You're Not Stuck. You Never Designed Your Life.

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You're not stuck because you failed — you're stuck because nobody taught you to design your life for purpose. Host Stacey Chillemi sits down with Ted Kopecko, architect, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Finding JOY: Journey Of You — a roadmap for anyone living a life that looks right on the outside but feels completely wrong on the inside.You'll learn: 🧠 Why high achievers end up burned out and directionless⏱️ How to stop selling your time cheap — and raise its value🔵 The 4 pillars of the JOY framework: mindset, identity, time, direction🔄 The mindset shift that has to happen before anything else changes👥 How your inner circle is either building or blocking your future🎯 One decision this week that your future self will thank you forThe life you want is a design problem. This episode gives you the blueprint.CONNECT WITH TED KOPECKO!🌐 Website: https://www.findingjoy.us💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-kopecko-author-finding-joy-journey-of-you-36592441📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TDKopecko/📚 Book: Finding JOY: Journey Of You — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJQLX6QM

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This episode was published on June 10, 2026.

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You're not stuck because you failed — you're stuck because nobody taught you to design your life for purpose. Host Stacey Chillemi sits down with Ted Kopecko, architect, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Finding JOY: Journey Of You — a roadmap...

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