What if the move most men never make in midlife is the one that changes everything?
Greg Scheinman has had two seven-figure exits — one acquired by Disney CEO Michael Eisner. He’s coached over 100 executives, completed HYROX Nationals, and at 53 is in the best shape of his life. But things weren’t always that way. Greg has been through alcoholism, depression, the loss of his father at 17, and hit rock bottom twice. What he found on the other side became the Midlife Mail — a weekly newsletter followed by over 50,000 men who are done going through the motions. In this episode, Greg joins Jon and Will to talk about the one move most men in midlife never make: releasing instead of adding. Dropping the old titles, the ego armor, the relentless accumulation of achievement — and designing the life you actually want.
IN THIS EPISODE:
1. Why midlife is about releasing, not reinventing — and what that actually looks like in practice
2. The Six F’s framework: redefining success around Family, Fitness, Finance, Food, Fashion, and Fun
3. Conformity, complacency, and redundancy — the three traps keeping most men stuck
4. Show me your calendar, I’ll show you your priorities: the design-over-default framework
5. Why knowledge doesn’t make you better — and the one thing that actually does
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-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregscheinman/ (@gregscheinman)
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