Code 3: Life. Reinvented.

In this solo episode of Code 3: Life, Reinvented, I challenge the way authenticity has been turned into a vibe, a brand, or a someday project—and make the case for why authenticity isn’t cute or optional. It’s urgent. I unpack what I call urgent authenticity: the decision to tell the truth in time for it to matter. Not oversharing. Not blowing up your life. But refusing to quietly abandon yourself while waiting for certainty that never comes. Building on the idea of numb success, I explore how external validation can keep us stuck on autopilot, postponing honesty with phrases like “I’ll deal with it later.” I explain why later isn’t a plan—it’s a stall—and how authenticity delayed often turns into regret. Drawing from my own experience as a two-time widowmaker heart attack survivor, I share why waiting for a crisis is a dangerous strategy, and how bodies, relationships, energy, and options erode when truth is deferred too long. I offer practical steps to begin honoring your authentic truth now: identifying the truth you’re avoiding, saying it out loud before you feel ready, and making one aligned move within the next seven days. Because clarity rarely comes before courage, it comes after action. If numb success is falling asleep inside your life, urgent authenticity is waking up and refusing to roll over. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to stop pretending you don’t already know. If you'd like to explore MORE and how our platform can help you, please visit bemorealigned.com.

In this episode of Code 3: Life, Reinvented, I sit down with entrepreneur, speaker, and Growth Now Movement host Justin Schenck to unpack what it really takes to reinvent your life, especially when your starting line is stacked against you. Justin shares his early story: a 1.7 GPA, a mother battling opioid addiction, a father in jail, and the heavy belief that his future was already written for him. His turning point came through a sales job that introduced him to personal development and a simple but life-changing idea: you can’t control what happens around you, but you can control what you do next. We talk about failed businesses, grief, and rock-bottom moments, and how launching a podcast became Justin’s “real-world MBA.” He explains how chasing external validation eventually pushed him toward deeper inner work — what he calls self-love, and what we at MORE® call self-compassion. Together, we dig into why pursuing traditional markers of success can leave people feeling hollow, and how redefining success around time freedom, relationships, and alignment changes everything. We also get practical: how to uncover your “superpower,” why consistency matters even when nobody’s watching, and Justin’s three-part framework for breaking through limiting beliefs: get uncomfortable, surround yourself with the right people, and take action. The episode lands on a powerful reminder: you don’t need to wait for a crisis to change your life. But if the wake-up call comes, don’t waste it. Choose the brave step. To learn about MORE®, check out our site: bemorealigned.com. Where to find Justin: Podcast: Growth Now Movement Live Event: Growth Now Summit Live (tickets at growthnowsummit.com) Instagram: @JustinTSchenck

In this solo episode of Code 3: Life Reinvented, I unpack numb success — the most dangerous place to live, because the world rewards you for staying there. Numb success is when life looks impressive on the outside but feels muted, flat, or hollow on the inside. There’s no crisis. No failure. No obvious pain. Just a quiet absence of signal. I explore why numb success is so insidious: the more externally validated you become, the quieter your internal truth gets. Promotions, praise, and admiration can slowly drown out honesty, leading us to gaslight ourselves, postpone change, and stay on autopilot out of fear of looking ungrateful. Rather than blowing up your life, or doing nothing, I outline a third path: intentional interruption. I share practical ways to break autopilot, reconnect with aliveness, and tell the truth before burnout, resentment, or forced change takes over. This episode sets the foundation for the work I do through MORE®, helping accomplished professionals move from numb success into aligned reinvention — where authentic truth, actions, and ambitions are finally in concert. Please visit bemorealigned.com for more information and to learn if MORE® can help you.

What if the move you’re craving isn’t a dramatic leap… but a measured, strategic shift you build step by step? In this episode of Code 3: Life. Reinvented., I sit down with Shannon Lundgren — a former Wells Fargo leader I worked with years ago (and always admired for her polish, presence, and leadership). Since then, she’s made a powerful transition from corporate success to entrepreneurship — and her journey is full of lessons for anyone who feels stuck in the “illusion of safety.” We start with Shannon’s unforgettable story about going after Warren Buffett while at Harvard Business School — and what happened when she followed a bold instinct, took action, and created an opportunity that didn’t exist five minutes earlier. From there, we dig into the real arc of her reinvention: Why corporate life slowly dulled her spark How her entrepreneurial side went dormant (and what woke it back up) Why entrepreneurship doesn’t have to be a trust fall with the universe How she “toe-dipped” for years, built proof, learned through a detour, and eventually made the leap with confidence Shannon also shares a framework that changed everything for her — a simple but powerful model that connects thoughts → feelings → actions → results, and how you can use it to shift your life starting today. If you’re an accomplished professional who’s feeling the pull toward something more — but you’re not willing to gamble your life on a wild leap — this conversation is for you. And if someone you know is single and looking for love, Shannon’s work might surprise you (in the best way). To learn more about Shannon please visit her site, ⁠Shannon's Circle⁠. To learn about MORE, please go to ⁠bemorealdigned.com⁠. Let’s get into it.

Success. We chase it, sacrifice for it, and organize our lives around it. And then—quietly, unexpectedly—it stops working. In this solo episode, I unpack the moment many high achievers eventually face: when the definition of success that once drove you no longer fits who you’ve become. I share my own story—golden handcuffs, external wins, relentless pressure, and the wake-up call that forced me to get brutally honest after a widowmaker heart attack. I talk about how success, as I was living it, was slowly killing me—and why redefining it wasn’t optional. We explore how culture, family, and industry scripts shape our idea of success… and why so many accomplished professionals end up overachieving yet deeply underfulfilled. Burnout. Numbness. Sunday dread. The quiet feeling that something is off, even when everything looks “good on paper.” I introduce what I call authentic success: success defined from the inside out. Alignment over performance. Meaning over optics. A version of success that doesn’t require you to abandon yourself. You’ll walk away with five powerful questions to help you rethink what “enough” looks like now, what you’re no longer willing to trade your life for, and who you’re actually becoming in this next chapter. This isn’t a midlife crisis. It’s a midlife clarifier. If your old definition of success isn’t cutting it anymore, this episode is an invitation to pause, get honest, and choose a version of success you don’t have to recover from. Life doesn’t wait for the perfect moment. It waits for the brave one. Let’s redefine what’s possible—together. To learn more, please visit bemorealigned.com.