Quote · On Purpose with Jay Shetty
John Mackey: Not Sure You're on the Right Path In Your Career? (Use THIS Framework When You Feel Lost About What's Next)
Where this was said
The Rise of Conscious Leadership
At 46:10 · chapter starts 44:24
Jay Shetty opens this chapter with a provocative admission: he relishes the spiritual battle of living in Los Angeles because it reminds him every day that he is not a saint — and that is the point. Mackey laughs in recognition: the moment you think you're a saint, the ego has already won. Business is a harder ashram than a mountain-top monastery precisely because the consequences of losing the love space are real — people get hurt, deals fall apart, relationships sour [1] — John Mackey "It's easy to be a saint on a mountaintop. I'm talking about being a saint while you're building a business. That's not so easy to do becaus…" 46:10 . The antidote Mackey offers is his most pragmatic: mess up, fess up. When you act from fear or judgment rather than love, the ego resists acknowledging it — but that acknowledgment, and the apology that follows, is what restores the love flow. Having friends who love you enough to tell you the truth is essential; they hold up a mirror and ask, 'What are you going to do about it?'
Any monk can be serene on a mountain. Mackey's challenge — and his invitation — is to stay in the love space while a company is burning around you. Business, with all its pressures and setbacks, is a more difficult spiritual test than a monastery precisely because the stakes are real and ego triggers are everywhere.
