We all want lives of meaning and authenticity—lives that make us feel alive. But how do we actually find them?
Enter Becoming You.
A ground-breaking career and life-planning methodology developed by Dr. Suzy Welch, award-winning professor at the NYU Stern School of Business and Director of the Initiative on Purpose and Flourishing.
For 15 years, Becoming You has been taught exclusively inside NYU Stern to MBAs and executives. Now, for the first time, Suzy Welch is offering a public, accelerated three-day version of her acclaimed course.
📍 NYU Campus | October 17th – 19th, 2025 | $2,500
We live in a world of complexity, noise, and constant change. People feel overwhelmed by choice, disconnected from their core, and uncertain about the future.
Excavate your values (the non-negotiables that animate your choices).
Identify your aptitudes (the innate gifts and cognitive strengths you were wired with).
Surface your economically viable interests (industries, roles, and opportunities that both excite you and sustain you).
Where these three intersect lies your Area of Transcendence (AOT)—your personal compass for life and career.
As Suzy says:
Your Area of Transcendence is the right-fitting, soul-filling, and enlivening destination of the beautiful, messy, complex, and precious journey we call life.
This isn’t about quick hacks or generic personality typing. It’s a rigorous methodology that has guided thousands of people—from MBAs to CEOs to retirees—to clarity and alignment.
The program is structured as a 21-hour immersion into the Becoming You methodology. Each day builds on the last, guiding you step by step toward your AOT.
Day One | October 17th
Question: What values shape the decisions I make?
Why this matters: Most people don’t know their values, or live out of alignment with them. Day One ensures you finally do.
Day Two | October 18th
Question: What am I naturally wired to be good at?
Why this matters: We often build careers around trained skills, not innate aptitudes. This day clarifies the difference.
Day Three | October 19th
Question: What roles and industries call to me emotionally and intellectually?
Why this matters: Without identifying your AOT, life feels like wandering. Day Three ensures you leave with a compass and a plan.
Welcome Reception (October 16th) - connect with your cohort before diving in.
Celebration Cocktail Hour (October 19th) – reflect, share, and celebrate the journey you’ve begun.
By the end of the Intensive, you will:
Have a ranked list of your core values with clarity about conflicts and alignments.
Understand the industries, roles, and megatrends most aligned to your future.
Gain the confidence to answer “What should I do with my life?” with specificity, not vagueness.
Know your innate aptitudes and how to apply them.
Possess a personalized Area of Transcendence roadmap—your north star for future decisions.
The power of Becoming You is its adaptability—it meets you exactly where you are.
Students & early-career professionals who want to make intentional choices before drifting into default.
Executives & leaders seeking to integrate personal purpose with organizational impact.
Mid-career professionals ready to pivot or realign their path with who they truly are.
Anyone, age 18 to 80 who is serious about clarity, alignment, and purpose.
If you feel like you’ve lost your compass or your direction, congratulations: you’ve just found it. Let Suzy Welch be your guide.
— Hoda Kotb, Former Host, The Today Show
October 17th - 19th, 2025
NYU Campus, New York City
3 days, 9am - 5pm, with optional evening events.
$2,500
Instruction, all assessments, workbooks, materials, and access to proprietary tools.
Lodging, meals, and travel.
Ready to begin?
This isn’t just a program—it’s a pivot point. A chance to step into clarity and alignment that will shape the decades ahead.
NYU Campus
October 17th – 19th, 2025