Episode 135 · March 12, 2024
Becky Fields Wilson is Positive on Purpose
with Becky Fields Wilson, Banker, Entrepreneur & Success Coach; Founder of Positive On Purpose
41 min
Becky Fields Wilson is Positive on Purpose
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In this episode I sit down with Becky Fields Wilson — banker, entrepreneur, and success coach, and the founder of Positive On Purpose. Becky and I share so much in common (we've both been called Pollyannas!), and I loved getting to know the heart behind her two-decade career in banking, where she now serves as a managing director at MidFirst Bank. She has this beautiful superpower of seeing the best in people, holding out belief for them before they can believe it for themselves.
We talk about leadership as service, why mentorship matters so much (and how you can find a mentor even from afar, through books and voices you trust), and how Becky's definition of success has shifted over the years. As she says, success isn't about a destination — it's about the person you have to become to get where you want to be.
Then we go somewhere raw and vulnerable. Becky opens up about her breast cancer diagnosis at 42, the deep depression that followed her double mastectomy, and the gratitude walks that slowly turned her focus from everything that was wrong back to everything that was right. This one made me tear up more than once. Whatever you're carrying today, I think you'll feel seen. Keep going.
Key takeaways
- Seeing the best in people is a leadership gift — Becky often holds out belief for others (like the teller who became one of her best lenders) before they can believe it for themselves.
- Success isn't a destination; it's who you become on the way there. Wherever 'there' is, it's rarely what you imagined — usually harder, with more responsibility.
- You can find a mentor even when one isn't in front of you. Dig into books, talks, and trusted voices whose values line up with yours, and start there.
- Real mentorship means being honest about where you failed, not just where you succeeded — that vulnerability is what actually helps people.
- When life knocks you down, ask 'what's ONE plate I can spin right now?' and trust you'll add the rest back over time. You don't have to do it all at once.
- Where your focus goes, your energy flows. Becky's gratitude walks retrained her to notice what's working instead of only what's wrong.
- Separate your identity from your title, income, and net worth. When it mattered most, Becky's letter to her kids was about love, faith, and impact — not her career.
- Ask yourself: am I showing up as a victim or a victor? The story you tell yourself about what happened shapes what comes next.
Chapters
- 00:00Success is about who you become — cold open
- 00:35Welcome + Conversations with Passion and Purpose live events
- 02:10Meeting Becky and the connections that brought us together
- 02:45Becky's superpower: seeing the best in people
- 05:30Falling into banking — and learning to lead
- 09:00Building trust as a servant leader
- 11:30Mentorship: finding one from afar and paying it forward
- 15:00Redefining success and daily peace
- 19:00Money with a why: irrational generosity
- 22:30The breast cancer diagnosis at 42
- 25:00The depression, survivor's guilt, and a wake-up call
- 28:30Gratitude walks and changing your focus
- 32:00The letter to her kids the night before surgery
- 36:00Speaking, keynotes, and Positive On Purpose
“Success is not about getting to a destination. It's about the person that you have to become to get to where you want to be.”
“I can hold out belief for them even before they can believe it for themselves.”
“You can be bitter or you can be better, but you can't be both.”
“Where your focus goes, your energy flows.”
Resources mentioned
About Becky
Banker, Entrepreneur & Success Coach; Founder of Positive On Purpose
Becky Fields Wilson is a banker, entrepreneur, and success coach with a two-decade career in banking, where she serves as a managing director at MidFirst Bank. As founder of Positive On Purpose, she helps high-performing women in business build strategies and systems to level up their career, income, and life. A breast cancer survivor diagnosed at 42, she has served as a state chairperson for Susan G. Komen and speaks on leadership, taking your seat at the table, and breaking through limiting beliefs.
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