Life Fulfilled Podcast — Where leadership, self awareness and workplace performance actually connect.

This week you'll meet Joseph Jaffe.  Joseph is a popular author (5 books), keynote speaker, and consultant. When the pandemic hit, Joseph experienced an AF of a different kind. He calls it an AP - after pandemic. It happened the day after the pandemic started in March of 2020. He started going live on YouTube with a guest. It didn't take long for Joseph to realize how fulfilling it is for him to h...

This week you'll meet Cynthia Barnes. Cynthia is an award-winning sales influencer, a professional keynote speaker, and a best-selling author. She is the founder and CEO of NAWSP - National Association of Women Sales Professionals - with thousands of members spread across the U.S and the EMEA region. Cynthia has accomplished a lot in her career. She is very popular. She has a strong brand. She is...

This week you'll meet Janet.  She shares her entrepreneurial journey as a business coach as more than just a profession in this midlife season.  Janet has come to understand that she has a gift. She has coached more than 1000 people. She thrives in discovering the potential that each person has even before they do, and helping each person discover their true potential while coaching them to realiz...

On this mid-week episode, I'm coming to you solo with thoughts and feelings about the power of positive feedback from the first fifteen episodes and how it boosts my motivation, happiness, and fulfillment. I'm sharing with you my plans for the Midlife Fulfilled Podcast. I'm not planning any major changes this early in my journey. But, I wanted to let you know what I'm thinking and what I'm hearing...

This week you'll meet Pam.  She shares her on-and-off struggle with work-family balance. Early in her career, this was a big struggle when her kids were young. She admits that no matter what choices she has made, she owns them with no regrets. I told Pam that I consider her to be an extrovert. She told me she considers herself an introvert and she explained why. You decide when you hear our conver...

This week you'll meet Pat. His wife Judy battled Alzheimer's for eight years. He was at her side the entire journey. After she passed away, he decided to take time off from work indefinitely to focus on living his life to the fullest in the present. Prior to Judy's early onset of Alzheimer's, she was healthy and fit.  Pat agreed to share his story to remind us that what happened to Judy can happen...

This week you'll meet Diego. After experiencing severe anxiety and strain in his family relationships, he realized the need to reinvent himself. He decided to embrace his desire for  love and connection as his top priority in his life. Then, he was able to focus on other areas of his life that needed improvement but with balance and communication with his family. Tune in to hear Diego's BF to AF s...

This week you'll meet Jimmy. He shares his personal story about losing weight, leaving a safe and secure government job, and starting a fitness coaching business. In his AF season, Jimmy is supporting his family through a thriving business where he helps men over age 40 get and stay in shape. Tune in to hear Jimmy's BF to AF story.   Follow Jimmy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6b8nn...

This week you'll meet JK. He shares his personal story about his aunt Jenneane whom he never met. Sadly, she passed away at the age of 37 five months before JK was born in 1974.  When JK turned 37 it hit him that he wanted to do more with his life to honor his aunt Jeneanne. He made bold decisions and his life started to change in several ways. His life was already good. But, his new AF season was...

This week you'll meet Jeanne. She shares her experience and wisdom in hiring and leading employees decades younger than her. Her tough love goes deep. She admits to being intensely loyal to employees who learn and grow. Jeanne advises us to treat younger workers with respect, guiding them as they need it yet allowing them to succeed on their own. She likes to hire groups of young workers so they w...

This week you'll meet Lee. His journey to become physically fit began out of necessity due to a serious medical condition. He needed to alter his diet and lose weight. He began working out in his 50s. He started working out very gradually. Over time, his workout routine progressed, and now he looks and feels decades younger. Lee says he feels great!   Lee's story is very inspirational for several...

Heather has experienced a complete transformation since she became a vegan.  She refers to herself as "The Vegan CPA." Heather didn't previously "love" animals. Since becoming vegan, she is more compassionate toward everything, especially animals. Her husband wanted a cat, but Heather didn't. Now, they have three cats and she adores them. Heather has had several transformations. She became an entr...

Brian started jumping out of airplanes at age 19 in the Army. He pursued skydiving as a devoted hobby. He began competing in skydiving in a four person team. After four years of competing, winning two bronze and silver medals but not achieving the elusive gold medal, he took a break from skydiving.  In the meantime, he went through a divorce and hit a season of challenges in his personal life and...

On episode 6 you'll meet Jeneanne Ballos. Jeneanne was frustrated in her corporate job. Her dad passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. One month later her job was eliminated. She worked with a life coach and career coach in search of a new career. Her sister-in-law asked if she would be open to an entrepreneurial role, which she had not considered. She joined a small start-up as COO and she is LO...

In episode 5 you'll meet Jeff Revilla. He dreamed of owning his own skateboard manufacturing business in the eighth grade. He even wrote a paper on it. Jeff achieved his dream as a young adult. His skateboard business was growing with international distribution. But, after eight years, he lost his business within a span of six months. His family's health challenges required his attention. He was f...

In episode four you'll meet Karin Freeland. You'll hear her describe how she was in a toxic corporate job. She felt guilty for not feeling fulfilled despite the fact she and her husband had two healthy children, a nice home, a nice car, and plenty of spending money. Karin knew she was meant for more. But, she didn't know what. She asked others. But, no one had the answer she was looking for. Until...

You may already know something about the 80/20 principle. In this episode, I offer you reasons to consider embracing the 80/20 principle to attain a more fulfilled midlife. You'll hear from the acclaimed consultant and author Richard Koch explain the power of the 80/20 principle.  I'll share the definition of the 80/20 principle - known as the Pareto Principle -  from Investopedia. You'll hear com...

Hello midlifers. Welcome to episode two of The Midlife Fulfilled podcast. In episode one I covered two topics: I defined midlife.   I defined what it means to be fulfilled.  In episode one, I also shared my first BF to AF experience. Don't remember what BF to AF is? It's an experience that covers "before fulfillment" to "after fulfillment" and its impact on my life. In episode two you're going to...

Hello midlifers. Welcome to the journey. This is episode 1 of The Midlife Fulfilled podcast. If you haven’t listened to the introduction episode, I suggest you stop now and listen to that first. On this episode I focus on two topics: I define midlife. When I sent out my survey, this was the most common question I received - how do you define midlife?  I define and discuss what it means to be fulfi...

The Midlife Fulfilled podcast is for men and women in their midlife season who are looking for fulfillment in specific areas of their life such as physical health, mental health, fitness, career, financial security, marriage, family, other relationships and more.  Each week I curate content on a specific topic, reviewing the facts with you and providing my insights on their significance to your mi...

Midlife is the best season of our lives. But, often many of us lack fulfillment in some area of our midlife. It doesn’t have to be that way. This podcast is a resource for men and women in their 40s, 50s or 60s to discover ways to find fulfillment in whatever area of life you need it. Join me on the Midlife Fulfilled podcast, a journey to make midlife the most fulfilling season of your life. Subsc...