Have you ever achieved something others celebrate\u2026 but still felt like you fell short? In this episode of More Than a Score, we sit down with Claire Tonti – a former teacher, now musician, filmmaker, podcaster, CEO and deeply generous community builder \u2014 for an honest and heartfelt conversation about identity, pressure and redefining success. Claire grew up in a bright, high-achieving family, quietly carrying the belief that she wasn\u2019t \u201csmart enough.\u201d When she finished school with an ATAR of 89.95, it still felt like failure. A guidance counsellor asked, \u201cWhat happened?\u201d \u2014 a question that lingered far longer than the number itself. But Claire\u2019s story didn\u2019t follow a neat, linear path. She found herself through creativity, performance, teaching, storytelling and building communities both online and in real life. Along the way, she discovered something powerful: Success is not a score. If you\u2019re a parent supporting a young person under pressure, a student feeling defined by numbers, or an adult still untangling self-worth from performance\u2026this episode is for you. What you\u2019ll hear in this episode: \u2022 Growing up with unspoken expectations in a high-achieving family \u2022 Why an \u201cexcellent\u201d ATAR still felt like failure \u2022 The emotional weight of comparison and bullying in senior school \u2022 Creativity as an outlet and lifeline \u2022 The power of reinvention and non-linear pathways \u2022 Why perfectionism disconnects us from who we really are \u2022 Redefining success through connection, contribution and presence \u2022 What parents can do to help kids feel enough beyond achievement One score doesn\u2019t define you, but one conversation can change how you see yourself.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Have you ever achieved something others celebrate\u2026 but still felt like you fell short? In this episode of More Than a Score, we sit down with Claire Tonti – a former teacher, now musician, filmmaker, podcaster, CEO and deeply generous community builder \u2014 for an honest and heartfelt conversation about identity, pressure and redefining success. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-193334961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"\n