Episode 24 - Navigating Transition Pt. 1

Hello everyone, Luke here, checking in from the Philippines where I’ve been traveling with my wife. As I’ve had some time to reflect, I’ve been thinking a lot about the themes that keep coming up on the podcast lately: getting from here to there, doing it anyway, and being honest with yourself.

These ideas are all connected by one thing—transition. Whether it’s in your career, your relationships, your identity, or your sense of purpose, transitions are a part of life. And they’re often not easy.

Change Is Inevitable

Let’s be real—change is uncomfortable. It can feel like the ground is shifting under your feet. But the truth is, we don’t grow without it. The hardest part? We tend to cling to what’s familiar, even if it’s not serving us anymore.

Each season of life asks something different of us. You can’t expect adult outcomes if you’re still living with adolescent habits. I’ve had to learn this firsthand. Some of the things that got me to one point in life couldn’t take me any further. I had to let go.

Letting Go Doesn’t Mean Losing Yourself

For me, one of those things was drinking. Walking away from it wasn’t easy—but it was necessary. And what I’ve learned is that letting go doesn’t mean losing who you are. It means creating space for who you’re becoming.

Sometimes the habits or mindsets we’ve carried for years aren’t wrong—they’re just outdated. They were meant to get us through a certain chapter, not the whole book.

Seasons of Life

In your 20s and 30s, it’s about maturing—moving beyond the phase of staying out late, sleeping in, and operating without structure. Those years are for building discipline, taking care of your health, and discovering your purpose.

Midlife brings its own set of challenges. You might wake up one day and realize your past achievements don’t bring the same fulfillment they used to. That can shake your sense of identity—but it also opens the door to reassessing what you really want.

And later in life, it’s easy to feel like your best years are behind you. But I don’t believe that’s true. There’s always more to learn, more to give, and more meaning to discover—if you’re open to it.

Don’t Stay Comfortable—Grow

One of the biggest takeaways I’ve learned is this: Don’t lower your goals to match your lifestyle. Elevate your lifestyle to meet your goals.

That means making hard choices. It means choosing discomfort in the short term so you can grow in the long term. And it means being brutally honest with yourself about what needs to change.

Ask yourself this: What would I be willing to change to get the life I truly want?
Not just in one area—but in every part of your life.

Final Thoughts

So wherever you’re at right now—early in your journey, questioning everything, or rebuilding from scratch—remember this:

Choose courage.
Choose forward motion.
Choose the life ahead of you, not the one behind you.

Thanks for being here with me.

Watch the full episode here