Navigating Life's Transitions with Don Gleason
Rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron Kaiser
Dr. Ron Kaiser
5.0 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In this insightful episode of REJUVENAGING with Dr. Ron Kaiser, guest Don Gleason, President of Achieve New Heights, delves deeply into the complexities of life transitions. With a rich background spanning 42 years in military, corporate, and entrepreneurial roles, Don shares valuable lessons on finding one's passion and direction during significant life changes. He discusses his journey, including his transformative experiences in the military and his decision to help others find their path as they transition to new stages of life.
Don explores the unique challenges faced by veterans when transitioning to civilian life and extends his insights to anyone experiencing career changes or approaching retirement. He emphasizes the importance of identifying what truly motivates and excites us, drawing on personal anecdotes and his professional coaching practices.
The conversation also touches on the psychological and emotional aspects of transitions, highlighting how individuals can manage their expectations and navigate changes more smoothly. Don provides practical advice for anyone looking to redefine their life's work or find new meaning after major life milestones.
Listeners will find Don's approach to coaching through transitions especially relevant, as it focuses on self-discovery and leveraging internal passions to create a fulfilling and energized life, even post-career. This episode is not only a resource for those directly facing transitions but also offers universal insights beneficial for anyone looking to understand more about living purposefully and embracing change with enthusiasm.
Resources:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-gleason
https://www.linkedin.com/company/achieve-new-heights
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| 0:00.0 | When I joined the military in 82, because there were no jobs then, it was the recession during President Reagan's first term, |
| 0:08.0 | I came out of my shell and the values and the culture and the character that I brought in fit very well. |
| 0:16.8 | I was only going to serve four years. |
| 0:18.8 | I stayed for 27 because I just loved what I got to do, the jobs, the people, and that continued to mold me into a very disciplined integrity, |
| 0:33.3 | you know, a high character, high value. |
| 0:38.4 | Welcome to rejuvenating with Dr. Ron Kaiser. |
| 0:41.6 | This is a podcast designed to help you lead your life enthusiastically. |
| 0:46.4 | Today, tomorrow, and every other day. I am your host, Ron Kaiser, |
| 0:51.6 | positive health psychologist and coach, also keynote and TEDx speaker, and author of the Triple Award winning book, rejuvenating the art and science of growing older with enthusiasm. |
| 1:04.4 | As listening to the podcast, no, my goal is always to bring you |
| 1:09.5 | individuals who lead their own lives with enthusiasm and have different ways of helping us to become |
| 1:18.0 | better versions of ourselves. And we have a really unique yesterday. |
| 1:23.7 | Don't think that we've had a podcast devoted to transitions. |
| 1:29.2 | That is a |
| 1:35.0 | transition, a normal part of life. So it's really a thrill to welcome D'I Gleason, |
| 1:38.0 | who is president of Achieved New Heights, a company devoted to help people make transitions at various stages of life. |
| 1:50.0 | On leverages, his passion to help people find the career or other lifestyle issue that energizes them, |
| 2:02.0 | fulfills them. energizes them, them, |
| 2:03.0 | and fulfills them, kind of like, you know, |
| 2:06.6 | growing older with enthusiasm. |
| 2:08.8 | That's right. |
| 2:10.7 | He spent 42 years between military, corporate, entrepreneurial life, and he now helps others to find the passion as the destination may become unclear as people move |
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