Repurpose Your Purpose: The Podcast

When it comes to work, there are few experiences as painful as seeing your dream job turn into a nightmare. You worked hard to achieve it, felt at the top of the world when you started, but pretty quickly (or after a while) what was supposed to be the highlight of your career became one of the worst - if not the worst - professional experience of your life. I have been there, and I worked with and...

There is something that happens to most people who go into business for themselves - especially if they pursue doing work they care deeply about: insecurity. Nowadays I hear it a lot in regards to being visible on social media: feeling the pressure of being on Instagram, or on video, or having to share your story. I get it! When I started my first business - as a wedding photographer - I had a ton...

It's been a long time coming, but I have finally invited a guest to talk about Degrowth, what it is, some of the ideas behind it, and why we need a new way of thinking about - and doing - finance. Steve Rocco has worked in financing roles across traditional and sustainable markets for over 25 years. He was on his way to complete a PhD with the Post Growth Innovation Lab at the University of Vigo (...

Another day, another article on AI that treats work as a series of tasks we do to get paid. Ugh! What a narrow way of relating to how we spend most of our waking time. Work is a very meaningful part of our lives - or it can be. In this short episode I share all the different meanings work can have. Listen to the end for 2 questions to help you tune into new insights on what to do in the next few y...

Dear Repurposers, this episode is for you if you are going through a personal transition or career change and are feeling even more thrown off by the collective feelings of uncertainty and unprecedented change. It's only normal to feel the extra weight of world events now. This is why I invite you to take some time for reflection. In this episode I share a few questions you can contemplate to get...

I had the pleasure of coaching Chelsea Amable-Zibolsky at two different times in her career, with years in between. This is something I really cherish about my work: I sometimes get to work with clients again after a few years and we dive deep into the present moment as they grow and expand. I invited Chelsea to share what it is like to experience such growth: from finding work you love, to naviga...

Let me say it right up front: I am a huge fan of Divine Intervention , Brendan Patrick Hughes latest project. If you have followed Repurpose Your Purpose from the very beginning, you might remember Brendan joining one of my panel discussion events in Los Angeles. Since attending one of his shows almost a decade ago, I have been a fan of Brendan’s storytelling, and Divine Intervention is his best w...

It’s been a while since I recorded an episode for my podcast, I have been very busy with work. Expect a more “flowing” schedule for the next few months, as it will be difficult for me to keep a constant content output. Episode 30 of The Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast is about the unique pain of feeling stuck and not knowing what to do next. Ugh! So uncomfortable. And yet…trying to get out of it is...

A client years ago came up with the word Repurposers for the people I work with and who are drawn to my approach to career change and business growth. Since then, I noticed there is something special about Repurposers. Repurposers are turned off by inauthentic marketing and cookie-cutter approaches to coaching and transformation. They want a thriving career or business, but take a more holistic ap...

When we consider what career to pursue we tend to focus on money. Which of course important, but ends up taking so much space in our minds and conversations, we overlook other very important aspects of doing work we love. In this episode of The Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast I dive into why your career matters, and the importance of paying attention to the quality of relationships at work, being a...

After a bit of a break, I am back with a new episode of The Repurpose Your Purpose podcast. The world is changing faster than ever and I don't think we will be out of "the age of uncertainty" any time soon. If you are thinking about changing careers and don't know what you want to do next, the uncertainty you feel inside can be compounded by the uncertainty outside. If this resonates with you, in...

At the end of 2015 I listened to the audiobook version of The Surrender Experiment . And it changed my life. Since then I have returned to this book many time, reading and listening to it. But it took me a couple of years of my own “surrender experiment” to truly grasp some of its profound teachings. My experience with this book is that it’s easy to misunderstand. Over the years, I have often gift...

Colleen O’Connor practices a little-known form of energy work called The Yuen Method™. We recorded this conversation together a couple of months ago, and since then I have had the pleasure of experiencing more of her sessions, which I personally found very effective. I invited her on The Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast to talk about her career change, finding her calling as a Certified Yuen Method...

