E5 - Burned Out By Work And The World? How To Rebuild Your Mindset In Midlife
Release Date: 12/16/2025
ReInvention
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If you're a mid-career professional who's exhausted by your job and overwhelmed by the state of the world, this episode is for you. Todd and Chris get real about what "growth mindset" actually means when you're in your 30s, 40s or 50s, and when reinventing your career - and life - is on the table. The purpose of this episode is to give you a tangible framework for controlling - even bending - your mindset and perceptions towards seeing the future with a more opportunistic lens. You'll hear: Why obsessively following the news quietly destroys your energy and focus How to care about what's...
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Most people "reinvent" their career by… updating their LinkedIn and taking the same job somewhere else. That's not reinvention. That's relocation. In this episode, Todd Jason and Chris Thide break down how to actually game plan your reinvention so your next career move can be your best - because you designed it around who you want to become, not who you were. You'll learn the 3 stages of reinvention and what your game plan should focus on in each: Stage 1 - The Writing's On The Wall You're burned out, being quietly pushed out, or can feel the industry shifting under your feet. Todd and...
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Feeling stuck between "I know I need to change" and "I just don't feel like it today"? This episode is all about the real inner game of reinvention: your mindset. In this conversation, Todd Jason and Chris Thide unpack what it actually means to build a growth mindset when you're a mid-career professional facing big questions about work, money, and identity. Instead of vague "think positive" advice, they give you a practical mental framework you can use on real Tuesday mornings when your mood is in the gutter and your to-do list is screaming. You'll learn: Why most midlife professionals are...
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If you're a mid-career professional staring down AI, burnout, layoffs, or the quiet dread of"I cannot do this for another 20 years," this episode is for you. Todd and Chris break down the 6 Tenets of Reinvention they use with clients and in their own lives - a practical framework to design your next chapter with intention instead of panic. This is the system Chris literally wishes he'd had 10 years ago when he was stuck in a big corporate job, burned out, and feeling trapped. In this conversation, they unpack: Why clarity comes first and how to start designing a future you're actually excited...
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This first episode of The ReInvention Podcast dives into the real starting line of every successful career and life transformation: CLARITY. Todd Jason and Chris Thide break open the truth about why midlife reinvention feels so damn hard, why most professionals hit a wall, and why traditional career paths leave so many people burned out, bored, or quietly miserable. They share personal stories from corporate exits, identity unraveling, and the uncomfortable (but liberating) process of rediscovering who you actually are beneath decades of expectations. This episode explores how getting CLARITY...
info_outlineIf you're a mid-career professional who's exhausted by your job and overwhelmed by the state of the world, this episode is for you.
Todd and Chris get real about what "growth mindset" actually means when you're in your 30s, 40s or 50s, and when reinventing your career - and life - is on the table. The purpose of this episode is to give you a tangible framework for controlling - even bending - your mindset and perceptions towards seeing the future with a more opportunistic lens.
You'll hear:
- Why obsessively following the news quietly destroys your energy and focus
- How to care about what's happening in the world without drowning in it
- Chris's honest story of midlife burnout, mental health leave, and rebuilding from the ground up
- The difference between your persona (who you thought you had to be) and your real self (who you actually are)
- Our favorite mantra for Reinventors: "Follow your plan, not your mood."
This episode will help you:
- Break the spell of worst-case-scenario thinking
- Put healthier boundaries around work, news, and other people's emergencies
- Start designing a next chapter that fits who you really are, not the role you fell into in your 20's
Your next career move can be your best one yet…especially when you design it around who you want to become, not who you were.
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