{"podcast":{"title":"Hack Your Happiness","slug":"hack-your-happiness-6611844","podcast_index_feed_id":6611844,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e539c4d0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://smallbitsofhappiness.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38357684/38357684-1764116674326-c71f8697bf5b5.jpg","author":"Small Bits of Happiness","episode_count":134,"summary":"Hosted by Mercedes and Anastasia Korngut, co-founders of Small Bits of Happiness. The duo interviews celebrities, Olympians and more iconic individuals. Together, they share what brings them happiness + life hacks. Hack Your Happiness is about making happiness—and life in general—practical, personal, and achievable, through simple hacks built from small habits and shifts. Don't miss an episode! Follow on Instagram for updates + daily happiness: https://www.instagram.com/small.bits.of.happiness/ Join our Happiness Family: https://smallbitsofhappiness.com/newsletter-sign-up/","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T16:18:53.869636+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hack-your-happiness-6611844"},"episode":{"title":"Why Achieving More Won’t Make You Feel Enough (& What To Do Instead): Olympic Medalist Molly Seidel","slug":"why-achieving-more-won-t-make-you-feel-enough-what-to-do-instead-olympic-medalist-molly-seidel","published_at":"2026-03-19T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hack-your-happiness-6611844/why-achieving-more-won-t-make-you-feel-enough-what-to-do-instead-olympic-medalist-molly-seidel","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hack-your-happiness-6611844","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/small-bits-of-happiness/episodes/Why-Achieving-More-Wont-Make-You-Feel-Enough--What-To-Do-Instead-Olympic-Medalist-Molly-Seidel-e3fom7l","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e539c4d0/podcast/play/116201141/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-1%2F419030608-44100-2-8cd8aafd8713b.mp3","summary":"If you’re tired of tying your worth to achievement, this episode is for you. If you’ve ever felt like your worth depends on how well you perform… if you’ve ever wanted to quit when something got hard… or if you’ve ever thought, once I achieve this one thing, then I’ll finally feel good - this episode is for you. Today, Molly Seidel is here for you. Molly is an Olympic bronze medalist, elite distance runner, and one of the most honest voices in sports when it comes to failure, pressure, discipline, self-worth, and mental health. But this conversation is not just about running. It’s about what happens when you lose, when you doubt yourself, when you tie your identity to achievement, and when you realize that success doesn’t automatically = happiness. Molly opens up about the pressure of perfectionism, the mindset that helped her push through pain, what winning an Olympic medal actually felt like, and why she had to rebuild her life in a way that was additive instead of hollowing herself out just to achieve. In this episode, you’ll learn how to: - Keep going when you feel like quitting - Build discipline without needing to be perfect - Stop tying your self-worth to achievement - Totally reframe failure - Build your own Olympic winning mindset - Win and be successful in a way that feels good For anyone who feels tired of the pressure, stuck in perfectionism, or afraid they’re falling behind, this conversation will help you breathe, reset, and keep going. After this conversation, you’ll never think about success, failure, or discipline the same way again. Explore our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up For Waking Up & Get 30 Days Free!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow Molly on Instagram⁠⁠ Ready to Hack Your Happiness some more? Listen to our interview…","meta_description":"If you’re tired of tying your worth to achievement, this episode is for you. If you’ve ever felt like your worth depends on how well you perform… if you’v…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3075,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hack-your-happiness-6611844/episodes/why-achieving-more-won-t-make-you-feel-enough-what-to-do-instead-olympic-medalist-molly-seidel/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hack-your-happiness-6611844/why-achieving-more-won-t-make-you-feel-enough-what-to-do-instead-olympic-medalist-molly-seidel.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}