Jodi Wellman, a positive psychology expert, was an executive leader for 17 years but realized that achieving the pinnacle of success wasn't bringing her any joy. She previously held executive positions at companies like The Sports Clubs of Canada and Bally Total Fitness. "I was probably at the end of what I could do with that company, my proverbial glass ceiling," she said. Wellman said her whole identity rested on her career, so the feelings of hopelessness and fear were intensified as a result. What she realized was that she had pinned all her hopes on finding meaning through work while overlooking every other aspect of her life.

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Persons: Jodi Wellman, Wellman, I'd Organizations: CNBC, Sports Clubs of Canada, Bally