It’s the new year, and I am quite thrown off by the fires in Los Angeles. Thankfully, I am ok, but also not so far from the fires to be completely unaffected. It’s heartbreaking and scary, and also humbling to see the amount of help people are giving and receiving, with emergency workers rushing towards danger to save lives. And I still wanted to record this episode. In a way, the current situatio...

What is it like when we are moving in between two states of being? Before the caterpillar emerges from its cocoon as a butterfly, it becomes "goo.” Yup. And so do we, when our old self melts away, but our new being hasn’t been born yet. In the new episode of the Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast , I reunite with Jennie Ahn who worked with me a few years ago. Jennie and I flowed in conversation, explo...

What if you could combine your passion for the environment with real estate? This is what Izumi Tanaka is doing through her Green Homes consulting and real estate practice. In this new episode of the Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast , Izumi joined me for a relaxed and open conversation about what it’s like to go with the flow in your career, being a creative human who is interested in doing multiple...

I cannot think of more important skills to learn: how to listen and be in dialogue with others. This is what Nam Pham does: he helps groups - whether communities or businesses - come together and talk. Through his expert facilitation skills, he helps those who often feel they cannot speak up find their voice, and creates a gentle yet effective learning and sharing environment. For the 21st episode...

For all Three Principles students and practitioners, Dr. Linda Sandel Pettit hardly needs an introduction (although you will find her bio right below!). For everyone else, let me say that Linda’s deep loving presence and capacity to truly listen to her clients shine through every interaction. Linda joined me for the 20th episode of the Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast to share her journey of career...

After a short break, I am back with a new episode of The Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast! In this episode I follow up on some ideas from episode 18 and delve into thoughts and tips to bring a more entrepreneurial mindset to your work as an employee. Before diving into the topic, though, I share a little about the future of the podcast and why I am not "niching down." Some of the topics I touch on i...

This is the last podcast episode before I take a short break. In the 18th episode of The Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast I share some thoughts on how working for yourself create challenges that become opportunities for growth. From self discipline to self expression, from community to choice, being your own boss requires courage, flexibility, and fully showing up. If you are self employed, or have...

Miyo Yamauchi, aka Miyo The Storyteller, joined me on The Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast to talk about finding work she loves through curiosity, becoming a storyteller, funny moments of misunderstandings as a Japanese woman in the US, and when a gut feeling is not really a gut feeling. At the end of the podcast I mention a blog post I wrote about intuition, here it is: https://repurposeyourpurpose...

In the 16th episode of the Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast, Franco Folini and I dive deep into a conversation on moving to a different country, pursuing entrepreneurship, the joy of learning and teaching, plus why it's so important to understand different cultural norms. FRANCO FOLINI is a Digital Marketing Trainer and Consultant. He helps small and medium businesses strategize their marketing acti...

Join me for an episode dedicated to the Principles of Mind, Consciousness, and Thought. Dr. Thomas M. Kelley, Ph. D. joined me to talk about ego, writing his books, wellbeing, understanding how thinking works, getting “the thought-flu,” and more. DR. THOMAS KELLEY is the Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Criminology at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. He is a Licensed Psychologist in priv...

I would love to introduce you to ANTHONY PHILLS, the AI Design Jedi who is passionate about designing a Better World. The 2024 Webby Anthem Award, and 2023 International Design Award winner for Slideteller - Hearing Is Seeing , Anthony is a certified MIT xPro AI Product Designer and Design Champion for the Don Norman Design Award. I invited Anthony to the podcast because he is one of those people...

I am thrilled to introduce you to Joe Altepeter. I met Joe a few years ago because of his work at the Downtown Women's Center. DWC is a ground breaking organization that is at the forefront of working on “women's homelessness in greater Los Angeles through housing, wellness, employment, and advocacy.” In this episode of The Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast, Joe and I talk about changing careers, for...