What happens when you achieve the life you were told to want… and realize it doesn’t actually feel like yours?

This week’s conversation with Florian Kemmerich, founder of On Vocation, explores a quiet but powerful truth many high performers face: success doesn’t always equal fulfillment. This episode isn’t about quitting your job or blowing up your life — it’s about choosing your life consciously instead of inheriting it unconsciously.

Most high performers aren’t failing — they’re functioning.

They’re capable, respected, productive, and doing “everything right.” And that’s exactly why the deeper questions get postponed. Education and career paths teach us how to make a living, but rarely ask:

• What do I actually care about?
• What feels meaningful to contribute?
• What kind of life would I choose if I wasn’t responding to expectations?

That gap doesn’t show up immediately. It shows up later as burnout, golden handcuffs, quiet dissatisfaction, or the feeling of being busy all day but disconnected from yourself.

As Florian put it:

“I had been the absent subject of my own education.”

Florian introduces the idea of vocation — not as a title or outcome, but as alignment.

A vocation isn’t about status or external validation. It’s about dedicating your skills in service of something greater than yourself.

The key distinction he makes:

• Imagination is externally driven (money, recognition, approval).
• Intuition is internally driven (service, responsibility, meaning).

You don’t have to abandon your experience to follow your vocation.
Vocation answers why you care.
Your skill set answers how you contribute.

Avoiding these questions doesn’t make them disappear — it delays them.

The longer you delay conscious choice, the higher the cost:

• Over-identification with money or status
• Quiet regret
• Feeling like you never really chose your life

As Florian said:

“Work becomes exhausting when it’s disconnected from who you are.”

This episode aligns directly with Prime Principle: Clarity.

Clarity isn’t about having all the answers — it’s about asking better questions and acting intentionally instead of reactively.

If this episode resonated, this is exactly the work we do inside Prime Performance Coaching and the Momentum Mastermind:

• Clarifying who you are becoming
• Aligning effort with intention
• Turning awareness into momentum
• Designing a life and business that actually fits you

You don’t need to abandon your life — you need to author it.

To dive deeper into Florian’s work:

• 📘 Book: On Vocation – Aligning Purpose with Profession
• 🌍 Website: on-vocation.com

Florian also has upcoming books on Purpose & Business and Purpose & Capital, along with future workshops and a gamified platform.

You don’t need to figure everything out today.

But you do need the courage to ask the question honestly:

Am I living my life — or just responding to expectations?

As always:
Reflect honestly. Choose intentionally.
And keep surviving the side hustle.