If you're a driven, capable professional facing a major life or career transition, chances are you're not held back by fear, but by subtle traps that keep you circling the same questions for years.

This episode uncovers why your usual tools for problem-solving may actually be keeping you stuck.

Listen now to uncover the three most common traps that keep high-functioning professionals stuck in midlife transitions, and how to move beyond them with clarity and purpose.

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Coaching with Agi: https://personaldevelopmentmasterypodcast.com/mentor

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Career transition and career clarity podcast content for midlife professionals in career transition, navigating a career change, career pivot or second career, starting a new venture or leaving a long-term career.

Discover practical tools for career clarity, confident decision-making, rebuilding self belief and confidence, finding purpose and meaning in work, designing a purposeful, fulfilling next chapter, and creating meaningful work that fits who you are now. Episodes explore personal development and mindset for midlife professionals, including how to manage uncertainty and pressure, overcome fear and self-doubt, clarify your direction, plan your next steps, and turn your experience into a new role, business or vocation that feels aligned.

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Are you stuck knowing what needs to change in your life, but still not taking action?

If you're in midlife and feel like you're spinning your wheels, this episode is for you. Stanley Bronstein has not only lost over 220 pounds and kept it off for 17 years, but he's transformed his entire life from the inside out. What he shares today is more than motivation. It's a system for lasting change.

In this inspiring conversation, you’ll discover:

• Why shifting from “I have to” to “I get to” is the mental switch that changes everything.
• The four traits you must cultivate to finally close the gap between knowing and doing.
• How choosing excellence over perfection will free you to take consistent action, even when you're afraid of failing.

Listen now and learn how to unlock the power within you to create lasting change - starting today.

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KEY POINTS AND TIMESTAMPS:

01:46 - Introducing Stanley Bronstein and the theme of change

03:31 - Hitting the breaking point and choosing life

06:39 - Starting immediately and taking responsibility

08:29 - The gap between knowing and doing

09:37 - Awareness, truth, and the power of perspective

12:14 - From “have to” to “get to”: Peggy Chun’s lesson

15:12 - Reprogramming the mind and believing in yourself

18:43 - The four pillars: willingness, belief, discipline, commitment

25:13 - Excellence over perfection and constant improvement

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MEMORABLE QUOTE:

“You don’t have to do these things. You get to do these things.”

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VALUABLE RESOURCES:

Stanley's website: https://thewayofexcellence.com/

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Coaching with Agi: https://personaldevelopmentmasterypodcast.com/mentor

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Message Agi on PodMatch: https://www.podmatch.com/member/personaldevelopmentmastery

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Conversations and insights on career transition, career clarity, career change and career pivots for midlife professionals, including second careers, new ventures, leaving a long-term career with confidence, better decision-making, and creating purposeful, meaningful work.

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Support the show

Career transition and career clarity podcast content for midlife professionals in career transition, navigating a career change, career pivot or second career, starting a new venture or leaving a long-term career.

Discover practical tools for career clarity, confident decision-making, rebuilding self belief and confidence, finding purpose and meaning in work, designing a purposeful, fulfilling next chapter, and creating meaningful work that fits who you are now. Episodes explore personal development and mindset for midlife professionals, including how to manage uncertainty and pressure, overcome fear and self-doubt, clarify your direction, plan your next steps, and turn your experience into a new role, business or vocation that feels aligned.

To support the show, click here.

What if the career path you’re on was never really your choice to begin with?

Snippet of wisdom 95.

In this series, I select my favourite, most insightful moments from previous episodes of the podcast.

Today my guest is the career coach Keith Anderson, who talks about how societal and parental programming shape our identity, and why acknowledging it is key to change.

Press play to discover how reconnecting with your true self can lead to a career that fulfils you.

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VALUABLE RESOURCES:

Coaching with Agi: https://personaldevelopmentmasterypodcast.com/mentor

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Listen to the full conversation with Keith Anderson in episode #508:

https://personaldevelopmentmasterypodcast.com/508

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🎙️ Want to be a guest on the podcast?

Message Agi on PodMatch: https://www.podmatch.com/member/personaldevelopmentmastery

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Conversations and insights on career transition, career clarity, career change and career pivots for midlife professionals, including second careers, new ventures, leaving a long-term career with confidence, better decision-making, and creating purposeful, meaningful work.

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Support the show

Career transition and career clarity podcast content for midlife professionals in career transition, navigating a career change, career pivot or second career, starting a new venture or leaving a long-term career.

Discover practical tools for career clarity, confident decision-making, rebuilding self belief and confidence, finding purpose and meaning in work, designing a purposeful, fulfilling next chapter, and creating meaningful work that fits who you are now. Episodes explore personal development and mindset for midlife professionals, including how to manage uncertainty and pressure, overcome fear and self-doubt, clarify your direction, plan your next steps, and turn your experience into a new role, business or vocation that feels aligned.

To support the show, click here.