"I know I can't stay in this job… but I have no idea what to do next." Or maybe you've swung to the opposite problem: "There are so many things I could do - how do I choose?"

In this episode, Todd and Chris break down one of the biggest challenges in midlife career reinvention: going from stuck and trapped → to overwhelmed by possibilities → to actually choosing and testing your next move.

You'll learn:

• Why most of us were never taught how to make good career decisions
• The two phases of reinvention: "I have no options" and "I have too many"
• How to use the Japanese concept of Ikigai:
• • What you love
  • What you're good at
  • What the world needs
  • What you can get paid for
• A simple way to create a list of real options (usually 10-20, not 50+)
• How to run smart experiments instead of chasing the "one right answer"
• Why talking to real humans (not just Googling at 2am) speeds everything up
• How ego, shame, and perfectionism quietly block your reinvention
• The difference between a single-focus path and a portfolio career
• How to calm your nervous system so you can take bold but sane risks

If you're in your 30s, 40s, or 50s thinking:

• "I want to reinvent my career but I don't know where to start."
• "I have all these ideas-how do I know which one to pursue?"
• "What if I choose wrong and regret it?"

…this episode will give you a practical framework and real-talk guidance to move from spinning in your head to taking clear, confident action toward your next chapter.

Have you ever thought, "I can't do this for another 10-20 years," but you have no idea what comes next?Or maybe you've been laid off after a long career and you're quietly wondering, "Am I too old to start over?"In this episode, Todd and Chris sit down with Brian Trembley, an engineer who spent nearly 30 years designing high-stakes medical devices for brain and spinal surgery. After more than 20 years with the same company, a wave of layoffs forced him out of a role that had once felt like a calling-and dropped him into a full-blown midlife reinvention.

Brian shares how he moved from:

• Feeling burned out, misaligned, and as if the "dream machine" inside him had died
• Getting laid off and refusing to "play it safe" by taking another misaligned job
• To "betting on Brian" and launching his own consulting business and other creative projects

You'll hear:

• The subtle signs your career is out of alignment (before the burnout and layoffs hit)
• How to tell the difference between 'productive discomfort' and pure fear
• Why community, coaching, and asking for help can fast-track reinvention
• How to use your experience and network to create a portfolio career in midlife
• What it really looks like to surrender control and still move forward

If you're a midlife professional wondering what's next-and whether it's too late to change-Brian's story is proof that you can redesign your life and career around who you are now, not who you used to be.

Thinking about leaving corporate to do your own thing… but also low-key terrified? You're not alone, and you're not crazy. The work world is changing fast, and a huge number of mid-career professionals are quietly wondering:

"Could I actually become the CEO of my own life?"

In this episode, Todd and Chris break down what it really takes to move from a corporate identity to entrepreneurship in midlife - without blowing up your life overnight.

They walk through their 6 Tenets of Reinvention and apply them directly to the "corporate → entrepreneur" leap and you'll also hear Chris' personal story of going from a 20-year corporate career to coaching and building a business, plus the traps he wishes someone had warned him about.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• The first kind of clarity you must get before you even think about quitting
• How to use mindset practically (not as a buzzword) when fear and doubt spike
• What "financial runway" and "emotional runway" really mean in a career reinvention
• How to start making money outside your job before you leave your job
• The 5 most common TRAPS reinventors fall into when starting entrepreneurship
• Several 'entrepreneur-acceleratoring' tips that will get you to success faster

*Subscribe, share this with a friend who's "corporate curious" about entrepreneurship, and keep following along as we map out what your work reinvention really looks like.