In the Meantime — What High Achievers Miss While Waiting

You've done everything you can to prepare. The event, the transition, the moment you've been building toward — it's coming. And now the only thing left to do is wait. For high achievers, that feeling is its own kind of torture.But what if the waiting isn't wasted time? What if the meantime is exactly where the magic lives?In this episode of Not Done Yet!, Dr. Brad Cooper explores one of the most overlooked opportunities in life's second half: the power of the pause. Drawing on a striking insight from author Jenny O'Dell, he reframes the in-between — the silence between sentences, the space between lightning and thunder — not as meaningless time to endure, but as a rare window to notice what we've been moving too fast to see.Whether you're anticipating a retirement, a milestone event, a life transition, or simply the next chapter you can't quite name yet, this episode offers a new lens for how to inhabit the present moment with intention — without minimizing what's ahead.This one is short. Quiet. And it might be exactly what you need to hear today.Topics covered: mindfulness for high achievers, presence and purpose, life transitions, midlife waiting, second half of life, intentional living, slowing down, finding meaning in the present, Jenny O'Dell, John Lennon, not done yet, life's second half, personal growth after 50, purpose in retirement, embracing uncertaintySend us Fan MailReach out anytime with questions or ideas - [email protected] into the BetterPath Substack series on unlocking life's second half here.Access industry-leading, nationally board certified health, wellness & high performance coaching for yourself or your team here.