How Thinking About Our Death Can Radically Energize Our Life Today with Jodi Wellman

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Jul 1, 2024

Executive coach and author Jodi Wellman shares how embracing our mortality can transform our perspective on life, motivating us to pursue our purpose. She discusses the importance of living intentionally, removing obstacles to a meaningful life, and finding joy in simple moments. Jodi also explores lessons learned from near-death experiences, emphasizing gratitude and authentic living to avoid future regrets.

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Mortality Math

Calculate your remaining Mondays by subtracting your age from the average life expectancy (78 for men, 83 for women).
Multiply the result by 52 to estimate how many Mondays you have left.

INSIGHT

Delusions of Immortality

We often harbor delusions of immortality, hindering our ability to live fully.
Confronting our mortality can motivate us to pursue our dreams and live intentionally.

INSIGHT

Death Removed from Society

Modern society has removed death from our daily experience, making us less aware of our mortality.
This removal contributes to our denial of death and hinders intentional living.

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Conversations about death are often uncomfortable and avoided by many. However, open and honest discussions about death and mortality can help us live more intentionally and clarify what truly matters in our day-to-day lives. Today’s guest wants us to get truly comfortable with death—to start living.

Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru sits down with executive coach and author Jodi Wellman. Jodi shows us how embracing the idea of our mortality can help us fully live. She suggests implementing a "mortality math" exercise and practice to change your perspective on death and shares lessons learned from near-death experiences. Jodi also provides insightful questions to help you take inventory of your life and find your purpose.

Jodi Wellman is a former corporate executive turned executive coach and author. She has a Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where she is an instructor in the Master’s program and a trainer in the world-renowned Penn Resilience Program. She is a Professional Certified Coach with the ICF and a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach from CTI.

In this episode, Dhru and Jodi dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

Stepping into death to fully live (00:00:57 / 00:00:57)
Mortality math to motivate you to pursue your purpose fully (2:55 / 2:55)
What gets in the way of living a meaningful and purposeful life (12:27 / 9:40)
Removing the idea of death from our daily lives (14:00 / 11:53)
A practice to implement to change your perspective (21:19 / 18:22)
Taking inventory of your life (23:35 / 20:48)
Lessons from near-death experiences (36:47 / 34:00)
Regrets as lessons for the future (41:01 / 37:54)
Jodi’s origin story (52:50 / 50:08)
Questions to ask yourself and assess a path forward (1:13:27 / 1:10:40)
How to discover your purpose (1:19:07 / 1:16:20)
Final thoughts (1:25:17 / 1:22:40)

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