When Achievements Feel Empty: The Path to Joy | Mishka Shubaly & Greg Larkin

In this engaging and thought-provoking episode of Just Press Record, host Matt Zeigler introduces two guests who've never met before: musician and author Mishka Shubaly and financial crisis predictor turned entrepreneur/Punks and Pinstripes community founder Greg Larkin. Their conversation weaves through transformative musical experiences, sobriety journeys, post-9/11 New York City, corporate culture, and finding meaning in life's "second mountain." Listen as these two seemingly different paths reveal surprising parallels about authenticity, purpose, and redefining success.Main Topics Covered:Transformative musical experiences and how live music creates moments of profound personal changeSobriety journeys and navigating social spaces while maintaining recoveryPost-9/11 New York City and the unexpected beauty of human connection amid tragedyThe concept of the "second mountain" - finding purpose after achieving conventional successCan you be a "punk" while working in corporate culture or finance?Finding joy in the present moment and learning to appreciate what you haveOpening yourself to unexpected "miracle windows" rather than chasing specific outcomes