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
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