Stop Climbing the Wrong Ladder: The Power of Redefining Success with Alex Petkas - Getting to Aha! with Darshan Mehta

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In this episode of Getting to Aha!, host Darshan Mehta speaks with Alex Petkas, classicist and Founder and host of The Cost of Glory podcast, about how questioning your definition of success can unlock deeper purpose. Alex shares why he walked away from academic prestige to pursue storytelling, how ancient philosophy shapes modern leadership, and why clarity of values matters more than credentials. Together, they explore the power of Socratic questioning, the dangers of ego, the urgency of time, and the timeless lessons historical figures offer. This conversation reveals how understanding human nature can guide stronger decisions in work and life. Alex Petkas is the founder and host of The Cost of Glory, a podcast dedicated to retelling influential biographies from Greek and Roman antiquity, particularly Plutarch's Parallel Lives. With a PhD from Princeton University and former tenure-track expertise in the intellectual history of post-classical Greek philosophy, Petkas brings scholarly rigor to storytelling about historical figures and their timeless lessons.

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