense?</p><p><em>12 Steps to Success</em> isn’t a podcast about polished success stories or highlight reels. It’s a series of honest conversations about the messy middle - the moments where identity shifts, certainty disappears, and you keep going anyway.</p><p>Hosted by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>Eric Mackay</strong></a>, this podcast explores purpose, pressure, identity, recovery, leadership, and change through real conversations with founders, creatives, executives, and builders who have had to redefine success more than once.</p><p>Across this season, you’ll hear from guests including <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>Marni Wandner</strong></a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>Mo Hiromoto</strong></a>, and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>Christopher Brereton</strong></a> (plus many more), reflecting on burnout, evolution, grief, faith, community, legacy, and what happens when the identities we build no longer fit.</p><p>This trailer offers a first look at the tone and intent of the season:</p><ul><li>Conversations that don’t rush clarity</li><li>Stories that include doubt, recalibration, and resilience</li><li>A refusal of performative success and empty optimisation</li><li>Space for humour, honesty, and being present rather than productive</li></ul><p>Each episode stands on its own, but together they form a bigger picture - not of what success is supposed to look like, but of how people actually live with it, question it, and sometimes walk away from it.</p><p>If you’re in a moment of transition, pressure, burnout, recovery, or quiet re-evaluation, you’re in the right place.</p><p></p><p><strong>Season 1 Launch Information</strong></p><p></p><p>🎧 <strong>Episode 1 of 12 Steps to Success drops on January 13th, 2026.</strong></p><p>New episodes will be released weekly.</p><p>Subscribe now so you don’t miss the start of the season.</p><p></p><p><strong>About the Podcast</strong></p><p><em>12 Steps to Success</em> is a long-form conversation podcast about navigating change, redefining success, and building a meaningful life - without shortcuts, hype, or neat answers.</p><p>Hosted by Eric Mackay.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://twelvestepstosuccess.com">twelvestepstosuccess.com</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Instagram.com/twelvestepstosuccess">Instagram.com/twelvestepstosuccess</a></p>
