This week I’m thrilled to welcome Brandon Epstein to the podcast to kick off our month-long deep dive into Fulfillment Concept #2: Rewiring Your Brain! Brandon is a world class mental performance coach who’s worked with numerous professional athletes, CEOs, and other high-achieving individuals, helping them reach their peak potential. In this episode, Brandon helps us walk through the process of rewiring our brain and reclaiming our energy through the specific steps of awareness, acceptance, surrender and transmutation.

I love how spiritual Brandon's work is and how it focuses on transforming negative energy into positive energy. This is much deeper than just positive self-talk. It’s about unearthing your self-limiting code, unpacking layers of subconscious beliefs and ultimately reclaiming your energy. It’s powerful stuff and I really appreciated the sense of calm, curiousness and acceptance that Brandon brings to our conversation.

Plus, we build Brandon's equation: 6C + 2fr + 6s + (F + 5f) + (1→7)n + 8c + 1sp + (0→1)a + T

As we wrap up our deep dive on Fulfillment Concept #1: Happiness vs. Fulfillment, I’m thrilled to welcome water woman, adventurer and ultra-endurance swimmer Catherine Breed to the podcast. Our conversation covers a breadth of topics from how the ocean is her safe space, the importance of surrounding yourself with people who support and inspire you, and breaking free from norms and limitations. As she says, “Whatever your pool, whatever your black line is that you’ve been following and not feeling fulfilled following it, maybe it’s time to go beyond that”.

Catherine reminds us that we get to do things. Not want to or have to, but get to. It’s a privilege. My favourite part of our conversation was after we’d built her equation and she realized she was fully living it. She describes how it’s not by chance and reminds us that fulfillment takes some effort, but it’s worth the work.

Of course, Catherine is an expert in the difference between happiness and fulfillment as it’s impossible to be happy every moment of a long-distance swim when you’re battling strong currents, white caps, frigid water, jellyfish and sharks. Yet as Catherine says, “my swims aren’t always fun or joyful, but they give me fulfillment”.

Together, we build Catherine's equation: 12ff + 7S + 4n + 5W + g + 7SL

How is fulfillment different from happiness? Why does that difference matter? In this episode, I take a deep dive into the research to help us better understand the distinction between happiness and fulfillment. As it turns out, there are 6 key differences! When it comes to building your best life, understanding the relationship between happiness and fulfillment is crucial because it encourages an important mind shift. Listen to learn more!

We're kicking off our deep dive for the month on Fulfillment Foundation Concept #1: Happiness vs. Fulfillment and I'm thrilled to have David Mead as our featured guest for this topic. David describes his purpose as "propelling people in their pursuit of a more meaningful human experience". What a perfect fit for our exploration into fulfillment!

David is the best-selling co-author of Find Your Why, along with Simon Sinek and Peter Docker. The book contains a thoughtfully written description of the difference between happiness and fulfillment, which we dig into together. David and I also discuss how to "make a life, not a living", tips for creating fulfillment in the present, and how spirituality and faith is connected to fulfillment. It's an insightful conversation!

Finally, we build David's equation: 7P + 5e + 10(→21)f + 6mr + 28p

We're back baby! It's the beginning of Season 3 of the podcast and I wanted to launch this intro episode to give you a sense for all that you can expect. I also wanted to talk about our unique equations and how that’s shaping this upcoming season. There is so much good stuff in the fulfillment foundations to dig into and we’re going to go deep over the next year on Season 3. Get the full scoop in this intro!

Are you curious about the next season of the podcast? You don’t have to wait much longer. I’m excited to share a sneak peek with you in this short episode on what’s coming soon.

Get ready to take a deep dive into each of the Fulfillment Foundations as we launch into Season 3 of the podcast. This trailer gives you the inside scoop on all of the goodness that’s about to unfold. I think you’ll see why this is shaping up to be the biggest and boldest season yet!

In this special episode, Josh joins me as we once again come full circle - this time to wrap up Season 2! We reflect on the highlights of the season and talk about the themes that emerged across the conversations this time around. We also cover my favourite nuggets from each guest in the series. It's a great way to get a taste for what's covered in each episode so you can pick out the ones you're most interested in listening to.

Wondering what you can expect in Season 3? There's a sneak peak at the end of this episode. I'll also describe the fun that's happening for FE Community members in between the seasons!

In my final guest episode of Season 2, I'm chatting with Fulfillment guru, Nancy Ho, who joins us all the way from Singapore! Nancy's work centres on what she has labeled as the "Professional Paradox", which is the odd duality in which many people who are talented and (by all traditional measures) "successful", often struggle to find personal fulfillment. Why is this? How is it possible to "have it all" and still be depressed?

In our conversation, Nancy talks about the pitfalls of the "outside-in" mindset and the emptiness of chasing happiness highs. We dive into the importance of the "why" behind our dreams, taking an "I choose" approach, and being intentional about identifying what is important and scheduling it accordingly. Nancy gives us tips on how to redefine our own perceptions of success. She also shares some helpful wisdom around understanding your beliefs (e.g. expecting the world to be fair) and creating a healthy balance between what you can control and what you can't. Finally, Nancy walks us through 5 specific strategies we can all use to guide us toward a stronger sense of fulfillment. I love how this episode feels fun and light-hearted on the surface, but the content is deep and hearty. I anticipate it will leave you with a lot to reflect on.

As usual, we finish the episode by building Nancy's equation: 7C + 5e + 4m +7sp + 3d + 2ch