Description

On my 50th birthday, I realized I wanted to build my life around being present for my daughter. Three months later, I was laid off for the second time in two years. Instead of devastation, I felt relief—because I finally had permission to build something different.

This is the story of how Right Now, This Matters was born—not from having it all figured out, but from needing a framework to navigate my own messy transition.

What You'll Learn

• The 50th birthday realization that changed everything
• Why "both/and" matters more than "either/or" (ambition AND presence)
• What happened when I was laid off twice in under two years
• The identity crisis of losing a 24-year career and corporate title
• How the five seasons of transition framework emerged from my own confusion
• Why being in multiple seasons at once is normal, not confusion
• The trap of waiting for proof before committing

Key Moments

[1:36] The 50th birthday clarity: "I want to build my life around being present for my daughter"

[4:07] The second layoff: "I wasn't devastated. I felt relief."

[7:13] The shift: "I was waiting for proof before committing. You can't get proof without commitment."

[11:57] How the framework was born: "What if we're not behind? What if we're just in different seasons?"

The Five Seasons (Preview)

1. Recovery - Healing from burnout/loss (focus: rest)
2. Reinvention - Exploring new directions (focus: experimentation)
3. Redirection - Adjusting course (focus: fine-tuning)
4. Integration - Bringing parts together (focus: making sense)
5. Rebuilding - Starting over (focus: new foundations)

This Episode Is For You If...You're navigating job loss, questioning your career path, dealing with burnout, trying to balance ambition with presence, or stuck between who you were and who you're becoming.

ResourcesFree Download: The Clarity Starter Kit - 15-minute assessment to identify your season→ https://rntm.kit.com/13aaf95912Connect: Find Shannon Macey on LinkedIn for daily insights on transitions and aligned decision-making: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smacey/

Coming Up

• Ep 2: The Five Seasons (In Depth)

• Ep 3: Recovery Season
• Ep 4: The Shoulds Running Your Life
• Ep 5: Integration Season
• Ep 6: When Seasons Clash with Shoulds

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"You're not behind. You're becoming."

Keywordscareer transition, job loss, layoff, burnout, mid-career change, work-life balance, motherhood and career, seasonal framework, aligned decisions, leaving corporate

Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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