What if the shift you desire isn’t about DOING more, but becoming more intentional about who you are BEING as you DO? ✨

I got to sit down with former Disney animator, Hollywood producer, speaker, and host of Life of Awesome podcast, Saul Blinkoff, for a conversation on awe, purpose, and what it really means to wake up to your own life - all told in Saul's mesmerizing hollywood-esque narration using Disney movie themes, voices, and analogies.

Ep. 248 is off the hook IMHO, and a must-listen for anyone who is feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or like life has become a blur of responsibilities and routines, this episode is your invitation to pause, look up, and remember what makes you feel fully alive. 💫

So many of us are moving fast, checking boxes, and living in a constant state of mental noise. Saul shares why pause isn’t a luxury. It’s a necessity.

From his guided pause he kicks off with - based on his 25-year ritual of listening daily to the Gladiator soundtrack 🎶- to lessons from movies like The Lion King, and E.T. Saul offers a powerful reminder: life becomes more meaningful when we stop living on autopilot and start intentionally noticing what’s right in front of us.

Together, we explore:
✨ Why awe is a practice, not just a feeling✨ How music, frequency, and intentional rituals can shift your internal state✨ The difference between “dreaming” and "goals" and how to do both.✨ Why responsibility is actually one of the most empowering mindsets you can adopt✨ How small moments of presence, gratitude, and attention create a more meaningful life

One of my favorite parts of this conversation is Saul’s reframing of what many leaders are actually craving.

Not just happiness.Not another accomplishment.Meaning.

Because happiness often depends on what’s happening around us.

Meaning comes from how we choose to show up within it.

Because awe isn’t reserved for mountaintops, sunsets, or vacations.

It’s available in ordinary moments, too, if we’re paying attention.

My favorite Saul quote:

“The only way to tap into awe is to pause.” ✨

That about sums up this pause-some awe-some Episode 248.