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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 26 MIN

How to Stop Drifting and Find Focus w/ Jule Kim | Ep 437

from The Futur with Chris Do · host The Futur

Chris Do and Jule Kim sit down to talk about the one question most people avoid asking themselves: what are you actually supposed to be doing with your life? Jule is a coach who has spent years watching clients struggle to answer this, and she's honest that she's still working through it herself. What follows is a real, back-and-forth conversation about focus, latent talent, the danger of building a life around money, and why going back to who you were as a child is often the most useful move you can make. Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:38) - Doing stuff vs. doing work (03:06) - The three problems every entrepreneur has (05:18) - Chris's design career and the case for focus (09:28) - How Chris chose motion design (11:39) - When everything feels fun and focus is the problem (13:29) - Latent talent: how to find what you're built for (15:42) - Jule's childhood journalist moment (19:03) - Money as a false goal (20:25) - The one question Chris asks every time (23:20) - Hope as the takeaway (24:03) - The hard truth, gently told Check out today's guest, Jule Kim: Jule's LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/julekim/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jule's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/itsjulekim⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Executive Coach Jule Kim : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://adviceactually.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jule Kim's Podcasts: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3Wy7NzSjPBFU42tGS0jUeB?si=27adaa65f448473c⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-how-you-think-a-personal-growth-and/id1821606552⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out The Futur: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thefutur.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thefutur.com/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-futur/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thefutur.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thefuturishere/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/theFuturisHere/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/thefuturishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thefuturishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/thefuturishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Chris Do: LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechrisdo/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BizOfDesign⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thechrisdo/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/thechrisdo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thechrisdo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.threads.net/@thechrisdo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Behance: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.behance.net/chrisdo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Do and Jule Kim sit down to talk about the one question most people avoid asking themselves: what are you actually supposed to be doing with your life? Jule is a coach who has spent years watching clients struggle to answer this, and she's honest that she's still working through it herself. What follows is a real, back-and-forth conversation about focus, latent talent, the danger of building a life around money, and why going back to who you were as a child is often the most useful move you can make. Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:38) - Doing stuff vs. doing work (03:06) - The three problems every entrepreneur has (05:18) - Chris's design career and the case for focus (09:28) - How Chris chose motion design (11:39) - When everything feels fun and focus is the problem (13:29) - Latent talent: how to find what you're built for (15:42) - Jule's childhood journalist moment (19:03) - Money as a false goal (20:25) - The one question Chris asks every time (23:20) - Hope as the takeaway (24:03) - The hard truth, gently told Check out today's guest, Jule Kim: Jule's LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/julekim/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jule's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/itsjulekim⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Executive Coach Jule Kim : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://adviceactually.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jule Kim's Podcasts: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3Wy7NzSjPBFU42tGS0jUeB?si=27adaa65f448473c⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-how-you-think-a-personal-growth-and/id1821606552⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out The Futur: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thefutur.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thefutur.com/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-futur/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thefutur.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thefuturishere/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/theFuturisHere/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/thefuturishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thefuturishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/thefuturishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Chris Do: LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechrisdo/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BizOfDesign⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thechrisdo/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/thechrisdo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thechrisdo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.threads.net/@thechrisdo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Behance: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.behance.net/chrisdo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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