109. Life is Great (Please Send Help) with Jason Seiden

FINE is a 4-Letter Word

All human beings, like you, are guided by a set of values.

But when you stop and think about it, do you really know where those values came from?

What's more, will they hold up when the Universe calls your bluff?

Jason Seiden's career journey started on third base, right at the height of the dot-com boom. His first job was as an executive producer at RollingStone.com. Through an early career that saw a dizzying rise in his professional profile and a tall stack of achievements, he was fortunate enough to have bosses and colleagues who gave him the space and grace to grow at his own pace.

Among his discoveries was the challenge in defining the concept of work-life balance. In 2009 he trademarked a word - "profersonal" - to frame this challenge.

He had a great career combined with a wonderful family; everything seemed "fine".

But fine is a 4-letter word.

In 2016, he got divorced, one of his daughters became chronically ill, and he had to put his beloved dog down. His consulting career came to a halt and he took a W-2 job. He was fearful of letting his new employer know his life had become messy – which was a challenge and contradiction to his values around how work and life cannot be separated.

Then, on July 22, 2018, his 15-year-old daughter, no longer able to stand the pain from her chronic illness, took her own life.

He was forced to re-evaluate his values in literally one day, as if the Universe was challenging him: "Oh yeah, you're going to talk about this? You're going to make this your... Let's see you live your values now, Seiden."

In a moment, when you meet Jason, you'll learn about his journey to rediscovering joy following his daughter's passing. How it showed him the true, deeper source of his values and how you, too, can pass them on to family, friends, colleagues, and everybody you encounter.

It involves creating a new relationship with your intuition and learning radical self-acceptance when you find yourself falling short of living up to your values on any particular day.

Overall, Jason had to break free from the emotional shitshow brought on when everything fell apart, so that he could go on to be a positive force for change.

Jason’s hype song is "Welcome to the Jungle", by Guns 'n' Roses.

Resources:

• Jason Seiden’s website: https://jasonseiden.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seiden/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seiden
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seiden

Invitation from Lori:

Like Jason, if it hasn't happened already, you may find yourself making a values choice - do you want to live a life of purpose with passion and leave an incredible legacy, or do you just want to be able to get out of bed every morning?

Wherever this finds you right now, a better version of you is waiting.

If what you’re doing, if how you’re living today, isn’t bringing you joy, it’s time to change.

That’s why I created the F*ck Being Fine Experience.

It’s a life-changing program that gives you the strategies, tools, and encouragement to create new habits that will help you feel more alive, confident, and purposeful.

Discover how it works at https://zenrabbit.com/f-being-fine-program/

Don't waste ONE. MORE. MINUTE feeling unfulfilled!