Rebuilding Life After Success and a Founder Spirituality After the Exit (Peter Corbett)

Peter Corbett is an executive coach, former founder, and meditation practitioner who sold his digital agency in his thirties, then devoted himself to deeper inner work, consciousness, and helping leaders reconnect with what actually matters. His work explores founder spirituality, human potential, and business as a spiritual path for entrepreneurs navigating success, meaning, and personal transformation.In this episode, Peter shares how life after selling his company led him into a profound exploration of founder spirituality, consciousness, and inner work for entrepreneurs. He and Scott talk about what happens when material success stops feeling sufficient, why the midlife search can become a doorway into inner transformation, and how meditation helps leaders relate differently to pressure, control, and purpose. They also explore business as a spiritual path, the search for right livelihood, and why learning to trust life’s unfolding may be one of the deepest forms of personal evolution. This is a grounded conversation about what happens when achievement no longer feels like the destination and a more honest spiritual awakening begins.Who This Episode Is For:Founders and CEOs navigating success, transition, and the deeper questions that come after achievementEntrepreneurs interested in founder spirituality, inner work, and personal transformationLeaders exploring meditation, consciousness, and business as a spiritual pathAnyone in a midlife search for more meaning, purpose, and inner stillnessWhat You’ll Learn:Why success can trigger a deeper search for meaning rather than final fulfillmentHow founder spirituality can reshape the way you relate to leadership and controlWhat meditation and inner work for entrepreneurs look like in real lifeWhy right livelihood often reveals itself when you stop forcing clarityHow consciousness and personal transformation can change your experience of work and lifeFor full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/zen-leadership-and-the-art-of-beingGo Deeper:If this conversation resonated, you can check out:• Join my email list for ongoing insights on consciousness, spirituality, using business as a spiritual path and human potential.• My book Conscious Accomplishment: How to Use Personal Achievement for Spiritual Growth• My company Conscious Talent where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect.Chapters:(00:00) Peter’s Early Exploration of Consciousness(02:47) Selling His Company and Beginning the Inner Search(03:50) Founder Spirituality and Leadership(06:39) Meditation, Presence, and Everyday Awakening(09:14) Why Spiritual Ambition Creates More Suffering(15:34) Human Potential and Learning to See Clearly(19:19) Right Livelihood and Business as a Spiritual Path(21:57) The Midlife Search and Personal Transformation(27:16) Consciousness, Reality, and the Nature of Mind(31:46) Awakening, Service, and Responsibility(38:18) Meaning, Suffering, and Inner Transformation(48:27) Meditation, Stillness, and Somatic Practice