This is officially the last episode of this podcast under the name of “Life After Business.” Starting with the next episode, this podcast will be renamed, “Intentional Growth” and it will be all about how to grow the value of your company with the end in mind.

In today’s episode, I’ll be talking with entrepreneur and author, Mike Lee. We’ll be talking about how to reinvent yourself in times of transition and how to find your life’s purpose.

What is your purpose and what are your definitions of success in your key roles as a human being? These descriptions represent your requirements. That way when a new opportunity does arise you have something to evaluate it against. Without this intentional work you are at risk of taking the next thing that comes your way and missing the opportunity of a lifetime: you risk not fulfilling your true God-given purpose.

What You Will Learn in Today's Podcast Interview:

Mike’s personal and professional backstory

The importance of purpose and how to write our life purpose statement

Live life backward from your obituary

How to get unstuck if you are not feeling good about the work you are doing

How to identify if your ego has crept into your role as a leader

Why retirement is a false and misleading mindset (especially for entrepreneurs)

How to lean into tough times, use your creative thinking and find your life’s purpose

How to get over yourself and fix your situation

How to look deeper into the meaning of your role as an owner and leader

Life is a balancing act and there is no perfect situation

How to determine where your true identity resides

How to avoid the frying pan all together, and get intentional before something bad happens

What is false retirement?

Overcoming stress and fear in order to become intentional

Main takeaway / Why I liked the episode –

Mike is the perfect guest to talk about intentional professional rebirth and the intentional journey of building something. With COVID as our catalyst, now is the time to define what you want out of your business and what your true purpose in life is.

Remember that next week’s episode is going to be the first of “Intentional Growth.” Check out our Intentional Growth Assessment on our website. Go to ARKONA.IO/Assessment or text 66866 to take a two-minute, twenty question assessment that we’ve created to help you shift your mindset and focus on value-creating activities that will help you get what you want with your business.

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