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What to make of a life with Jim Collins (A Career Well Spent Series)

Are you feeling lost in a career fog or facing a major transition? In this special episode, Sarah is joined by legendary author and researcher Jim Collins to explore what it really takes to build a fulfilling life and career.


This episode of part 3 of 4 in the ‘Career Well Spent Series’

Drawing on Jim’s new book ‘What to Make of a Life’, they explore what it really means to navigate life’s ‘cliffs’ and ‘fog’.

🎯 What You’ll Learn
– Discover ‘simplex stepping’ to make progress when you are lost in a career fog
– Identify your unique ‘encodings’ and how to develop them into super strengths
– Flip the arrow of money to align your work with your inner fire
– Explore why your biggest and most creative years can happen later in life

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Podcast: What to make of a life with Jim Collins (A Career Well Spent Series)

Date: 18 August 2026


If you'd like a text transcript of this episode (#585 What to Make of a Life with Jim Collins), please email sarahmassie@amazingif.com. 

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