Episode Details
January 3, 2025
32 minutes
- Jeremy's personal struggle with mindfulness and how he consciously works to be more present with his family.
- The challenge of balancing mindfulness with the fast-paced demands of running a business.
- Why combining mindfulness with productivity leads to long-term success, even if it feels slower at first.
- The sacrifices business owners make and the ongoing challenge of balancing work with personal mindfulness.
- Jeremy’s shift from being 100% focused on work to a more balanced approach, and Doug’s reflections on family memories.
- Doug’s struggle to set clear boundaries between work and personal life and his efforts to be more intentional with his energy.
Featured Quotes
"I don’t want to be 100% at work and only 30% with my family. I’m working to balance my productivity between both."
Jeremy Axel
"It’s easy to put your energy where it feels natural, but real balance takes conscious effort."
Doug Cox
Episode Transcript And Overview
Learn how to be more mindful in 2025. This episode of the Never in Reverse podcast is all about mindfulness and allocating your energy between your work, family, and personal life. Many of us struggle to turn off our “work brain” once we get home. Rethinking how you balance your productivity and your mindfulness can help you have a better balance while getting ahead.
Doug and Jeremy are both productive and dedicated to their work, and they have had to learn how to better balance their work with their personal lives. Some of this balance comes from practicing mindfulness and learning how to work mindfulness into their everyday lives.
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Learn how to be more mindful in 2025. This episode of the Never in Reverse podcast is all about mindfulness and allocating your energy between your work, family, and personal life. Many of us struggle to turn off our “work brain” once we get home. Rethinking how you balance your productivity and your mindfulness can help you have a better balance while getting ahead.
Timeline Notes
Jeremy is working to become more mindful around his family and in general, but it does not come naturally to him. He has to think consciously about how to be there for his family.
How do you become more mindful as a business? Jeremy sees the need for a balance between having a mindful perspective and moving quickly as a business.
You have to be mindful and productive together instead of focusing on just mindfulness or productivity. Even though you may feel like you are moving slower, this approach will get you farther.
What does productivity look like in your family? It can look like working on yourself, for example Jeremy is working through a list of mindfulness goals that will benefit him at work and in his personal life.
When you’re managing a business, there’s a balance between the sacrifices that you have to make for your business and being mindful in your life. Doug sees this balance at play for himself and Jeremy.
Instead of being 100% at work and only 30% with his family, Jeremy is trying to balance his productivity more between his work and his family life. Doug explains the value of the memories he’s made with his family by finding a better balance.
Balancing your energy takes focus. Most people put their energy where it’s easy, and it takes a conscious effort to balance your family, friends, and work more intentionally.
Doug has struggled to allocate his energy intentionally. He finds it difficult to stop working once his workday is over, and he is working to set up clearer guardrails between his work and family life.
Notable Guests
Bill Fairman
Fund Manager, Private Lender
Bill Fairman
Fund Manager, Private Lender
A best-selling author, national speaker, and serial entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience in mortgage banking.
Over the years, Bill has worked closely with hundreds of high-net-worth individuals, helping them strategically grow wealth as a Fund Manager for more than 13 years.
He’s also a trusted voice in the industry, serving on the Government Relations Committee of the American Association of Private Lenders.
Nick Kiridzic
Founder and CEO
Nick Kiridzic
Founder and CEO
I'm the founder of StaffHero, where we help growing businesses scale without the chaos connecting them with skilled remote assistants and automation systems that save time and cut costs.Before this, I spent over ten years in healthcare and business development, constantly spotting the same problem: amazing teams burning out under the weight of busywork. That’s what pushed me to build StaffHero.
Now, I focus on helping business owners get their time back and build systems that let them grow with freedom and focus.
Paul Glover
The No B.S. Executive Coach
Paul Glover
The No B.S. Executive Coach
Paul Glover is No B.S. Executive Coach, whose mission is to Challenge the Best to Become Better.
He is also:
• An Ex- White-Collar Felon.
• A “Recovering” Federal Trial Lawyer.
• A Subject Mater Expert on failing and recovery.
• Who is a TEDx speaker, Vintage Speaker, Forbes contributor, and an author whose book, WorkQuake™, is endorsed by Marshall Goldsmith, a Top 10 Business Thinker.
• An Executive Coach With 30 years of experience who advises and coaches executives in organizations with up to $1 billion in annual revenue.
• A Starbucks addict, and
• A Chicago Bears fanatic.
Adi Klevit
Founder | CEO
Adi Klevit
Founder | CEO
Adi Klevit is the Founder of Business Success Consulting Group and the host of the Systems Simplified podcast. With nearly three decades of experience as an industrial engineer and process consultant, she has helped hundreds of growth-focused companies systematize their operations to scale successfully.
Known as “The Process Guru,” Adi specializes in designing and implementing turnkey systems that reduce dependence on the owner, empower teams, and increase profitability. Her clients range from fast-growing trades businesses to multi-location professional service firms, and she is a trusted advisor to CEOs across the U.S.
Joe Dillon
Divorce Mediator & Founder
Joe Dillon
Divorce Mediator & Founder
Joe is a pioneer in divorce mediation who has been helping couples navigate the end of their marriages with dignity and financial wisdom for over 17 years. As co-founder of Equitable Mediation Services, Joe combines his MBA in Finance with specialized training from Harvard, MIT, and Northwestern University to guide couples toward agreements that protect both their emotional wellbeing and financial futures.
Joe pioneered virtual divorce mediation in 2011, nearly a decade before others adopted online practices during the pandemic. His results speak for themselves: Equitable Mediation Services maintains a 98% case resolution rate, significantly higher than the industry average of 70%.
