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Welcome to the Mastering Midlife Podcast where we explore life at it’s most stressful and most productive.  We will be featuring conversations with experts in the field of Mental Health, Executive Leadership, Business, Health, Exercise, Nutrition, Sex, and Relationship.  Midlife is a powerful time, and together we will learn to “thrive when the world asks the most of us.”

Sep 20, 2021

Dan Waldschmidt is a renowned business strategist, author, keynote speaker, and ultra-runner, with one of his achievements being the 10th person to run Everest. He helps business leaders build their strategies in a way that affords them time to live life outside of work. Dan also wrote the book, Edgy Conversations, where he imparted wisdom that aims to make readers rethink their definition of success and show them how successful leaders do it.

Dan joins me today to share his thoughts on how people define success and how they equate it with material possessions and luxury. He explains the negative effects of trying to be like our heroes and having a mindset of who we think we should be. He discusses how you can progress in life even when what you’re doing isn’t awesome to other people. Dan also describes the importance of meditation and breathing exercises.

"It is the truth that just working hard isn't good enough to get you where you want to be." - Dan Waldschidt

Today on Mastering Midlife:

  •  How consumerism is slowly causing us to lose our vigor. 

  •  Why chasing our heroes can be impractical and demotivating. 

  •  The kind of conversation we should be having all over the world. 

  •  What it feels like to be stuck and how to get out of this state. 

  •  Not appearing to be doing something awesome, but doing something that feels awesome. 

  •  Why you shouldn't have a mindset of what you should be. 

  •  How you can be honest with yourself and other people in your life. 

  •  Why you should meditate and how it helps you during a busy day. 

  •  Knowing someone's state of mind just by their breathing.

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