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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

3909: 7 Ways to Make the Most of your Life by Rachel Shanken of MindBodyWise on Purpose Alignment

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3909: Rachel Shanken shares a life-affirming story from her time as a hospice volunteer, revealing how a dying woman’s joy in a freezing winter wind shifted her entire perspective on being present. Her insights encourage us to lean into discomfort, reframe negative experiences, and fully embrace the richness of life while we still can. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://mindbodywise.com/blog/7-ways-to-make-the-most-of-your-life/ Quotes to ponder: "Whatever is happening in this moment is your life." "Discomfort means you’re alive, feeling things, both 'good' and 'bad' is a sign of being truly alive." "Absolutely every moment is an opportunity for transformation." Episode references: Steve Jobs’ Stanford Commencement Address: https://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/jobs-061505 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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seven ways to make the most of your life by Rachel Shankin of Mind, Bodywise.com.

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And I'm Justin Mollick. We're going to jump right into today's post as we optimize your life.

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Seven ways to make the most of your life by Rachel Shankan of Mind Body Wise.com.

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Today, as a biting wind whipped my body, I hunched up my shoulders, scrunched my face,

0:59.5

and let out a sound of discomfort and frustration. My body doesn't like winters in New York.

1:04.2

I recalled a powerful memory from years ago that shifted my perspective completely.

1:09.0

About 10 years ago, I became a volunteer for hospice care. Hospice care

1:13.5

is a support program for people who are expected to die within 90 days. As a volunteer, my job was to be

1:19.8

a friend, a confidant, and a source of emotional support for patients. In training, we were told to ask

1:25.6

the patients how I could support them. We were told that

1:28.5

typically the patient might want to watch TV together or have us read the newspaper to them, or just to

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talk. For my first assignment, I was sent to an older woman's home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

1:39.3

It was a bitter, cold, windy day. She came to the door to greet me with warm, welcoming, wise eyes. I was surprised

1:47.2

that she was able to move around her large apartment, seemingly with ease. After chatting about her

1:52.3

life and getting a tour of her phenomenal apartment, she appeared to have created a life well lived.

1:57.3

I asked her how I could support her. You can imagine my surprise when she asked me if we could go

2:01.8

handbag shopping. She spoke about how she really needed a new bag and that she's always loved

2:06.7

shopping for handbags, especially at a boutique store that was all the way across town. What to do?

2:12.8

I loved the idea of going shopping with this lovely soul, and who was I to decide what was good for her health or not?

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