EP 12 Redefining success through shifting perspectives with guest, Mike Smith

How do you define success? How do you see yourself living your best life? Do you measure your success by career achievements, by what your family looks like, what house you have or what you drive?

In this episode, we look at the work-life balance from the perspective and point of view of a successful and high-achieving professional, father, husband, and an admittedly lifelong learner, Mike Smith.

Mike is the President of Scope Aviation, an personal aircraft finance leader in its industry.

He shares his perspectives on:

1. What may work for him might not work for you.

2. How accepting what success looks like to him in his home and at work is key.

3. How accepting that growth is necessary.

4. And how the ways in which to find happiness are unique to you.

Mike takes us through changes in his leadership role at work, having his first child, how things shifted in his marriage, and facing more change with another baby on the way.

Learn how even the highest of achievers have moments of reflection, and realize that shifting perspective on internal peace and overall life success can change (and often needs to change).

As a past client of mine, it has been a thrill to watch Mike create the life he wants by finding (and continuing to find) connection and balance within himself.

Mike points out how a zoomed-out view of your life is eye opening, helps you notice the wins you’ve been missing, and realize how important it is to slow down to see joy and feel calm.

Listen for challenges related to distractions…such as EMAILS and always feeling obligated to check them at any given moment.

Listen for ways we allow ourselves to fill time constantly, especially at work. While that may might make us feel productive, we're often less efficient with our time.

**Mike shares an awesome mindset trick for focusing, if you also face the email battle at work.

Listen for how the pressures to accomplish every task in a given day is a misconception of the successful professional.

Listen for how you can notice where shifts need to be made, and when to keep it simple!

You are a work in progress. You are allowed to be human. Let this help you find permission to be more human. It connects us to one another. We may need to see things differently, and slow down to see the good and real all around us. When we slow down, we can filter out the pressure we create for ourselves!

Listen for how to be a better example for your children, a new generation  who can manage success and pressures differently in order to stay focused on what’s truly important.

What's truly important to you? Perhaps your perspective on success will change once you hear this episode.

MIKE SMITH BIO:

Mike has been been in the aircraft finance industry since 2011 and in banking since 2006. Mike is a graduate of Ohio University, where he studied aviation and business, as well as obtained commercial pilot and flight instructor certificates. Mike is passionate about aviation and focuses on serving others by helping them thrive in business and in life. Mike is married with one son and a daughter on the way (Summer 2024).

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