Josh TrentIdentity Transformation Architect and award winning Host of the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast—a decade-strong show with over 750 episodes and 15M downloads.

The Cost of More: Lessons from a Father's Chase #shorts

8 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker reflects on his father's relentless chase for material symbols of success—Porsche, a perfect house, money, and title—driven by a deep fear of inadequacy. The father’s constant pursuit left him never truly present at home and relied on shortcuts that ultimately cost more. The speaker recognizes that he inherited this same drive, building his own life and business on the same hunger for more. He urges leaders to pause and examine the underlying motivations behind their ambition, suggesting that understanding the fear that fuels the chase can prevent costly shortcuts and lead to healthier, more intentional growth.

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The Porsche, the perfect house, the money, the title, the stuff. It was never enough. And he was never home because he was chasing it and he was trying to always find the shortcut to get it. And so I've learned many valuable lessons from my father in shortcuts often take longer, but also— Yeah. The chase for more. has such a significant cost. And so many leaders I work with, you know, everyone I, everyone, every leader I speak to is, they're always saying this hunger, I want all those things. But at the end of the day, we have to stop and pause and ask and say, what is the, what is the driver behind those things? And I believe at the core, my father's chase was a deep fear that he was inadequate and he was not enough. And I inherited a lot of that, and I built the foundation of my life and my business from that very chase.