
Episode #10
What Are You Chasing, and Why? | Sonny Garg
What happens when you achieve everything you thought you wanted — and realize it still isn’t the life you want? In this episode of My Love of Life Energy, Anna welcomes Sonny Garg for a conversation about achievement, identity, worthiness, choice, and what it means to question the path we’ve been taught to pursue. Sonny shares a pivotal moment in his own life. After Harvard, the University of Chicago, a White House Fellowship, an Aspen Crown Fellowship, and reaching the executive committee of a Fortune 125 company, he found himself telling a friend, “My life sucks.” His friend responded with six words that changed everything: “What are you chasing, and why?” Together, Anna and Sonny explore how achievement can become a way of proving our worth, how easily the “what” and “how” of a successful life can be defined for us, and why we may never stop to ask whether we actually want the things we’re working so hard to attain. Sonny also reflects on realizing that his life didn’t simply need to be optimized or improved. The operating system itself needed to change — a process that meant questioning his identity, moving through discomfort, and deciding for himself who he wanted to be in the world. To learn more about Sonny Garg, visit: sonnygarg.me To learn more about Anna’s work, visit: annascott.co

