Hey everyone,
This will be the last podcast episode I publish before my upcoming paternity leave, as Ashley and I prepare to welcome our second daughter! 🥳
Thank you so much for being part of the first season of this podcast. Hosting the show has already been so enriching and expansive for me, and it feels like we are just getting started.
I’m looking forward to being back at it in the fall/winter. An exciting new chapter for the show is already beginning to take shape, and I can’t wait to share it with you.
Until then, soulfully yours,
Brooks
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Tom Morgan is the founder of The Leading Edge, a vibrant private community for leaders deeply committed to personal growth, consciousness exploration, and authentic connection. After only 15 months, The Leading Edge has nearly reached its full membership capacity, demonstrating the profound impact it’s had on its participants.
Tom’s path to this purposeful work was anything but smooth. In this deeply revealing conversation, he opens up about his transformative journey from a conventionally “successful” Wall Street career to a profound spiritual awakening that shattered his previous identity and plunged him into a grueling dark night of the soul lasting several years.
Tom candidly shares the intensity of his experiences—including profound suffering, mental health struggles, and a challenging period of existential crisis—highlighting how crucial it was for him to strike the dynamic balance between agency and surrender to ultimately break through to his deeper calling.
We discuss how Tom navigated the uncertainty of leaving behind a highly successful financial career, faced the painful process of ego dissolution, and discovered that true freedom and fulfillment lay in authentically serving others. He explains how this led to creating The Leading Edge, which now serves as a safe haven and empowerment tribe for others who feel isolated on their own paths of awakening and transformation.
This episode offers rich insights into the power of authentic community, the burdensome blessings of spiritual awakening, the courage required to embrace one’s true calling, and how our deepest wounds can become our greatest gifts.
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Links & Resources
* Watch this episode on YouTube
* Connect with Brooks on Instagram or LinkedIn
* Soulful Impact: soulfulimpact.co
* Follow Tom on X/Twitter
* Subscribe to The Leading Edge’s Newsletter
* Listen to The Leading Edge Podcast on Apple or Spotify
* Join the The Leading Edge Community
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Introduction to Tom Morgan's Journey
00:03:45 - From Wall Street Success to Breakdown
00:07:30 - The Awakening Experience
00:11:15 - Plunging into the Dark Night
00:15:22 - Failed Attempts to Pivot Careers
00:19:05 - Ketamine Treatments and Rock Bottom
00:23:10 - The Turning Point and Healing
00:27:20 - Understanding the Hero's Journey
00:31:45 - Differentiating Necessary from Unnecessary Suffering
00:36:10 - The Shamanic Archetype in Modern Context
00:40:30 - Finding Joy in Authentic Work
00:44:15 - The Birth of The Leading Edge
00:48:22 - Building Community for Consciousness Explorers
00:52:10 - The Power of Vulnerability in Leadership
00:56:30 - Free Will and Personal Growth
01:00:45 - Life as an Intelligent Response System
01:05:10 - Embracing the Call to Adventure
01:11:05 - Creating Containers for Transformation
01:15:40 - The Wound as the Gift
01:19:00 - Closing Thoughts on Consciousness
