No Negative Energy Presents: The "Due To Expire" Podcast with Corey L. Kennard

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! Your life probably will not fall apart in one dramatic moment. It will more likely drift off course through tiny habits that feel harmless: one more delay, one more comfortable yes, one more “quick” notification check that fractures your mind. We go straight at those quiet killers of progress and show how they quietly drain pr...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! Avoiding end-of-life planning is easy until you watch confusion and regret hit the people you love. We sit down with Jermaine Ee, founder of HeirLight.com, to talk about why so many families still don’t have a will and why the real obstacle usually isn’t legal knowledge, it’s avoidance, fear, and the belief that estate plannin...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! You can smell a carton of milk and panic over 24 hours, yet still treat your own life like it has no expiration date. We challenge that default setting and make a bold case: mortality is not a dark thought to avoid, it is the ultimate clarity tool for productivity, happiness, and intentional living. When we stop pretending tim...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! Discipline has a branding problem. The moment we hear the word, many of us picture restriction, punishment, and a rigid life that squeezes out joy. But when we avoid structure, “going with the flow” often turns into three hours of doom scrolling, a messy kitchen, and the sinking feeling that we spent our day reacting instead o...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! Think back to the most spectacular mess you’ve ever made. The one that still makes you wince. Now imagine that moment wasn’t proof you’re broken, but proof your brain is learning. Host Corey Kennard walks through why failure hurts so much, why we get stuck, and how to turn a setback into a launch pad without pretending it didn...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! You look in the mirror and feel the creak before you feel the spark. That moment can feel personal, like you somehow “ran out” of motivation, but I argue it is not a willpower problem at all. It is a predictable collision between biology and burden: chronic stress, endless routine, and other people’s priorities piling up until...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! Your worst habits might not be “who you are.” They might be warning lights. We talk about emotional health as the real driver of human behavior and why ignoring it can quietly wreck your relationships, your physical health, and your ability to make clear decisions. We start by busting the myth that the brain runs on pure logic...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! Everyone is grinding, but grinding is not the same as winning. If hard work were the deciding factor, the busiest people in the world would always be the best, and we all know that’s not how performance works. Today we unpack what actually creates a competitive edge when everyone around you is already putting in effort: precis...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! Indecision is not neutral. It is a silent drain on your time, your energy, and your confidence, and it keeps you stuck in the hallway staring at doors you never open. We start with a blunt truth: not choosing is still a choice, and the longer you delay, the more mental bandwidth you burn replaying the same unanswered question....

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! What if you woke up every morning with a fresh deposit of 86,400 seconds and whatever you didn’t use vanished at night? That’s not a thought experiment, it’s real life, and it changes how we think about productivity, stress, and what “success” actually means. We walk through why time isn’t money but it’s a close cousin, and wh...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! The room is changing while you read this: the light shifts, your coffee cools, your body updates itself cell by cell. When we live like things should stay fixed, that constant motion starts to feel like a threat and we respond by gripping harder. We recorded this Due To Expire session to challenge that reflex and to offer a ca...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! Most people spend decades climbing, then call it a life. Elizabeth Coplan spends four decades in Fortune 500 marketing and high-stakes law firm PR, then makes a sharper turn: she uses those same skills to build Grief Dialogues, a theater-driven movement that invites people to look straight at death, grief, and love without fli...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! Monday is coming every single week, whether we feel ready or not, and that’s exactly why we stop treating it like an enemy. We talk about the real roots of Monday dread and why “living for the weekend” quietly steals your life one week at a time. If you’ve ever felt that heavy, anxious pull on Sunday night or struggled to get...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! You can spend years swiping, dating, and overthinking who likes you, then still feel empty when you finally “find someone.” I’m Corey Kennard, and I’m challenging the whole chase with one cold truth: you can’t build a skyscraper on a foundation of sand. If you don’t like the person you’re coming home to every night, the one in...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! You already know life is finite, but most days we live like joy can wait. We’re wired to postpone happiness until some future milestone finally gives us permission to feel good, and that belief quietly steals the only time we actually have: right now. We push past surface-level positivity and get practical about the art of bei...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! Your day can be over before it starts, and the culprit is usually a glowing rectangle on the nightstand. We talk about why grabbing your phone right after waking flips your brain into a reactive state, pulls you into cognitive tunneling, and drains the attention you need for deep work, creativity, and leadership. Along the way...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! Self-care has been sold to us as a reward: a candle, a face mask, a nap, a glass of wine. I’m not mad at any of that, but I am pushing past it. Real self-care is the work that protects your peace and helps you build a life you don’t need to escape from, even when it’s uncomfortable. Think boundaries, honest “no” answers, routi...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! What if getting older isn’t a slow fade but a clear step up? We crack open the myths around aging—from shame about our years to the loop of “if only I knew then”—and rebuild a healthier story grounded in gratitude, purpose, and the kind of wisdom you only earn by living. With honesty and humor, Corey Kennard reframes aging as...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! Grief barges in without knocking, then rearranges everything we thought we knew about our lives. We slow down to name what actually shows up after loss—the four F’s of grief: fear, frustration, family complications, and finances—and we build real tools to meet each one with steadiness and care. Instead of vague “be strong” adv...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! Tired of treating exhaustion like a trophy? We’re flipping the script on busyness and making the case for something radical: fun as a daily, deliberate practice. Not as a reward, not as a guilty treat, but as biological fuel that protects your mind, strengthens your relationships, and brings your best ideas to the surface. We...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! A single comment shouldn’t own your day—or your mood. We dive into the gap between what happens to you and what you choose next, and we show how that small space becomes a powerful lever for peace, clarity, and emotional freedom. With host Corey Kennard, we unpack why no one can make you feel anything without your permission a...

Text Us With This Link And Let Us Know How You Feel About This Episode! What would you change if your expiration notice arrived today? That single question reframes procrastination, perfectionism, and old grudges into a clear call to act. We explore how to turn the weight of mortality into a source of momentum, so the work you’ve delayed and the life you’ve promised yourself finally move from inte...